Amazon’s Alexa and Cisco’s Webex are heading to deep space on NASA’s upcoming Moon mission

When NASA debuts its new massive deep-space rocket for the first time in the coming months, a familiar voice assistant and video teleconferencing tool will be going along for the ride. Full Story: The Verge

Smart alarm clocks for the smart home with Google Assistant or Alexa

The counterpart of Amazon is the voice assistant Alexa. Full Story: Market Research Telecast

Why Amazon Should Drop the “Alexa” Name

I am a technologist and I make my living building what are called “voicebots”: digital assistants that you can interact with by just speaking to them. Full Story: Business 2 Community

Alexa.com is Shutting Down, But You Can Find Great Alternatives

Products and technologies come and go. And with Amazon winding down their data analytics site Alexa.com, an era is coming to an end. Full Story: iTech Post

Top Five Advances in Voice-Assistant Technology in 2021

Voice search, also called voice-enabled, allows the user to use a voice command to search the Internet, a website, or an app. Full Story: Analytics Insight

Alexa Told 10-Year-Old To Put Penny In Electrical Socket

Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after one of its devices “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to put a penny into the prongs of a half-inserted plug. Full Story: WHDH