Alexa

Amazon Alexa, known simply as Alexa, is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon, first used in the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers developed by Amazon Lab126. Alexa is a cloud-based voice service that allows users to add products to a wish list, re-order items, check order status, and more - using just their voice.

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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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Top News In Payments: Alexa Can Now Help Manage Medications, Facebook Bid Against Google For Fitbit
Top News In Payments: Alexa Can Now Help Manage Medications, Facebook Bid Against Google For...
November 27, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Amazon Alexa users can now receive medication reminders and make voice requests for refills. Also, Facebook has reportedly been revealed as “Party...

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Smart Home Features Now Come Home With Alexa
Smart Home Features Now Come Home With Alexa
November 27, 2019  |  Retail

After announcing previews for Smart Home features to help make exciting experiences for Alexa customers, Amazon noted that several of them are now generally available. Those include...

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Amazon Alexa Can Now Send Medication Reminders
Amazon Alexa Can Now Send Medication Reminders
November 26, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon Alexa users can now receive medication reminders and make voice requests for prescription refills, Amazon announced on Tuesday (Nov. 26). Medication management features are...

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Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics
Retail Pulse: Chipotle Mexican Grill Unveils Alexa Skill; Kroger Goes Back To Basics
November 22, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers are tapping into voice technology to help consumers order their favorite products such as restaurant takeout as they expand their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies. Chipotle...

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Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
November 13, 2019  |  Ecosystems

There is no shortage of skills for users to choose from when talking to their voice assistants. Amazon ended 2018 with around 60 thousand skills...

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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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Why Amazon Decided To Bring Alexa Into The Bill Pay Flow
Why Amazon Decided To Bring Alexa Into The Bill Pay Flow
November 04, 2019  |  Amazon Payments

It has happened to almost everyone. The bill comes in the mail — or maybe via email reminder — and the customer says, “Oh, I...

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Uber Money, Alexa Bill Payments And Super Apps Top This Week’s News
Uber Money, Alexa Bill Payments And Super Apps Top This Week’s News
November 01, 2019  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the workweek and the beginning of a new month. And the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss...

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