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Amazon's Alexa takes fight with Siri to Marriott hotel rooms

Fri, Mar 24, 2017 - 5:50 AM

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Technology companies are using hotel rooms as showrooms for new services and devices that can also control so-called smart homes.
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AMAZON.COM Inc's battle with Apple Inc over digital assistants is moving to a new venue: hotel rooms, where Alexa and Siri are both vying to be the voice-controlled platform of choice for travellers.

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