voice assistant

US Bank Launches Alexa Skills For Customers
US Bank Launches Alexa Skills For Customers
September 07, 2017  |  Amazon

U.S. Bank is teaming up with Amazon, enabling customers to complete tasks by speaking to the eCommerce giant’s voice-activated digital assistant Alexa. Get the Full Story...

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Google Tracker: Smart Move In Smart Speaker Race
Google Tracker: Smart Move In Smart Speaker Race
September 05, 2017  |  Retail

The Google Assistant finds a home away from the Home as third parties integrate it into their smart speakers using Google’s open software development kit....

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Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
Making Voice Assistants Allies In Health
September 01, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Orbita CEO Bill Rogers has a relative with dementia. As dementia patients often do, she repeats a lot of the same questions, and it drives...

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Amazon Expands Alexa Skills To Include Kid Skills
Amazon Expands Alexa Skills To Include Kid Skills
September 01, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon wants everyone to use Alexa, including children and it has launched new skills in the U.S. targeted at America’s youngest consumers. Get the Full...

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Alexa And Cortana Forge Virtual Friendship
Alexa And Cortana Forge Virtual Friendship
August 31, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are now on voice command speaking terms. The companies announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 30) that owners of either company’s...

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Google Assistant To Be Integrated Into A Bevy Of Devices
Google Assistant To Be Integrated Into A Bevy Of Devices
August 31, 2017  |  Google

Alphabet’s Google, aiming to expand the use of its voice-activated assistant and close the gap on Amazon’s Alexa, is gearing up to put its Google...

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Banking, with Artificial (and Real) Intelligence
Banking, with Artificial (and Real) Intelligence
August 29, 2017  |  Banking

Can traditional banking get a lift from conversation – specifically, chatbots?  One firm, Kasisto, thinks so, with its KAI Banking, a  conversational AI platform acting as a...

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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? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Prime Day Just May Beat Previous Sales Records
Prime Day Just May Beat Previous Sales Records
July 12, 2017  |  Retail

It’s the day after Amazon’s Prime Day, and reports are already coming out that the eCommerce giant is on its way to breaking its previous...

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