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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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Domino’s Gets Its Own Virtual Assistant
Domino’s Gets Its Own Virtual Assistant
March 02, 2017  |  Retail

Amazon and Google aren’t the only ones who own the AI virtual assistant space. Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has just made a move to up their...

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Samsung Paid Around $215M For Viv Virtual Assistant Back In October
Samsung Paid Around $215M For Viv Virtual Assistant Back In October
March 02, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Embattled Samsung, South Korea’s largest consumer electronics company, has reportedly paid $215 million for Viv Labs, the virtual assistant startup it acquired in October. According...

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Sonos Wi-Fi Speakers To Integrate With Voice-Activated Assistants
Sonos Wi-Fi Speakers To Integrate With Voice-Activated Assistants
January 23, 2017  |  Retail

With a new CEO in tow, wireless speakers company Sonos is looking to integrate with the rising wave of digital assistants. Patrick Spence, who stepped...

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Google Opens Google Assistant To Developers
Google Opens Google Assistant To Developers
December 09, 2016  |  Chatbots

Just a few weeks after launching Google Assistant, the internet giant is taking a page from Apple and opening its new platform up for developers...

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Bank of America Launches Erica, Its Virtual Assistant
Bank of America Launches Erica, Its Virtual Assistant
October 26, 2016  |  Chatbots

Bank of America is gearing up to launch a virtual assistant named Erica, which will rely on artificial intelligence to provide tips for mobile phone...

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Commercial Payments Gets Its Own Version Of Amazon Alexa
Commercial Payments Gets Its Own Version Of Amazon Alexa
June 24, 2016  |  B2B Payments

When Tradeshift wanted to enter the mid-market level, it needed to create a business payments and expense management solution with a few characteristics. It needed to be...

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Facebook’s ‘M’ Is For — Mobile Payments?
Facebook’s ‘M’ Is For — Mobile Payments?
August 27, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

Facebook Unveils “M” – its new virtual assistant in a direct move against Apple’s ubiquitous Siri. One difference: M is powered by real live people....

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