Amazon’s Alexa app store hits 3,000 “skills,” up from 1,000 in June
Following its accidental reveal of a newer, cheaper version of its Alexa-powered Echo Dot speaker on Monday, Amazon this morning…
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Dooze is an alarm clock with consequences
I’m not a morning person and the snooze button on my alarm clock regularly gets a workout. If you suffer from…
AI is for real and intelligent apps is its vehicle according to Madrona Group’s Matt McIlwain
Q: You’ve been incredibly successful as a VC—you’ve had numerous major exits and been named to the Forbes Midas list…
At Amazon the Flywheel Effect drives innovation
When Amazon CTO Werner Vogels talks about his company’s philosophy around innovation, it’s probably a good idea to listen. Amazon…
Amazon Echo could soon start talking to you unprompted
The speaker that speaks might soon speak without you speaking to ask it to speak. Amazon’s Echo is set to…
To compete with Amazon, Walmart should cut itself in half
Walmart’s latest earnings report wasn’t pretty. Overall revenue growth came in at a tepid 0.7 percent for the first half…