Amazon & Google Release Free Ad-supported Music Streaming; Facebook Working on Voice Assistant; Microsoft Joins Hearables Race; Global Smart Speaker Market to top 200M units by end of 2019; Voice Set to Replace Keyboards
This week's most buzzworthy headlines: Amazon: Are Amazon Workers Listening in on you?, Voice is a Deciding Factor in Future Car Purchases, Alexa Gains Detailed News Reading, Learn How Alexa Works from a 5th Grader, Amazon and Google Are the Next Big Trend, Can now Launch without a Request
Voice-First News Roundup 3/30-4/4/2019 HIPAA Compliant Alexa Skills; Alexa-enabled Earbuds; Conversational + Knowledge Data Set | Walmart Partners with Google; Google Assistant Features a Legend | Voice Home Assistants Grow in the UK, Global Smart Home Market Expected to Grow into Double-Digits
Amazon: "Second-Screen Problem" Solved, Meet the Only Woman in the Top 10 of Amazon's Alexa Skills Challenge, the Future is Voice-First, Alexa Might Get a Body, Alexa Skill Earns Emmy Nom, Google Home Assists Interventional Radiologists, Smart Speakers Paced to Replace Radios