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Apple Finally Gets Into The Voice-Activated Speaker Game
Apple Finally Gets Into The Voice-Activated Speaker Game
June 01, 2017  |  Apple

Apple has started manufacturing a Siri-controlled smart speaker — and might even be ready to debut it at the company’s annual developer conference in June. Sources...

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Apple Developing Chip Specifically For AI-Related Tasks
Apple Developing Chip Specifically For AI-Related Tasks
May 29, 2017  |  Apple

A source confirmed with Bloomberg Technology that Apple is working on a processor devoted specifically to AI-related tasks. The chip, known internally as the Apple Neural...

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Voice Activated Tracker: Google Voice Is Coming To iPhones
Voice Activated Tracker: Google Voice Is Coming To iPhones
May 24, 2017  |  Voice Activation

If you tell Siri, “You’re fired,” she’ll come back with a quavering protest: “But, but…” That feeble protest may be the best Apple can offer...

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Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
May 23, 2017  |  Retail

Alexa is growing up. This month, she learned to receive push notifications for four basic skills, including breaking news and food delivery; to video chat,...

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Voice-Activated Tracker: Echo Show, The Speaker Who Would Be King
Voice-Activated Tracker: Echo Show, The Speaker Who Would Be King
May 15, 2017  |  Voice Activation

It’s official. Amazon put an end to speculation last week as it announced its next-gen smart speaker — screen and all — called the Echo Show. The...

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Amex Launches New Alexa Skill
Amex Launches New Alexa Skill
May 15, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

American Express announced last week the launch of the new Amex skill for Amazon Alexa during its Innovation Showcase event in New York City. In...

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Amazon’s Retail Swiss Army Knife
Amazon’s Retail Swiss Army Knife
May 08, 2017  |  Retail

At the ripe old age of 120, the Swiss Army knife holds a unique place in retail. The same family who founded it in 1897...

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Will Amazon’s Next-Gen Echo Have A Screen?
Will Amazon’s Next-Gen Echo Have A Screen?
May 05, 2017  |  Amazon

The rumor mill has been turning for months now about the prospects of Amazon‘s break-out smart speaker device Amazon Echo gaining a touchscreen in its...

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Amazon Surges On Wall Street Beat
Amazon Surges On Wall Street Beat
April 28, 2017  |  Amazon

When it comes to reporting quarterly earnings, there’s beating Wall Street’s expectations, really beating them, and then there is what Amazon did yesterday. Eight straight...

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