Symphony, a markets infrastructure and technology platform, has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance voice analytics capabilities in the financial services industry. The firm will leverage Google Cloud’s transcription and generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to offer specialized financial markets voice analytics, the companies said in a...
Google’s Assistant is getting an AI-powered upgrade that will cost some workers their jobs. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Aug. 1) by CNBC, citing an internal email to employees from Peeyush Ranjan, Google’s vice president of engineering at Assistant. In that message, Rajan said the latest reshuffle will...
Seeing eventual limitations to simply giving Alexa commands — “Alexa, buy milk,” “Alexa, turn the AC down,” — Amazon’s engineers believe the voice recognition AI needs to think for itself. At Amazon’s re:MARS event that wraps up Friday (June 24) in Las Vegas after four days...
In 2016 and 2017, chatbots were seen as one of the most important additions to the digital ecosystem, with some experts predicting that they would transform eCommerce, replace apps and save shopping malls, among myriad other capabilities. But lackluster artificial intelligence (AI) led most companies...
March 29, 2024
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field are continually expanding the possibilities of what voice technology can achieve. For instance, assistive voice technology, like the one developed by Whispp, is empowering individuals with voice disabilities, enabling more fluent and […]
February 25, 2020
The world of 1997 may not initially present itself as a radically different place from today, but a stroll down memory lane quickly proves otherwise. Amazon was a three-year-old online...
January 10, 2020
It wasn’t long ago that the measure of a car or truck revolved around such things as the punch and pull of the engine, the smoothness of the transmission, perhaps...
December 24, 2019
Past is prologue. For the annual holiday exercise at PYMNTS (describing the 12 main or most exciting ways to pay in 2019), it is clear that what has happened this...
November 28, 2023
Symphony, a markets infrastructure and technology platform, has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance voice analytics capabilities in the financial services industry. The firm will leverage Google Cloud’s transcription and generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to offer specialized financial markets voice analytics, the companies said in a Tuesday (Nov. 28) press release. “We are confident that by tapping […]
August 02, 2023
Google’s Assistant is getting an AI-powered upgrade that will cost some workers their jobs. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Aug. 1) by CNBC, citing an internal email to employees from Peeyush Ranjan, Google’s...
September 27, 2021
Connected car fanatics are eagerly awaiting Amazon’s annual fall hardware event on Tuesday (Sept. 28), in hopes that whatever cards the platform giant is holding close to its vest include...
September 22, 2021
General Motors (GM) and Amazon on Wednesday (Sept. 22) introduced the OnStar Guardian skill for Amazon smart devices, giving users a voice-enabled connection to emergency-certified OnStar Advisors through Alexa-enabled technology...
