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JULY 12, 2019

With its hardware foray keeping consumers connected to its ecosystem, Amazon is at work on a higher quality Echo speaker as well as its home robot. The speaker’s prototypes are said to be wider than the existing Echo to allow for more components such as four tweeters at a minimum.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. percent of users claiming the Amazon Echo as their speaker of choice. Some will be going with other speaker brands — there was 31.7 Amazon has also received criticism for how it has handled speakers in the past.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

As smart speaker users and potential buyers have more choices and brands, the Amazon Echo will lose its prominence as the go-to device, according to reports. percent of smart speaker users, and Google Home is expected to account for 31 percent. Other speakers, like the Apple HomePod and Sonos One, will get 12 percent.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A new report shows that smart speaker sales are on the rise, with Amazon taking the top spot in shipments. Strategy Analytics reported that in the fourth quarter of 2018, shipments of smart speakers grew 95 percent from 22.6 million smart speakers in Q4, an increase from 7.2 million units in Q3 to 38.5 For 2018, there were 86.2

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JANUARY 2, 2019

A new report claims that Samsung is set to release another smart speaker next year, in addition to the Galaxy Home. According to SamMobile , the other Samsung speaker will reportedly bear the model number “SM-V310” and come in black.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Smart speaker sales continue to grow at a record pace, and new data shows that China is now the leader in that market, accounting for 52 percent of the total growth worldwide. Alibaba and Xiaomi ranked third and fourth overall, shipping 3 million and 2 million smart speakers respectively. in the near term.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Two speakers have joined the speaker faculty of Bank Innovation 2018 for fireside chats: Avin Arumugam, senior vice president of Internet of Things at Visa, and Adam Ludwin, CEO of blockchain startup Chain. Arumugam was previously head of next-generation payment products at JPMorgan Chase, as well as senior products manager at PayPal.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

A new study has found that the smart speaker and music streaming markets are becoming more interdependent. population now owns a smart speaker such as Google Home, Apple HomePod and Amazon Echo. population now owns a smart speaker such as Google Home, Apple HomePod and Amazon Echo.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

After announcing its Galaxy Home smart speaker in 2018, Samsung Mobile CEO DJ Koh has reportedly indicated that the device would be rolled out by April. The Galaxy Home speaker is said to be the first smart speaker that works with the Bixby smart assistant , according to VentureBeat. million units from 22.6

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APRIL 4, 2019

On Thursday, news also emerged that the company is trying to spark more sales of its HomePod smart speaker by nearly 17 percent, to $299, per listings on the Apple online store. Speaker Trends. So what’s behind the price decrease for Apple smart speakers? percent share of the smart speaker market. That’s good for a 35.5

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Bank Innovation is pleased to welcome Marley Gray, Microsoft’s director of technology strategy for blockchain and financial services, to our speaker faculty. Gray will discuss corporate banking and blockchains on March 1 in Seattle with JP Jolly of Citigroup and Deva Annamalai of Fiserv.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon ’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. Amazon and Google accounted for a 69 percent share of global smart speaker shipments in Q2 2018 down from over 90 percent in Q2 2017,” said David Watkins, director at Strategy Analytics, in a press release.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Bose has announced the upcoming launch of the Bose Portable Home Speaker, which boasts a proprietary voice pick-up system that works with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. According to a company press release , the compact speaker–weighing only 2.3 pounds–has up to 12 hours of battery life.

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MAY 24, 2018

Google might be feeling pretty smart today about its high-tech Home and Home Mini speakers. That’s because a new research report puts Google ahead of Amazon in first-quarter shipments of smart speakers, the first time that has happened. million shipments of its Tmall Genie speakers, Canalys said. Google in Q1 shipped 3.2

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AUGUST 28, 2018

Bose , the home audio company, announced news on Tuesday (August 28) of the launch of its Bose® Home Speaker 500 for music and the Bose Soundbar 700 and Soundbar 500 for music and home theater, which comes with Alexa already integrated. The speakers go on sale in October, with the Home Speaker 500 going for $399.95 respectively.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Amazon’s Echo smart speakers were facing connectivity issues in the U.K. Reuters , citing outage tracker Downdetector.com, reported the website had logged hundreds of reports about problems with the Echo speakers that power Alexa, Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant. 26), but are now up and running again.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Stephane Wyper, who runs Mastercard’s partnerships related to the Internet of Things, as well as new commerce, has joined the Bank Innovation 2018 speaker faculty. He will present on the challenge of creating a global fintech operation, whether you’re a startup or an established corporation.

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APRIL 4, 2019

On Thursday, news also emerged that the company is trying to spark more sales of its HomePod smart speaker by nearly 17 percent, to $299, as per listings on the Apple online store. Speaker Trends. So what’s behind the price decrease for Apple smart speakers? percent share of the smart speaker market. That’s good for a 35.5

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American Banker

AUGUST 14, 2023

OnPath Federal Credit Union in Louisiana recently launched a Spanish-language microsite to provide native speakers access to digital products that are simpler to navigate and content that's easier to understand.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Security researchers at SRLabs have discovered a new vulnerability that could leave Google and Amazon smart speakers exposed to hackers. Speakers can also be manipulated into giving fake error messages, which leads to asking for the user’s password.

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BankInovation

JUNE 1, 2022

Ken Meyer, Truist divisional chief information officer and experience officer for consumer technology, experience and innovation, has joined the speaker faculty of Bank Automation Summit Fall for the panel “Business Intelligence, CRM and Automation: How to Improve Customer and Employee Experience and Overall Efficiencies” on Tuesday, Sept.

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MAY 15, 2019

Google Assistant is now available on select Sonos speakers. In addition, Connect with Smart Home will allow users to ask Google Assistant on Sonos speakers to adjust the temperature or turn on the light, with more than 200 million devices in homes working globally with the Google Assistant now on Sonos. Support in the U.K.,

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JUNE 21, 2017

In Internet of Things (IoT) news this week, data from Slice Intelligence has found that while Amazon continues to dominate the home speaker market, Google is struggling to get a foothold. In fact, Amazon has one better with the cheapest version of its speaker, the $49 Dot. percent, while the Amazon Dot was at 18.2

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Today’s coverage includes the latest news about smart speakers, along with an Uber partner raising a good piece of capital. Amazon’s Smart Speaker Dominance Expected to Shrink as Competitors Rise. Uber Partner Fair Raises $385M in Funding Led by SoftBank.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Facebook is gearing up to enter the smart speaker market this year with the social media giant reportedly gearing up to roll out two models in the middle of this year. Apple recently rolled out its version of the smart speaker, the HomePod , which has high-quality sound and a hefty price tag along with it.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

“Dealing with change is difficult, but dealing with change when you don’t feel like you have enough time feels impossible,” says Dave Crenshaw, author of a best-selling time management book and the keynote speaker of the 2019 ThinkBIG Conference in Orlando, Fla., Regular registration for ThinkBIG is open until Aug. See Details.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In a move that shows Apple’s softening stance on its software services, Apple Music could be coming to Google Home speakers , according to a report by CNBC. The new option could possibly entice some to make the move to Apple Music, especially those who don’t want to purchase a costlier HomePod speaker, which retails for between $299 and $349.

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

In theory, the babbling critters could learn new words by listening to human speakers around them. He also added a better speaker and microphone, and a few other small electronic components, to create this Furby-Alexa hybrid, which he has named, “ Furlexa.”. What if those kids could have their own smart speaker, just for their bedroom?

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AUGUST 24, 2017

The smart speaker war is heating up. News came Wednesday that the tech giant – in addition to bringing the Galaxy Note 8 to market next month – is in the midst of working on a smart speaker that will go head to head, or speaker to speaker, with Amazon’s Echo, Google’s Home, and in another upcoming launch, HomePod by Apple.

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MAY 25, 2018

Even if people aren’t reciting their Social Security and credit card numbers to Alexa, it’s understandable that critics might feel wary about the always-on nature of smart home speakers. When Smart Isn’t Smart. He owns an Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple HomePod. All of them make this mistake.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The Google Assistant finds a home away from the Home as third parties integrate it into their smart speakers using Google’s open software development kit. Why should the voice-activated assistant race stop at smart speakers and cellphones? All in this week’s tracker. Smart Move. The result?

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Dominic Cugini, chief information officer of service digitization at KeyBank, has joined the speaker faculty for the Bank Automation Summit U.S. Cugini will speak on the panel “New approaches and techniques in RPA,” on Friday, March 3, at 9:05 a.m. ET at the Westin in Charlotte, N.C. The panel will discuss methods of designing […].

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Terrence Thomas, executive vice president and chief information officer at First Bank, will speak at Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2024 on Monday, March 18, at 4 p.m. Thomas will join the panel on “Creating a culture of AI adoption” with Scott Kinross, senior vice president and software engineering director at PNC Financial Services, and […]

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MAY 9, 2017

Microsoft is getting into the voice-activated personal assistant market, teaming up with Harman International , a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, to roll out a voice-activated speaker. The device like the other ones on the market from Amazon and Alphabet’s Google are aimed at busy people trying to juggle work and home life.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Could that be the beginning of a healthcare world supported by a network of smart speakers and virtual assistants? With an in-ear piece like this, it may be possible for hospitals to skip the smart speaker phase altogether and start having doctors update records using these on-person devices instead.

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BankInovation

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Bryce Elliott, executive vice president and chief information officer for wholesale and enterprise payments technology at Truist, joined the speaker faculty for the Bank Automation Summit U.S. 2023 and will be part of the panel “Solving data expandability issues through cloud” on Thursday, March 2, at 9:15 a.m.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Dominic Cugini, chief information officer of service digitization at KeyBank, has joined the speaker faculty at Bank Automation Summit Fall 2022 for the panel “Using business intelligence, CRM and automation to improve customer and employee experiences,” on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 9 a.m. PT at the Hyatt Olive 8 in Seattle.

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