Alexa Skills

Alexa Is The New Virtual Roommate
Alexa Is The New Virtual Roommate
January 16, 2018  |  Retail

An increasing number of consumers are getting a roommate, and her name is Alexa. She’s smart, and she’s also learning. Between 2017 and the beginning...

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Grooming Alexa (And Users) For The Future Of Voice Commerce
Grooming Alexa (And Users) For The Future Of Voice Commerce
January 10, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Voice commerce isn’t just about buying things. It’s also about returning things, exchanging things, tracking orders, reordering and improving the customer experience by answering questions...

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Amazon Launches Cooking Smart Home Skill API
Amazon Launches Cooking Smart Home Skill API
January 05, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon has expanded into cooking with its latest round of new skills, with the announcement on Thursday (Jan. 4) of the launch of the Smart...

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The Frightful Five: Echo And Alexa Are A Power Couple
The Frightful Five: Echo And Alexa Are A Power Couple
December 21, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s Alexa just learned her 25,000th skill, and the Echo started a price war among voice-activated smart home speakers. How did Google respond (and how did...

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Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
December 19, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, employees are stealing from their employers, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is contributing to contextual commerce, Australian small- and medium-sized businesses...

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Today In Data: Alexa Skills, Bitcoin Highs And Self-Serve Car Buying
Today In Data: Alexa Skills, Bitcoin Highs And Self-Serve Car Buying
December 18, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, Alexa keeps learning new skills, cryptocurrency is reaching ever-higher, all-time highs, car buyers save money with self-serve purchasing options, chief financial...

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Alexa Skills Top 25,000
Alexa Skills Top 25,000
December 18, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa skills have reportedly surpassed the 25,000 mark in the U.S., after the company has been touting the milestone for several weeks. According to...

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Frightful Five: Apple Speaker Delayed While Alexa, Google Assistant Charge Ahead
Frightful Five: Apple Speaker Delayed While Alexa, Google Assistant Charge Ahead
December 01, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon’s Alexa just keeps getting smarter. Soon she’ll be making herself at home at work with new business-oriented skills, and she’s about to start powering...

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Alexa To Drive Nissan’s Connected Commerce Vision
Alexa To Drive Nissan’s Connected Commerce Vision
October 05, 2017  |  Amazon

There are two big Alexa announcements this week. First up: It is now officially the first voice assistant to be available on Sonos, turning the...

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