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SoundHound Raises $100M In A New Round Of Funding
SoundHound Raises $100M In A New Round Of Funding
May 03, 2018  |  Investments

SoundHound, a voice-enabled artificial intelligence (AI) and conversational intelligence technologies company, announced news on Thursday (May 3) that it has raised $100 million in new funding...

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Voice: A Growing Piece Of The Omnicommerce Pie
Voice: A Growing Piece Of The Omnicommerce Pie
February 08, 2018  |  Voice Activation

If a customer wants some red Nike running shoes in size 11, he can use his web browser or phone to navigate to Nike’s website,...

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Mercedes Develops In-Car Alexa Competitor  
Mercedes Develops In-Car Alexa Competitor  
February 05, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Amazon isn’t the only one with a voice-activated assistant. Daimler is rolling out its own with its new Mercedes A-Class, unveiled late last week. Reuters...

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Say Hello To Alexa On Android
Say Hello To Alexa On Android
January 22, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Amazon continues its mobile journey – as TechCrunch reported, the company has added voice integration to Alexa for the Android app. The initial rollout will...

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CFOs, Treasurers Across Asia Eager To Add Biometrics To Payments
CFOs, Treasurers Across Asia Eager To Add Biometrics To Payments
January 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasurers and chief financial officers (CFOs) across Asia are eager to adopt biometric authentication technologies, according to new research from East & Partners Asia,...

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Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
Analysts Say Alexa Will Boost Commerce Sales By $10B
December 22, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon’s revenue should get a boost thanks to its Alexa voice-activated devices. That’s according to RBC Capital Markets, which, according to CNBC, reaffirmed its outperform...

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Visa Survey Shows Consumers Prefer Biometrics Over Passwords
Visa Survey Shows Consumers Prefer Biometrics Over Passwords
December 15, 2017  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, found in a new survey that consumers in America are interested in biometrics technology because of its convenience. In a press...

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Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost
October 25, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Biometric authentication technology like voice recognition has become a security staple, but with fraudsters designing schemes to beat them, biometrics too may benefit from backup....

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Alexa Can Recognize Multiple Voices
Alexa Can Recognize Multiple Voices
October 12, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa now offers voice recognition that can tell the difference between family members’ voices. Users can set up voice recognition using the Echo, Echo...

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