Personal Assistant news and trends

Samsung Beefs Up Bixby For Galaxy Note 9 Rollout
Artificial Intelligence // August 10, 2018

There were many new upgrades on hand to talk about as Samsung rolled out its latest of its flagship phones — the Galaxy Note 9. The new the screen is bigger, the signature S Pen does more tricks than it ever has, and the battery...

Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger
Facebook // August 01, 2017

Facebook, the social media giant, has acquired Ozlo, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) tech startup, in an effort to build out its personal assistant for its Facebook Messenger platform. According to a news report in Recode, Ozlo’s specialities lie in understanding text-based conversations and...

Amazon Opens Alexa Up To Other Hardware Developers
Mobile Commerce // April 14, 2017

Amazon’s suite of Echo products could end up at other hardware companies, with the eCommerce giant announcing it’s making its technology available to those that want to integrate Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant. According to a report, Alexa is now in Huawei’s Mate 9 and is in...

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Walmart’s Jetblack Sees Two-Thirds Of Shoppers Engage Weekly

June 10, 2019
Following the rollout of Walmart’s Jetblack personal shopping service last year, two-thirds of customers reportedly engage with the service weekly. They are also said to spend an average of $1,500 monthly on purchases through Jetblack, according to reports. The service comes at a $50 monthly cost, which is reportedly more than Amazon Prime. However, the […]

Samsung Beefs Up Bixby For Galaxy Note 9 Rollout

August 10, 2018
There were many new upgrades on hand to talk about as Samsung rolled out its latest of its flagship phones — the Galaxy Note 9. The new the screen is...

Facebook Buys AI Startup Ozlo For Messenger

August 01, 2017
Facebook, the social media giant, has acquired Ozlo, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence (AI) tech startup, in an effort to build out its personal assistant for its Facebook Messenger platform....