Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa will gain more human-like speech capabilities with new Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) features.
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Boston Children’s is now experimenting with the voice platform in a variety of ways to increase quality of patient care and operational efficiency throughout the hospital itself.
Last week, Mercedes-Benz announced that its 2016 and 2017 vehicle models can now be controlled by Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant through their respective devices.
Last month, we reported how Domino’s gave Alexa partial credit for its sharp increase in sales during the fourth quarter of last year. And now, another company is seeing a return on its Alexa investment.
Last December, NoHold introduced SICURA QuickStart, a product to help small businesses create chatbots from structured texts, like a Word document. Now NoHold is looking to do the same for Alexa skills.
Yesterday, Google announced that a dozen new companies now offer integrations with its Google Home device through the Google Assistant.
GrubHub customers can now order food through Amazon Alexa with the company’s new skill. However, the choices are limited to the past three meals that have been delivered.
Anheuser-Busch launched a new Amazon Alexa skill for its Michelob ULTRA brand called Ultra 95.
iRobot will soon enable Alexa voice commands for its Roomba 960 and 980 app-controlled models.
Amazon’s Alexa is marketed as a B2C device and has very few business-focused skills as a result.
