automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is performed with minimal human assistance.

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Alexa Can Now Listen For Intruders
Alexa Can Now Listen For Intruders
May 14, 2019  |  Amazon Innovations

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...

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Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
Packing Robots Coming To Amazon Warehouses
May 13, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon, which has been adding automation to its shipping and delivery services, is mulling deploying packaging machines at warehouses, which would scan packages as they...

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Getting Everyone Into The Innovation Fast Lane
Getting Everyone Into The Innovation Fast Lane
May 13, 2019  |  Today In Data

With Uber and Lyft IPOs now solidly in the rearview mirror, the question for many watching the market is what’s next – and what will...

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Have Consumers Fallen Out Of Love With Robots?
Have Consumers Fallen Out Of Love With Robots?
May 11, 2019  |  Innovation

We confess: We hate doing household chores, cooking and running errands – and we suspect you do, too. And the promise of a modern-day version of Rosie from...

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Sales From Chatbots Could Reach $112B By 2023
Sales From Chatbots Could Reach $112B By 2023
May 10, 2019  |  Retail

In a report that studied the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on retail, Juniper Research estimates that retail sales stemming from interactions with chatbots are...

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People And Bank Automation — An ‘And’ Not An ‘Or’
People And Bank Automation — An ‘And’ Not An ‘Or’
May 10, 2019  |  Banking

It is hard to argue, after five decades in existence, that the ATM hasn’t been an overwhelming success as financial products go — in fact,...

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Glimpsing The Future Of Automation And One-Day Delivery
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Glimpsing The Future Of Automation And One-Day Delivery
May 03, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

This week both Amazon and Walmart were offering up pictures — albeit with very different levels of detail built in — of how the immediate retail future...

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Toyota AI Ventures Launches $100M Fund For Tech Startups
Toyota AI Ventures Launches $100M Fund For Tech Startups
May 02, 2019  |  Investments

Toyota AI Ventures, the venture capital arm of Toyota, has announced the launch of Fund II, a $100 million fund that will invest in early-stage...

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Accounts Payable Automation And Innovation Friction
Accounts Payable Automation And Innovation Friction
May 02, 2019  |  Today In Data

Innovation for accounts payable is often an afterthought, but automated solutions can efficiently onboard customers, cut back on errors and eliminate paper-based invoicing systems. In...

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