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 To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store

Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
September 27, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has opened Amazon 4-star, a new store in New York City where every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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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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