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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Sonos Pushes Forward With IPO
Sonos Pushes Forward With IPO
July 06, 2018  |  IPO

Though not much of a surprise to anyone, speaker company Sonos has filed to go public, and will likely be trading on the public markets...

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Free Alexa: Disentangling Voice Commerce From The Power Cable
Free Alexa: Disentangling Voice Commerce From The Power Cable
June 28, 2018  |  Alexa

Alexa may be on the move. A California-based chipmaker, DSP Group, is working on a small, standardized chip that device manufacturers can use to embed...

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Amazon Alexa’s iOS Expansion (And Beyond)
Amazon Alexa’s iOS Expansion (And Beyond)
June 27, 2018  |  Alexa

As of the last official count offered by Amazon in March, Alexa had 30,000 skills. That number is almost certainly quite a bit higher today,...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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Teams Compete To Create The Best AI Chatbot And Win $3.5M Alexa Prize
Teams Compete To Create The Best AI Chatbot And Win $3.5M Alexa Prize
June 14, 2018  |  Alexa

Eight teams are working to build chatbots using Amazon’s resources and win the Alexa Skills $1.5 million prize (with $2 million in other grants and...

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Amazon Blueprints Allow Users To Share Customized Alexa Skills
Amazon Blueprints Allow Users To Share Customized Alexa Skills
June 13, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon will now allow users who create their own personalized skill through Alexa Skill Blueprints to share it with others. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Alexa For PCs Makes Its Next Jump Forward
Alexa For PCs Makes Its Next Jump Forward
June 06, 2018  |  Amazon

It’s not exactly a secret that Amazon’s ambition for Alexa’s eventual reach ranges much, much farther than the Echo series of smart speakers.  The last...

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Siri Gets Smarter And Emojis Become Memojis
Siri Gets Smarter And Emojis Become Memojis
June 04, 2018  |  Apple

The big day – or the big first day – of WWDC arrived this afternoon, with the audience in San Jose getting an extensive tour...

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Can Siri Begin A Comeback At WWDC?
Can Siri Begin A Comeback At WWDC?
May 31, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

For many, Siri was the first voice-activated assistant they ever used — when it launched back in 2011, there was nothing else like it. Get...

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