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    Amazon is teaching Alexa to distinguish different voices

    For all of Alexa's many skills, one major thing Amazon's voice assistant is currently missing is the ability to distinguish who is actually speaking to it. According to a new report from Time magazine, however, the online retail giant is currently working to make that a reality.

    Andrew Dalton
    02.27.2017
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    HSBC is rolling out biometric banking to 15 million customers

    HSBC isn't the first to introduce biometric banking in the UK, but its rollout is set to become the biggest. The financial giant today announced plans to introduce voice-recognition technology for telephone banking, allowing more than 15 million customers to do away with memorable dates and places.

    Matt Brian
    02.19.2016