voice assistant

Report: In Five Years 50 Percent Of US Homes Will Have Voice Assistants

Report: In Five Years 50 Percent Of US Homes Will Have Voice Assistants
Report: In Five Years 50 Percent Of US Homes Will Have Voice Assistants
November 09, 2017  |  Innovation

If you don’t own a smart speaker now, chances are you will soon enough. According to a new report from Juniper Research, devices like the...

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Will.i.am Jumps Into Voice-Activated Voice Assistants
Will.i.am Jumps Into Voice-Activated Voice Assistants
November 07, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Pop-star, entertainer and all-around renaissance man will.i.am has found his new passion — corporate computing and voice assistants. Okay, so it doesn’t quite have the...

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Toyota’s AI Assistant Wants To Be The Consumer’s Car Buddy
Toyota’s AI Assistant Wants To Be The Consumer’s Car Buddy
October 31, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Toyota drivers are about to gain a new best friend in Yui, an onboard virtual assistant that uses artificial intelligence to do everything from talk to...

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Amazon Launches Alexa Freemium Model
Amazon Launches Alexa Freemium Model
October 26, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa’s Jeopardy! skill has been monetized, thanks to a subscription service Amazon rolled out on Wednesday (Oct. 25). That’s according to news...

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How Siri And Alexa Could Be The New Face — Or Voice — Of Hospitality
How Siri And Alexa Could Be The New Face — Or Voice — Of Hospitality
October 20, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Millions of American consumers have welcomed Amazon’s Alexa and other voice assistants into their homes. These assistants help with basic tasks and chores — making grocery...

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Samsung’s Bixby Aimed At Making Inroads In The Virtual Assistant Market
Samsung’s Bixby Aimed At Making Inroads In The Virtual Assistant Market
October 19, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

To take on Siri and Alexa, Samsung Electronics, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, has announced its Bixby 2.0, a reinvention of its digital assistant...

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Hilton And Amazon: Getting The Point Of Loyalty Programs
Hilton And Amazon: Getting The Point Of Loyalty Programs
October 12, 2017  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Rewards-based loyalty programs benefit customers and businesses alike, but the mechanisms and philosophies behind delivering those benefits are changing. One of the companies leading the...

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Dolphin Hacking And The Invisible Threats To Connected Commerce Economy
Dolphin Hacking And The Invisible Threats To Connected Commerce Economy
October 05, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

In a world where one of the three big credit bureaus can be hacked — and, as an American adult, one’s most sensitive financial information is...

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