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Amazon Unveils Gen AI-Upgraded Alexa, Adds Service to Prime Member Benefits

It’s been 10 years since Amazon first introduced its friendly voice assistant Alexa, following in the footsteps of…

News February 27
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Amazon Makes Alexa+ Free for All Prime Members, Expands Access for Non-Members

[Update from Feb. 6, 2026] One year after it first unveiled an upgraded Alexa+, Amazon‘s voice-based AI assistant…

News February 27
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Preview of OpenAI's new agentic interface AI agent Operator.

Ebay, Instacart, DoorDash Sign Up to Test OpenAI’s New Agentic Tool, Operator  

Ebay, DoorDash, Instacart and Uber are among the companies that have signed on to participate in the research…

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JLL Retail Property Management has introduced a new virtual shopper agent named Cindy to support 13 of its shopping centers across the U.S.

JLL Rolls Out Virtual ‘Shopping Bestie’ in 13 Centers

JLL Retail Property Management has introduced a new virtual shopper agent named Cindy, designed to make the online…

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Best Buy is rolling out new gen AI assistants for customers and employees with help from Google.

Best Buy Adds Generative AI to its Customer Service Toolkit

Best Buy is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to leverage generative AI technology for new customer service…

News April 9
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TikTok Launches Generative AI Tool to Help Brands with Content Creation

TikTok has debuted a new AI-powered virtual assistant, the TikTok Creative Assistant, to “intelligently collaborate with brands and creators…

News October 2
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The B2B Of The Future: Bot To Bot Marketing

By Adam Fingerman, ArcTouch Mobile & Connected Experiences No doubt about it, bots are coming. Forgive the hyperbole,…

Executive Viewpoints October 13
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Coca-Cola Drives Campaign Awareness With Tensator Virtual Assistant

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is generating buzz for its 2014 “Share a Coke” campaign by implementing the Tensator Virtual…

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Clarins Wows Customers With Virtual Assistant

While some consumers who visit department stores are shopping with a purpose, others are browsing casually, hoping that…

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