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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Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
February 24, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Some days will always be remembered — Oct. 29, 1929, for example (a.k.a. the Wall Street Crash of 1929). Others are symbolic for other reasons....

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Some Fazoli’s Customers Can Order Via Alexa
Some Fazoli’s Customers Can Order Via Alexa
February 23, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Fazoli’s, the casual pizza restaurant chain, is testing the ability for customers to use Amazon’s Alexa to order meals. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today In Data: Domino’s Impresses, Walmart Dips And Digital Coupons Boost Omnireadiness
Today In Data: Domino’s Impresses, Walmart Dips And Digital Coupons Boost Omnireadiness
February 21, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, Domino’s impressed in its Q4 earnings report, Amazon’s Alexa may soon get some additional artificial intelligence (AI)-powered skills, data breaches are...

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The Drag-And-Drop Future Of Developing For Voice
The Drag-And-Drop Future Of Developing For Voice
February 21, 2018  |  Innovation

In the era of Wix, Squarespace and GoDaddy, it can be hard to remember that once upon a time building a quality website was a...

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Amazon Overhauls Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console
Amazon Overhauls Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console
February 15, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon gears up on Thursday (Feb. 15) to roll out the largest overhaul of its Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console since it launched in 2015....

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Finances (With Alexa)
February 14, 2018  |  Chatbots

Alexa, how much is in the till? Increasingly talking dollars and cents (or should that be sense?) is less a conversation held person to person...

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Amazon’s New Chip To Make Alexa Even Smarter
Amazon’s New Chip To Make Alexa Even Smarter
February 13, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly working on its own artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled chip to interface with Alexa, its voice-activated digital assistant, according to a Monday (Feb. 12)...

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Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
February 13, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Alexa has many valuable skills to share – a little over 25,000, to be precise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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