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virtual assistant

A virtual assistant is generally self-employed and provides professional administrative, technical, or creative assistance to clients remotely from a home office.

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Data Dive: Good News, Bad News And Mixed News
Data Dive: Good News, Bad News And Mixed News
June 18, 2018  |  Data Dive

One of the more remarkable things about soccer – other than the amazingly massive global audience commands – is that it is one of the...

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Amazon Blueprints Allow Users To Share Customized Alexa Skills
Amazon Blueprints Allow Users To Share Customized Alexa Skills
June 13, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon will now allow users who create their own personalized skill through Alexa Skill Blueprints to share it with others. Amazon launched Alexa Blueprints in...

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Bank Of America’s AI Assistant Surpasses 1M Users
Bank Of America’s AI Assistant Surpasses 1M Users
June 12, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Bank of America announced Tuesday (June 12) that Erica, its AI voice-activated virtual financial assistant that is available through its mobile banking app, has surpassed...

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Amazon Alexa Comes To Android Phones
Amazon Alexa Comes To Android Phones
May 08, 2018  |  Alexa

Amazon’s Alexa can become a default assistant on Android smartphones, replacing Google Assistant, according to multiple reports Monday (May 7), which credited a Reddit user...

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Amazon Alexa Gets Customizable Through Skill Blueprints
Amazon Alexa Gets Customizable Through Skill Blueprints
April 20, 2018  |  Alexa

On Thursday (April 19), Amazon announced Alexa Skill Blueprints, a new way for anyone to create their own skills for the virtual assistant. In a...

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Amazon Rolls Out Alexa Announcements For Echo
Amazon Rolls Out Alexa Announcements For Echo
April 06, 2018  |  Alexa

With Alexa Announcements, Amazon’s Echo can now function as a one-way intercom that lets users broadcast messages throughout their homes, TechCrunch reported. If an Echo...

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IBM Gives Alexa Another Rival With Watson Assistant
IBM Gives Alexa Another Rival With Watson Assistant
March 21, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

IBM has launched Watson Assistant, an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for companies looking to build their own voice-activated virtual assistants. According to Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D....

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Who’ll Win When Facebook Advertisers Flee?
Who’ll Win When Facebook Advertisers Flee?
March 05, 2018  |  eCommerce

Procter & Gamble made headlines last week when its Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard, confirmed that the world’s largest advertiser cut $200 million of digital...

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Getting A Better Conversation Out Of A Smart Virtual Assistant
Getting A Better Conversation Out Of A Smart Virtual Assistant
February 28, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers are increasingly comfortable chatting with their robot friends. A quick glance at the PYMNTS/Visa How We Will Pay survey indicated that a growing segment...

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