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Amazon Adds ‘Petlexa’ Functionality
April 01, 2017

Pets are people, too. Well, at least as far as Alexa’s concerned. 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, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Turns Out Millennials Are Just Like Everyone Else
April 01, 2017

In a stunning turn of events, new research indicates that millennials — the generation every brand, retailer and payment provider is trying to woo — aren’t so different after all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Wayfair Announces Sofia, World’s First Smart Sofa
April 01, 2017

Everyone’s getting in the voice-activated AI assistant game. Apple has Siri, Amazon has Alexa and Samsung rolled out Bixby. Today, online home furnishing and décor company Wayfair announces the latest, most innovative addition yet to the growing voice-enabled ecosystem. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Alexa Achieves Self-Awareness After Rebrand Attempt
April 01, 2017

Many in the tech world expected this day would come — though few expected that artificial intelligence would become self-aware so soon or quite in this way. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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CFPB Revamps Structure, Debuts ‘Celebrity Director’ At Trump’s Urging
April 01, 2017

In an effort to make everyone happy, the CFPB has taken a page from the Donald Trump show business canon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Apple Pay Introduces The ‘Cry’ Feature
April 01, 2017

On the heels of the latest round of mobile wallet adoption numbers and the findings that 19 out of every 20 consumers with an iPhone that can use Apple Pay at a merchant that accepts it does not, the team at Apple has introduced a new feature aimed...

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Breaking News: The Kardashians Buy Sears
April 01, 2017

You’ve heard of the “softer side” of Sears — but what about the “selfie side” of Sears? It seems within the next several months, we are all going to get a firsthand view of what that might look like, because the Kardashian klan has officially bought...

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Samsung Wants To Pass On Paying For Note 7 Fire Damage
October 20, 2016

In fairness to Samsung, if your flagship product has started spontaneously combusting, required two recalls of millions of phones and cost you billions of dollars — you probably wouldn’t be all that enthusiastic about writing any new checks either. You might even refuse. Get the Full Story...

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China’s $4.5B Shadow Bank Crackdown
November 26, 2015

China has busted a shadow banking network, reports said Wednesday (Nov. 25), amid efforts of major crackdowns on the underground market that has led to concerning outflows of foreign currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...