Amazon Alexa

Alexa, You Can Drive My Car
Alexa, You Can Drive My Car
March 23, 2018  |  Alexa Voice Challenge

When one watches any of the campy sci-fi horror movies involving creepy creatures rising from the briny deep to run amok on land, one’s first thought probably isn’t...

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Uber Takes Back Job Offer To Amazon Voice-Shopping Exec
Uber Takes Back Job Offer To Amazon Voice-Shopping Exec
March 22, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber has taken back a job offer it made to Amazon executive Assaf Ronen after it discovered a discrepancy related to his time at the...

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Voice And Visual: Better Together On The Echo Show
Voice And Visual: Better Together On The Echo Show
March 22, 2018  |  Voice Activation

There’s a lot that developers can do with voice, and that’s at the heart of the PYMNTS.com Voice Challenge with Amazon Alexa – but there’s...

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Amazon Targets Senior Healthcare With Talks With AARP
Amazon Targets Senior Healthcare With Talks With AARP
March 21, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has been meeting with AARP about sharing research and working together on technology for older consumers. According to CNBC, the eCommerce giant has been...

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Following Alexa, Google Assistant Is Now On Tablets
Following Alexa, Google Assistant Is Now On Tablets
March 14, 2018  |  Google

Fans of iPads can now utilize Google Assistant with their tablets. The news come after the company made the virtual assistant available on the iPhone...

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Alexa Can Now Text And Call From Tablets
Alexa Can Now Text And Call From Tablets
March 13, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon announced that Alexa’s calling functionality, which allows users to place voice and video calls from Alexa devices, is now available on tablets, including iPads,...

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Smart Speakers In Nearly 20 Percent Of U.S. Homes
Smart Speakers In Nearly 20 Percent Of U.S. Homes
March 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

With smart speakers growing in popularity, Voicebot, the voice bot technology company, has found that 19.7 percent of adults in the U.S. have access to...

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Samsung Beefs Up AI Efforts With Kngine Buy
Samsung Beefs Up AI Efforts With Kngine Buy
March 07, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics company, has reportedly acquired Kngine, the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine startup. According to news from BGR, citing The Investor,...

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Voice Commerce: User First, Channel Second
Voice Commerce: User First, Channel Second
March 06, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

When working with an emerging technology – like voice-activated AI, for example – it is easy to get one’s head turned by novelty. The experience...

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