Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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Amazon Echo Speakers Faced Outages In UK, Europe
Amazon Echo Speakers Faced Outages In UK, Europe
September 26, 2018  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon’s Echo smart speakers were facing connectivity issues in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe earlier on Wednesday (Sept. 26), but are now up and...

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Alexa Hones Voice-Activated Skills With ‘Consumables’
Alexa Hones Voice-Activated Skills With ‘Consumables’
September 26, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out new commerce capabilities for its Alexa voice assistant. The company is offering in-skill purchasing with a product dubbed Consumables. By using...

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Who’s Going In The Connected Car Driver’s Seat?
Who’s Going In The Connected Car Driver’s Seat?
September 24, 2018  |  Innovation

Before there was Alexa, Bixby, Siri and Google Assistant, there was Emma Nutt. Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was...

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Alexa Marches To Ubiquity With New Device Lineup
Alexa Marches To Ubiquity With New Device Lineup
September 21, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon put on a product pageant on Thursday (Sept. 20), one centered around its Alexa voice-assistant technology, and one of the main themes that came...

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Food Delivery Firms Battle To Stand Apart As Business Grows
Food Delivery Firms Battle To Stand Apart As Business Grows
September 20, 2018  |  Delivery

Food delivery is moving into a higher realm, one that is about much more than ordering up a meal via a mobile app. Subscriptions are...

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Amazon Launches API For Alexa Gadgets
Amazon Launches API For Alexa Gadgets
September 18, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon announced on Tuesday (Sept. 18) the launch of a new API, dubbed Alexa Gadget Toolkit, which is aimed at creating more functions for the...

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Why Certainty Rules Payments
Why Certainty Rules Payments
September 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

I needed a few outdoor cushions earlier this season and hired a local upholstery shop to make them. This small business is a really small...

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BMW Debuts Its Own Voice Assistant
BMW Debuts Its Own Voice Assistant
September 07, 2018  |  Alexa

BMW debuted its own digital personal assistant for its cars at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018. The news comes a few weeks after BMW officially launched...

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Amazon’s Alexa Hits 20,000 Devices
Amazon’s Alexa Hits 20,000 Devices
September 03, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon has announced that Alexa now works with 20,000 devices — a fivefold increase in just eight months. “Just this year, Alexa has sung Happy...

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