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5 gadgets you might not know work with the Amazon Echo

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.It's no secret that I really like my...

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Researchers are figuring out how to make virtual assistants understand your...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all about getting a machine to mimic a human in every way: thought, speech, movement. That’s why one of the tests for AI is the Turing test: whether a robot can fool a...

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Amazon has outflanked Alphabet, Microsoft and even Apple

Earlier this month we had CES 2017 in Las Vegas, a techie’s mecca of new whiz-bang products set to hit the market, in some cases later this year, but in others in 2018 and beyond. A person tracking the...

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Starbucks is testing its own 'barista' virtual assistant

Starbucks is putting its own spin on the virtual assistant. The popular coffee franchise has rolled out a Siri-like assistant app for mobile that lets you skip baristas and place orders by chatting or...

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Samsung paid around $215 million for virtual assistant startup Viv

Samsung has disclosed the terms of its recent acquisition of virtual assistant startup Viv Labs. When Samsung made the deal for 238.93 million won on October 7, the Korean won was equal to $0.0009,...

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Watch what happens when kids try virtual reality for the first time

Kids can be brutally and unapologetically honest. So we decided to put that honesty to good use and find out what they thought about the virtual reality hype. We had them try out the HTC Vive VR...

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Amazon's new dirt-cheap gadget is a Trojan horse built to beat Google and...

Amazon has launched a new $20 gadget that comes with its AI assistant Alexa built in: The Dash Wand.The company is in the early stages of an epic war with Google and Apple over the home, and the Dash...

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Facebook buys AI startup Ozlo to enhance Messenger (FB)

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.On Monday, Facebook announced its acquisition of artificial...

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Google's AI is much smarter than Siri (GOOGL, AAPL, GOOG)

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) is much smarter than Apple’s...

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Google wants to help people suffering from 'negative news fatigue' (GOOG, GOOGL)

 For people who are suffering from what Google called 'negative news fatigue,' those who use Google Assistant can now say "Hey Google, tell me something good." Google Assistant will then provide a...

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Google gave Google Assistant a weirdly specific backstory to get her voice...

Google Assistant loves kayaking.That's according to the weirdly specific backstory given to the actress who plays Google's equivalent of Amazon's Alexa.Google executives told The Atlantic that they...

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'Alexa, buy 10 shares of Facebook': A discount brokerage giant now lets Main...

TD Ameritrade last week rolled out a new offering allowing Main Street investors to place trades via Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa.It's the first instance of people being able to trade stocks through...

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Amazon's Alexa suffered outages on Christmas Day as people around the world...

Amazon'sAlexa suffered outages in Europe on Christmas Day as people who received Echos as gifts rushed to set up the virtual assistant.The Alexa app is needed to operate Amazon's Echo Dot and other...

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$1.2 trillion brokerage giant TD Ameritrade is considering teaming up with...

TD Ameritrade is looking to partner with automakers to allow their clients to check the status of their accounts, and potentially trade, while on the road. Vijay Sankaran, the chief information officer...

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Amazon's Alexa-enabled earbuds will face major hurdles in the growing...

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Customer service and virtual assistant bots will be prevalent for online...

Advancements in artificial intelligence are dramatically changing businesses, and chatbots are slowly becoming vital to customer service channels.AI and machine learning advancements are able to detect...

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I left my job at Amazon to turn my side hustle into a full-fledged agency,...

Emilie Given is a wife, boy mom, and entrepreneur. She founded She's A Given, a Seattle-based virtual assistant company, in 2018 to be able to spend more time with her family. Through her thriving...

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A military spouse shares how she grew her 6-figure virtual assistant business...

Michelle Penczak is the founder and CEO of Squared Away, which matches skilled virtual assistants with consultants, entrepreneurs, and executives at high-profile startups, entertainment studios, and...

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What is Cortana? A guide to Microsoft's virtual assistant, and how you can...

Summary List PlacementMicrosoft's Cortana is a cloud-based personal assistant that operates outside the realm of standard voice-enabled AI.Cortana doesn't just understand voice commands and carry out...

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This virtual assistant's income doubled as the remote back-room work industry...

Summary List Placement"COVID-19 has honestly helped my business," said 43-year-old Amanda Holly, who has been a virtual assistant (VA) since 2017. Amid the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic, VAs...

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