Amazon Alexa

Amazon Patent Enables Alexa To Detect Illness Via Voice
Amazon Patent Enables Alexa To Detect Illness Via Voice
October 15, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon is trying to make Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant, act as a doctor or nurse, detecting illness by a change in the user’s voice....

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Amazon Alexa, ShippingEasy Expedite Delivery
Amazon Alexa, ShippingEasy Expedite Delivery
October 09, 2018  |  Alexa

ShippingEasy has announced that it is integrating with Amazon’s Alexa to expedite package delivery for its eCommerce sellers customer base. The partnership with Amazon will...

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The Quickly And Quietly Growing World Of Voice-Assisted Health And Wellness
The Quickly And Quietly Growing World Of Voice-Assisted Health And Wellness
October 03, 2018  |  Ecosystems

For most people, absently swiping through an Instagram feed, or flipping a light switch, or going to a doctor’s office don’t register as important events....

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Alexa Hones Voice-Activated Skills With ‘Consumables’
Alexa Hones Voice-Activated Skills With ‘Consumables’
September 26, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out new commerce capabilities for its Alexa voice assistant. The company is offering in-skill purchasing with a product dubbed Consumables. By using...

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Alexa Adds Microwaves To Her Repertoire
Alexa Adds Microwaves To Her Repertoire
September 18, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon will reveal later this month at least eight new voice-controlled hardware devices that the company plans to release by the end of this year....

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Amazon’s 20K Devices, And The Tightening Race For AI Dominance
Amazon’s 20K Devices, And The Tightening Race For AI Dominance
September 05, 2018  |  Ecosystems

When 2018 rang in, Alexa was compatible with just over 4,000 devices. A little bit past the halfway mark in 2018, Alexa’s device count has...

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Thryv Taps Amazon’s Alexa For SMB Discovery
Thryv Taps Amazon’s Alexa For SMB Discovery
August 22, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small business management software provider Thryv is using Amazon‘s Alexa to help more small businesses get discovered. A press release issued Tuesday (Aug. 21) said...

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Amazon, Microsoft Announce Public Preview Of Alexa, Cortana Integration
Amazon, Microsoft Announce Public Preview Of Alexa, Cortana Integration
August 15, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon and Microsoft on Wednesday (Aug. 15) announced a public preview of their plans to integrate Alexa with Microsoft Cortana, a plan announced last summer. In...

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A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
A New Echo Hack Unearthed At Defcon
August 13, 2018  |  Alexa

Defcon, the annual hackers conference, has turned up a new security concern in smart speakers like the Amazon Echo. Two presenters at the conference, Tencent’s...

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