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 world of digital voice controls, and striving to develop the voice-responsive AI that consumers interact with on a daily basis. It...
Mastercard announced Thursday (May 16) it inked a partnership with ZIVELO, a self-service kiosk technology company, to enhance the drive-in ordering experience for quick service restaurants (QSRs). In a press release, Mastercard said it marks the first time an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice assistant will...
Amazon rolled out Alexa Guard in the U.S. on Tuesday (May 14), enabling Echo speakers to listen for intruders and other dangers and alert users to them. As reported by The Verge, Amazon had been testing Alexa Guard in an invite-only preview, and is now...
CES is over, but it left a clearer impression of what’s coming down the road for the connected vehicle ecosystem, an emerging world that will run on payments and commerce. Look past the relatively fanciful, if very fun — Hyundai unveiled a walking car concept...
January 07, 2020
Google Assistant is aiming to help users in even more ways thanks to new features the company debuted at CES 2020 throughout this past week. Later this year, the popular virtual assistant, which is available on mobile and smart home devices in 90 countries and engaged by nearly half a billion users each month in […]
May 16, 2019
Mastercard announced Thursday (May 16) it inked a partnership with ZIVELO, a self-service kiosk technology company, to enhance the drive-in ordering experience for quick service restaurants (QSRs). In a press...
May 14, 2019
Amazon rolled out Alexa Guard in the U.S. on Tuesday (May 14), enabling Echo speakers to listen for intruders and other dangers and alert users to them. As reported by...
September 19, 2018
Spending on cognitive and artificial intelligence (AI) systems is expected to see continued strong growth as businesses invest in projects in those areas. According to market research firm International Data...