voice assistant

Amazon Releases Eight New Voices For Alexa
Amazon Releases Eight New Voices For Alexa
May 17, 2018  |  Alexa

Starting on Wednesday (May 16), developers can apply to participate in a preview that allows the use of eight Amazon Polly U.S. English voices for...

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Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
Bridge Millennials And The Threat To Physical Retail
May 14, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Sometimes it pays to follow the scent. Each quarter for about the last 18 months, we’ve asked 4,000 consumers to tell us why they shopped...

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Volvos Will Soon Come With Google Assistant
Volvos Will Soon Come With Google Assistant
May 08, 2018  |  Google

Volvo Cars has announced it will embed Google Assistant, Google Play Store, Google Maps and other Google services into its next-generation Sensus infotainment system. The...

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Fandango Brings Movie Ticket Buying To Google Assistant
Fandango Brings Movie Ticket Buying To Google Assistant
May 07, 2018  |  Google

Google has announced a partnership with Fandango that allows users to purchase tickets through Google Assistant. “We worked with Fandango so you can buy tickets...

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Google To Invest In Startups To Make Assistant Smarter
Google To Invest In Startups To Make Assistant Smarter
May 03, 2018  |  Google

Google has announced it is launching a new investment program for early-stage startups that can help the company improve its digital assistant. The company is...

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Suki Raises $20 Million For Voice Assistant For Doctors
Suki Raises $20 Million For Voice Assistant For Doctors
May 01, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Suki, a company that has built and tested a voice-operated digital assistant for physicians, has raised a new round of capital, an investment that could...

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Coming Soon To Alexa: A Memory
Coming Soon To Alexa: A Memory
April 26, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon’s Alexa, its voice-activated digital assistant, is getting a memory, which means she’ll be able to remember information that humans often forget. In a blog post...

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Curing The Dinnertime Blues With Smarter AI
Curing The Dinnertime Blues With Smarter AI
April 25, 2018  |  Retail

Managing a kitchen is not easy work — it’s a leading cause of stress for the people (mostly women, mostly mothers) who do it. The...

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Alibaba Puts Smart Assistant Behind The Wheel Of Benz And Audis In China
Alibaba Puts Smart Assistant Behind The Wheel Of Benz And Audis In China
April 24, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba’s smart assistant has found a home in Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Volvo automobiles in China. According to Bloomberg, the automakers join around 100 brands with...

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