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’s Alexa Now Makes Donations
Amazon’s Alexa Now Makes Donations
April 03, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon has added a new skill to its voice-activated, artificially intelligent digital assistant Alexa: enabling people to make donations to charities via voice commands. According...

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PSCU Builds Alexa Sidekick For Credit Union Members
PSCU Builds Alexa Sidekick For Credit Union Members
March 27, 2018  |  Alexa Voice Challenge

Troy wakes up, checks his calendar while brushing his teeth and pays his bills as he gets dressed. He checks account balances, transfers funds and...

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JPMorgan Chase Clients Can Now Get Stock Info From Alexa
JPMorgan Chase Clients Can Now Get Stock Info From Alexa
March 27, 2018  |  Amazon

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has announced a partnership with Amazon that allows its institutional clients to get stock information from Alexa. According to news from Bloomberg,...

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Data Dive: Embracing The Uncertainty Edition
Data Dive: Embracing The Uncertainty Edition
March 26, 2018  |  Data Dive

Despite living in a world awash in data, it’s surprising how much our lives are defined by uncertainty. What’s coming next is hard to measure...

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Can Google’s Shopping Actions Take On Amazon?
Can Google’s Shopping Actions Take On Amazon?
March 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

In between stories last week about Jack Dorsey saying that bitcoin will be the world’s single digital currency in about 10 years and Facebook’s meltdown...

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How Alexa Will Power The Future’s Excellent Commerce Adventures
How Alexa Will Power The Future’s Excellent Commerce Adventures
March 23, 2018  |  Alexa Voice Challenge

The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant has been floating around the payments and commerce ecosystem for a few years. But until fairly recently, the term...

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How Toys R Us’ Demise Could Benefit Amazon And Other Retailers
How Toys R Us’ Demise Could Benefit Amazon And Other Retailers
March 22, 2018  |  Retail

One retailer’s loss could be another retailer’s gain: Even though Toys R Us is facing bankruptcy, other retailers may benefit from the embattled toy retailer’s...

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Semafone’s Dos And Don’ts Of The Voice Challenge With Amazon Alexa
Semafone’s Dos And Don’ts Of The Voice Challenge With Amazon Alexa
March 20, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Hello there. Hey. Hi. How ya doin’? If you’re a human, these greetings likely mean the same thing to you — but if you’re a...

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Why Fluidity Is The Future Of Voice AI
Why Fluidity Is The Future Of Voice AI
March 16, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

While often painted as hesitant to jump on board with the next big technological advance, banks of all sizes are more than ready to get...

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