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Those who live within a supported area can have someone bring an Elantra for an hour-long test drive. If you aren’t near a Hyundai dealership but want to test drive one of its cars, Amazon’s got your back. Amazon and Hyundai have launched a (very) limited pilot program that lets users request a Hyundai test […]

When we hear the word “Hyundai”, many of us still think “Sunday“. Now, the South Korean automaker wants you to think “Amazon”, too. Last week, Hyundai announced that some functions in its Genesis line of luxury vehicles could be controlled via Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa. But for a limited time, the company has also teamed

Amazon.com, Inc.’s Echo speaker, which came out in 2014, has been a hit among customers in the US. Now, the company hopes to extend the craze for its virtual assistant, Alexa, further in other markets outside the US. The Times reports that Amazon is currently busy tweaking its Echo speaker and Alexa to help them

The smart thermostat maker has been granted $35mn of funding for developing more smarter and connected home products and technologies. It’s raining funds in the IoT and M2M space–companies and investors are not shying away from funding IoT dreams of entrepreneurial as well as evolving IoT firms. Ecobee, a home automation company, is the latest

When I perused Fortune’s latest “Change the World” ranking of companies tackling major societal problems over the weekend, I was dismayed to see how few information technology companies made the list. I wasn’t surprised, however, by the inclusion of cloud software giant Salesforce. Philanthropy was baked into Salesforce’s business model when it was founded 17

Last week at FindBiometrics we reported on the latest iris and fingerprint biometrics news coming out of the mobile sphere while civil ID and healthcare had us talking about the vertical markets. Here is a look back on last week’s top stories in global identity management: Iris Recognition Samsung clarified details about the iris scanner

Ecobee, the maker of a smart thermostat, has completed a $35 million round of funding, which included an investment from Amazon’s Alexa Fund. Amazon’s Alexa Fund is joining with Thomvest and Relay Ventures to invest in the startup that has become the first smart thermostat to sync with Amazon’s personal assistant, Alexa. “These investments enable

The need to get up and tap the Tap to get Alexa’s attention defeats the purpose. At a Glance Amazon Tap TechHive Rating Skip the Tap. Spend the extra money and buy the Echo, instead. When we reviewed the Amazon Echo last year, we hailed it as the best home-based voice-controlled product at the consumer

Stephanie Hay Crunch Network Contributor Stephanie Hay is the head of content strategy at Capital One and led the design team that created Capital One’s Amazon Alexa skill earlier this year. How to join the network Two words: “all set.” People say them every day — after the waiter delivers food, when finishing a customer