voice assistant

Amazon Alexa’s Ability To Whisper Is Now Live In The U.S.
Amazon Alexa’s Ability To Whisper Is Now Live In The U.S.
October 18, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

A couple of weeks after teasing Amazon Alexa’s ability to whisper back to voice commands, the feature is now live. According to a report citing...

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Five At Five: Apple Slumps In China
Five At Five: Apple Slumps In China
October 15, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes a new smartphone forecast and Alexa’s ambition...

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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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Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora Boost Smart Speaker Growth
Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora Boost Smart Speaker Growth
October 09, 2018  |  Subscriptions

A new study has found that the smart speaker and music streaming markets are becoming more interdependent. According to CNBC, market research firm AudienceNet conducted...

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Google Backs Away From Chatbots
Google Backs Away From Chatbots
October 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

A not so very long time ago, chatbots were forecast to be the next big thing in digital ecosystems. Starting with Facebook’s big announcement of its...

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Google Rolls Out Ways For Developers To Make Money On Assistant
Google Rolls Out Ways For Developers To Make Money On Assistant
October 03, 2018  |  Internet of Things

Google announced Wednesday (Oct. 3) that developers of Google Assistant can earn money via premium experiences for their users. In a blog post, Tarun Jain,...

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Inventor Of The Web, Tim Berners-Lee, Wants To Take It Back
Inventor Of The Web, Tim Berners-Lee, Wants To Take It Back
October 02, 2018  |  Data

What would one say about a computer geek who said he could protect their online identity, and while doing do would make a bold move against...

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Do Google And Amazon Have What It Takes For Real Friendship?
Do Google And Amazon Have What It Takes For Real Friendship?
September 29, 2018  |  Google

Here’s the thing: Does Google know how to yell? Or even raise its voice from time to time? Odd questions, huh? But they came to...

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