Amazon Echo

Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
Facebook Tracker: At Home And Abroad
August 21, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook was behind the Chinese photo-sharing app Colorful Balloons, which was launched anonymously earlier this year, the company confirmed last week. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube,...

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Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Empathy
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Empathy
August 18, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Paging Dr. Alexa: How are you feeling? It may not be long before virtual, voice-controlled assistants can tell and answer accordingly. Mattersight VP of Product...

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Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
August 18, 2017  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon is looking to make its voice-activated assistant Alexa available on more gadgets and devices. With voice-activated digital assistants becoming more popular, Amazon wants...

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Google Launches Swipeable Carousel In Latest Move In eCommerce Race With Amazon
Google Launches Swipeable Carousel In Latest Move In eCommerce Race With Amazon
August 08, 2017  |  Google

When it comes to finding information, consumers “Google” it. When it comes to finding products, customers “Amazon” it. Though the eCommerce giant has yet to...

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Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
Hacking An Amazon Echo Is Easier Than It Should Be
August 02, 2017  |  Amazon

The conspiracy theorists may be right this time: Cybercriminals could use the Amazon Echo to spy on them. A British security researcher demonstrated how he...

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Amazon Echo Users Can Now Give Voice Commands To Fire TV
Amazon Echo Users Can Now Give Voice Commands To Fire TV
August 02, 2017  |  Amazon

Customers in the U.S. with Amazon’s Echo speaker and Fire TV are in luck: A new update now allows users to connect their Echo devices...

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Say Hello To The New Retail Intermediary
Say Hello To The New Retail Intermediary
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

“There is also no question that doing business with [XXX] can give a supplier a fast, heady jolt of sales and market share. But that...

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Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
July 17, 2017  |  Personnel

Alexa, how should one enjoy retirement? News came Friday that Amazon VP Mike George — one of the driving forces behind Alexa, the voice assistant, and...

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