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The UK has reached ‘mass adoption’ of smart speakers with nearly a quarter of all households containing a voice-activated device representing a “powerful tool for brands”.

Smart speakers have reached ‘mass adoption’ in the UK

January 6, 2020

The UK has reached ‘mass adoption’ of smart speakers with nearly a quarter of all households containing a voice-activated device representing a “powerful tool for brands”. According to new research…

Amazon’s Alexa has officially launched its Celebrity Voice Programme and customers can channel the voice of Samuel L. Jackson.

Samuel L. Jackson’s voice now available on Amazon Alexa

December 16, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News, Voice

Alexa, Amazon, Samuel L. Jackson

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Amazon’s Alexa has officially launched its Celebrity Voice Programme and customers can channel the voice of Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson’s voice can be added to Amazon’s Alexa enabled devices for…

Walmart customers can now order groceries via Siri as the retailer announces a new partnership with Apple.

You can now order Walmart groceries using Siri

November 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News, Voice

Apple, Apple Watch, iPad, iPod, Mac, Siri, Walmart

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Walmart customers can now order groceries via Siri as the retailer announces a new partnership with Apple. Walmart Voice Order is set to be rolled out across any Apple device…

Amazon staff in India and Romania are employed to watch select snippets of footage from customers Cloud Cam home security cameras, according to Bloomberg.

Amazon embroiled in fresh privacy scandal as Cloud Cam footage could be watched by employees

October 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, Industry, News, Voice

Alexa, Amazon, Cloud Cam, Privacy, security

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Amazon staff in India and Romania are employed to watch select snippets of footage from customers Cloud Cam home security cameras, according to Bloomberg. The ecommerce giant has become embroiled…

Ikea is making its biggest investment in 20 years to take on Amazon and Google in a bid to have a “leading role in the smart home arena”.

Ikea to take on Amazon and Google as leader in “the smart home arena”

October 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News, Voice

Home Smart, Ikea, Smart Home, Sonos

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Ikea is making its biggest investment in 20 years to take on Amazon and Google in a bid to have a “leading role in the smart home arena”. Inter Ikea’s…

Amazon adding Alexa to earbuds, glasses and a ring while introducing celebrity voices

September 26, 2019

Ben Stevens

Voice

Alexa, Amazon, Echo, Samuel L. Jackson

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Amazon has revealed a raft of new Alexa and other smart devices during its Alexa event as it seeks to beef up its own-brand tech offering. These included some outlandish…

Starbucks customers in China can now order coffee and food for home delivery using Alibaba’s smart speaker.

Starbucks coffee can now be ordered via Alibaba’s smart speaker for 30min delivery

September 18, 2019

Ben Stevens

Voice

Alibaba, Genie, Smart Speaker, Starbucks, Tmall

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Starbucks customers in China can now order coffee and food for home delivery using Alibaba’s smart speaker. Anyone with a Tmall Genie smart speaker can now make Starbucks orders using…

"Alexa, change the subject”: Amazon adds Alexa feature to avoid Christmas arguments

Amazon will now let anyone provide answers to questions Alexa doesn’t know

September 13, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News, Voice

Alexa, Amazon, Answers

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Amazon’s Alexa will now allow customers to provide answers to questions it doesn’t know via a new crowdsourcing platform. Alexa Answers, which was announced by the retail giant yesterday, will…

McDonald’s has acquired AI powered voice technology startup Apprente which seeks to enable “a human-level customer service experience” at automated kiosks.

McDonald’s acquires voice startup promising to offer “human-level customer service experience” at automated kiosks.

September 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Voice

Apprente, Drive thru, Dynamic Yield, McDonald's, Voice

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McDonald’s has acquired AI powered voice technology startup Apprente which seeks to enable “a human-level customer service experience” at automated kiosks. Apprente, founded in 2017 in Silicon Valley, develops voice-based…

Amazon is testing the first commercial “neural-network based” chatbot able to produce completely original and natural sounding language.

Chatbots now preferable to humans

September 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Voice

Capgemini, chat assistant, Chatbots, Voice

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Retail chatbots are fast becoming preferable to real humans for the majority of shoppers, as both consumers and retailers ramp up their use of the AI-powered chat assistants. Voice and…

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Smart speakers have reached ‘mass adoption’ in the UK

Samuel L. Jackson’s voice now available on Amazon Alexa

You can now order Walmart groceries using Siri

Ikea to take on Amazon and Google as leader in “the smart home arena”

Amazon adding Alexa to earbuds, glasses and a ring while introducing celebrity voices

Starbucks coffee can now be ordered via Alibaba’s smart speaker for 30min delivery

Amazon will now let anyone provide answers to questions Alexa doesn’t know

McDonald’s acquires voice startup promising to offer “human-level customer service experience” at automated kiosks.

Chatbots now preferable to humans

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