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 Launches Cooking Smart Home Skill API
Amazon Launches Cooking Smart Home Skill API
January 05, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon has expanded into cooking with its latest round of new skills, with the announcement on Thursday (Jan. 4) of the launch of the Smart...

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The Frightful Five: Amazon Slays, Apple Prays
The Frightful Five: Amazon Slays, Apple Prays
January 04, 2018  |  Retail

December was a good month for Amazon. Really, 2017 was a good year for the eCommerce giant, and we’ve got the numbers to prove it....

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Alexa Users Spend Big On Amazon
Alexa Users Spend Big On Amazon
January 04, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon Echo owners are among the eCommerce giant’s most loyal customers — and the most frequent of its shoppers, according to Wednesday (Jan. 3) reports from...

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Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
Amazon Wants To Build Digital Advertising Business For Alexa
January 03, 2018  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon’s Alexa voice-activated digital assistant is being turned into an advertising business for the eCommerce giant, with Amazon reportedly in talks with companies about running...

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Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
Getting Credit Unions Ready For The Voice-Activated Future
January 03, 2018  |  Voice Activation

In what feels like the blink of an eye — and pushed by the breakout success of Amazon’s Echo line of smart speaker products —...

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All Sizzle, No Fizzle: Top Payments Topics Of 2017
All Sizzle, No Fizzle: Top Payments Topics Of 2017
January 01, 2018  |  News

Voice activation, artificial intelligence, alternative financing and IPOs: These were some of the year’s hottest topics in the payments industry – and for better or...

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Alexa Tops Apple’s App Store
Alexa Tops Apple’s App Store
December 27, 2017  |  Retail

Notch yet another win for Amazon and Alexa. Shortly after reporting the Echo Dot was Amazon’s top seller during holiday 2017, Alexa, the artificial intelligence...

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The Year In Voice-Activated AI
The Year In Voice-Activated AI
December 27, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

“Alexa?” “Hey, Siri…” “Okay, Google…” “Hi, Bixby…” If we told the average person in early 2013 that someday it was going to be very important...

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How Will We Pay In 2018?
How Will We Pay In 2018?
December 27, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

  A wise man named Ferris once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could...

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