Amazon Alexa

A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
August 13, 2018  |  Alexa

Defcon, the annual hackers conference, has turned up a new security concern in smart speakers like the Amazon Echo. Two presenters at the conference, Tencent’s...

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Alexa Can Now Shop At Whole Foods
Alexa Can Now Shop At Whole Foods
August 07, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon announced that Echo users can now use the smart speaker to shop at Whole Foods. According to Venture Beat, Alexa can now add Prime...

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Alexa Fund Selects Nine Cos For Alexa Accelerator
Alexa Fund Selects Nine Cos For Alexa Accelerator
July 24, 2018  |  Alexa

The Alexa Fund announced that it has chosen nine companies for this year’s Alexa Accelerator. The Accelerator, a program designed to support early-stage startups using voice to...

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Sonos IPO To Reach $264M
Sonos IPO To Reach $264M
July 24, 2018  |  IPO

Wireless speaker pioneer Sonos Inc. plans to raise as much as $264.1 million in its upcoming initial public offering. According to Bloomberg, the company —...

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Alexa Skills Kit Arrives In Italy, Spain
Alexa Skills Kit Arrives In Italy, Spain
June 20, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon has announced that developers can start building voice experiences for customers in Italy and Spain using the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK). ASK is a...

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Five At Five: Amazon Moves Into The Marriott
Five At Five: Amazon Moves Into The Marriott
June 19, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a look at the latest job for Alexa...

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Amazon’s Alexa ‘Checks In’ To Marriott Hotels
Amazon’s Alexa ‘Checks In’ To Marriott Hotels
June 19, 2018  |  Amazon

In an effort grow its presence in the hospitality space, Amazon has partnered with Marriott International to bring Alexa to the company’s hotels. The popular...

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Father’s Day Commerce: Shopping For, With And To Be More Like Dad
Father’s Day Commerce: Shopping For, With And To Be More Like Dad
June 16, 2018  |  Retail

Father’s Day has always had some trouble engendering the kind of enthusiasm for gift giving that Mother’s Day does — and we mean always. The holiday was...

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The Surprisingly Monetizable World Of Voice Gaming
The Surprisingly Monetizable World Of Voice Gaming
June 12, 2018  |  Innovation

Building games for voice platforms is somewhat harder than it seems. Concepts that seem simple and obvious, such as “voice-friendly,” have been known to flame...

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