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Amazon Unveils Image Recognition, Voice-Activated AI Services

Nov 30,2016 0

Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly and Amazon Rekognition are Amazon.com's new cloud computing products designed for image recognition, speech-to-text conversion and conversational apps, respectively.

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Amazon's Next Alexa Speaker Will Be Larger

Nov 29,2016 0

Amazon.com is developing a premium Echo-like speaker with a screen, as the online retailer is trying to capitalize on the success of its voice-controlled...

Amazon May Add Sports Broadcasts To Prime

Nov 22,2016 0

Amazon.com is exploring live sports streaming and has held talks with leagues including the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Football League...

Amazon Takes On Netflix With Global Launch Of Streaming Service

Nov 19,2016 0

Amazon.com is set to to take its video streaming service worldwide in a challenge to Netflix, the world?s largest paid online TV network. Amazon announced...

Amazon to Sell Discounted Fiat Chrysler Cars

Nov 19,2016 0

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has teamed up with Amazon to start selling cars online at discounted prices. Initially only Italian buyers will be able to purchase...

Black Friday Shopping on Amazon.com Will Run For More than 35 Days

Nov 16,2016 0

How about more than a month of Black Friday prices? Amazon.com will offer new deals as often as every five minutes on for more than...

Amazon Teams With VMware for Hybrid Cloud

Oct 14,2016 0

Amazon.com is teaming up with VMware to let customers combine VMware’s software for corporate networks with Amazon’s internet-based cloud-computing services. VMware will deliver, sell and...

Amazon Launches Reading Feature for Prime Members

Oct 5,2016 0

Amazon.comon Wednesday launched a new feature for its U.S. Prime members called Prime Reading, which provides members a selection of reading materials that includes Kindle...

Amazon Cracks Down on "incentivized" Reviews On Marketplace

Oct 4,2016 0

Amazon.com is tightening controls on "incentivized reviews," in which customers receive free or discounted goods in exchange for writing product critiques that many shoppers rely...

Amazon Offers $2.5 Million to Advance Conversational Artificial Intelligence

Sep 29,2016 0

Amazon today announced the Alexa Prize, an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating the field of conversational artificial intelligence (AI). The goal of the inaugural...