voice

GM Cars To Be Powered By Google In 2021
GM Cars To Be Powered By Google In 2021
September 05, 2019  |  Innovation

General Motors (GM) plans to add Google apps capability to its cars in 2021, according to a report. Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles will...

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Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
September 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The famous 18th-century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift, wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four...

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Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer
Retail’s Voice-Assisted, Meatless Summer
September 02, 2019  |  Retail

It was a summer of last-mile delivery and new subscription pushes. It was a season of fulfillment expansion and voice assistance (even Nike sneakers got...

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Amazon Pulls The Plug On Dash Button
Amazon Pulls The Plug On Dash Button
August 02, 2019  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon’s push-to-order Dash buttons will totally cease Aug. 31, CNET reported  The online giant first discontinued Dash button sales in February but had said it...

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Whistleblower Says Apple Contractors Can Hear Private Siri Conversations
Whistleblower Says Apple Contractors Can Hear Private Siri Conversations
July 29, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s Siri AI (artificial intelligence) assistant sends audio to human “graders” that includes sexual encounters, medical information, drug deals and other private moments recorded without...

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Amazon Raises Privacy Concerns With Voice Storage Practices
Amazon Raises Privacy Concerns With Voice Storage Practices
July 03, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has confirmed that it keeps Alexa voice data with no intention to delete it unless done so by a customer, and also that it...

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With New Update, Alexa Skills Can Now Be Connected
With New Update, Alexa Skills Can Now Be Connected
July 02, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced skill connections for Alexa, a new function that allows for developers to use features supplied by other services and apps, according to...

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Alexa Conversations To Get More Natural
Alexa Conversations To Get More Natural
June 06, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon has announced the launch of Alexa Conversations, a new deep learning-based approach that developers can use for creating natural voice experiences on Alexa with...

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Ricoh Integrates Alexa For Business
Ricoh Integrates Alexa For Business
June 03, 2019  |  Alexa

Ricoh has announced the launch of RICOH Intelligent Voice Control through a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver intuitive voice-activated controls for Ricoh’s...

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