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The Future Of Retail With Voice-Activated Tech
The Future Of Retail With Voice-Activated Tech
December 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

Voice-assisted and voice-activated devices are increasingly popular, and are becoming much better at reading emotions. Amazon, in one case, announced the debut of new Alexa capabilities that would enable...

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Hey Alexa, Do You Get Me?
Hey Alexa, Do You Get Me?
November 29, 2019  |  Amazon Technology

Machines don’t have feelings, at least not yet. But machines – notably, the voice-assisted and voice-activated devices that are increasingly populating consumers’ homes – are becoming much...

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This Thanksgiving, Even Butterball Turkeys Ask Alexa
This Thanksgiving, Even Butterball Turkeys Ask Alexa
November 28, 2019  |  Innovation

The old carving knife will appear on countless tables this Thursday (Nov. 28) – and other longstanding Thanksgiving Day traditions will also take place. People...

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Salesforce Taps Amazon For Call Center AI
Salesforce Taps Amazon For Call Center AI
November 19, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Customer relationship management (CRM) firm Salesforce is expanding its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer customer service technology powered by artificial intelligence (AI),...

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Google’s Growing Global Challenge To Amazon’s Voice Dominance 
Google’s Growing Global Challenge To Amazon’s Voice Dominance 
November 11, 2019  |  Voice Activation

On their shared home territory of the U.S. market, Amazon and Google have spent the last two years avidly racing for control of the emerging...

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Blueshift Rolls Out Offline Transcription App For iOS 13.2
Blueshift Rolls Out Offline Transcription App For iOS 13.2
November 07, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Blueshift Development has released a dictation app that taps into Apple’s latest operating system – iOS 13.2 – for iPhones and iPads, 9to5Mac reported on...

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How Connected Devices Are Changing Retail And Commerce
How Connected Devices Are Changing Retail And Commerce
October 29, 2019  |  Today In Data

The share of consumers who own voice-activated devices has doubled as of 2017, with more of them using those devices to make purchases, listen to music or...

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Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers
October 28, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

It’s what WeChat and Alipay already are in China, and what LINE is in Japan. Rappi follows suit in Latin America. It’s what Grab and...

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Amazon Taps Into Bill Payments With Alexa
Amazon Taps Into Bill Payments With Alexa
October 28, 2019  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon announced during its keynote address at the Money 20/20 financial technology conference on Sunday (Oct. 27) that Amazon Pay users will soon have the...

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