To offer Alexa’s first celebrity voice selection, Samuel L. Jackson has made a deal with Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
Amazon rolled out a virtual health clinic with in-home follow-ups for employees in Seattle, Geekwire reported on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
To ensure that voice-enabled products offer customers flexibility and choice through multiple, interoperable voice services, Amazon and top technology firms announced the Voice Interoperability Initiative. Over 30 companies are supporting the effort, with the inclusion of global brands such as Amazon, Salesforce, Sonos, Spotify, Bose and...
Amazon has always been a “go big or go home” kind of operation, and so when it rolled out a dozen or so Alexa-enabled devices – embedded in sound systems, car dashboards and even entry-level microwaves – during its big device event last fall, it...
Amazon researchers have published a paper revealing what they have found to be a better way to select an architecture when crafting an artificial intelligence (AI) model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Amazon is planning to introduce two new products: an even bigger Echo speaker with a subwoofer and wireless earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
The name of the game in commerce — domestic, cross-border, whatever — is given consumers as many options to pay as pragmatically possible. In a new PYMNTS discussion with Karen Webster, Ben Volk, head of global payment acceptance at Amazon, talks about why that means...
To criticize the business practices of Amazon approximately 18 months ago, a nonprofit dubbed the Free and Fair Markets Initiative (FFMI) rolled out a national campaign. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Amazon has expanded its two-hour delivery service for Whole Foods customers to almost 30 cities in an attempt to take on Walmart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
