if you look at the pricing of the amazon alexa, they do not make much profit on that. o it as a loss leader to get people buying amazon products or products through amazon.com. that is not the apical -- the apple business model. they are trying to do more in services and software. the pricing will be interesting to see. caroline: this will connect -- emily: this will connect with other apple devices and potentially progress apple's strategy within the home in general, right? kit, apple has home which is the way you control smart devices like your lighting, blinds. if i wanted to control the lighting at my home remotely, i have to have a hub in my home. i can't do it from here. that could be an apple tv or ipad. it's likely to be this speaker. the other side, if you have an amazon alexa or a google home, you are listening to either spotify, amazon prime music, or google play. these kinds of product services are ones apple is really pushing, trying to build a more dependable revenue stream. that helps preserve that. emily: apple was not the first to market with a tablet.

digital assistance are the popular kids on the block in 2017 from amazon alexa to google home.part of the in-crowd. lighthouse has invented an interactive assistant that leverages deep learning to keep residents connected to their homes while they are away. the startup has support of tech heavyweights like andy rubin and sebastian thrun. joining me now to discuss is lighthouse founder and max caston. describe how the technology works. i have heard it described as amazon alexa giving you connected to your home while you're in the outside world. right. what is going on here is the combination of 3-d sensing and deep learning. this makes it possible to understand what is what in the environment, that's a child, a dog, a person, a mother. this let's is behave intelligently. this let's you ask lighthouse, tell me about the things you care most about. you can literally say, hey, lighthouse, let me know when you someone at the front door with a dog when i am out, and it will do that. emily: how much of the market is there for this? even though the connected home sounds great, it sound

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. >> apple has siri, amazon has alexa and facebook has unveiled something called parlay. they introduced that new research tool today calling it a one stop search for dialogue research. a fancy way of saying talking to a computer. the goal is for people to have their own digital friend, virtual assistant that can be customized for each person and under their control. >>> a government watchdog that investigates a wide range of subjects from bike lanes to others, is in need of volunteers. to recruit candidates for the next civil grand jury in san francisco. a big push is being made to recruit younger people and minorities. >> we need fresh ideas. we need people of color, we need people who are young, going to new careers because they just fished a second education and we'd like to have more diversity on the grand jurys. >> in the past year they released reports on police shootings and homelessness and jail conditions. the commitment is for one year begins july 1st. >>> would you let an airline scan your face in order to identify you? >> not sure about that. delta airlines i

we already find artificial intelligence on earth's smartphones or in appliances like amazon's alexa.nstead of replacing humans, they are going to be working alongside them to help augment the work flow. >> reporter: there are already 20,000 peppers and now robots like this one at work in the world. mostly in japan being used to teach students how to program, working in businesses and hospitals, and living with families. now they can even do tai chi. >> it's got robot form. >> reporter: monique runs startup programs at the university. a product that recently came out of its incubator. >> i'm looking for hammers. >> reporter: the lowbot that works at lowe's home improvement stores acting as an employee assistant. they can handle important tasks like inventory tracking freeing up employees to help customers. >> if a robot or one with artificial intelligence can take care of that for you in a subtle nonintrusive way, it enables us to be human. it enables us to do the things that we love to do the most. >> reporter: humans are literally getting more connected to these bots. matthew progra

john: if you think amazon's alexa is amazing you haven't seen anything yet.t's one of the gadgets people in d.c. will be buying to make the homes in the smart homes. how you do this, how much privacy are we giving up? the futuristic world of "the jetsons" is almost here because amazon echo and the goog home are about to change our lives dramatically. >> alexa, set kitchen lights to 100%. they all come on 100%. john: chris, the c.e.o. of smart home h.q., a company that turns homes to smart homes. >> lighting, heating and air. change the color of the room lights. turn bedroom vents on and off. >> smart vent that will help maintain equal temperature throughout the home. >> turn the family room to a disco. >> volume turned the lights synchronize to music. john: security is just important. you have cameras showing the creepy guy outside the front door. water sensors and sound of barking dogs if someone ventures up at night. what the programs like this do is combine the ring doorbell, the thermostat and the amazon echo in to one big smart home of the future. homeow

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but ikea said the balls will soon be connected wireless to amazon alexa.ikea said the lights will be compatible with google and apple's smart home systems in the future. >>> if you have alexa we give news updates. you can say, alexa, what is the news? you will hear me and mike. speaking of gasia mikaelian, she has a look at what's coming up. good morning. >>> good morning. coming up in minutes, as we continue to follow developments in the manchester bombing at a ariana grande concert, we are also hearing heartwarming stories of people taking action in a time of uncertainty to help total strangers. what one woman did for dozens of teenagers that gave them and their parents the gift of peace of mind. also, the warriors are in the finals and fans will do just about anything to get the latest warrior's gear including missing work. people were lined up outside a pleasant hill sporting goods store but one item is very hot and it's nowhere to be found. we will hear from a fan who has some explaining to do to his boss because he missed work trying to get this one

. >> so first one is called dish hopper d va system that will be working directly with amazon alexa to avoid for voice intelligence, thinks first tv provide tore offer direct compatibility with alex a it will allow anywhere app to connect with amazon fire stick products. >> friend of a dare a group that work to support education efforts at alexandria dare k through eight school has a big announcement, you see right there, school is getting a bike share station on the sidewalk along thompson street you can check out indego app for real time station updates and see if they are available. >>> 5:27. we are following breaking news that has happened, that terror attack in manchester, england. >> twenty-two people killed and many more injured after a cons inert england. coming up we will hear from the singer, and plus president trump. (vo) this memorial day at enterprise car sales... experience great customer service and get more for your trade, may twenty-fourth through thirtieth and let enterprise car sales flip your thinking about buying your next vehicle. we heard the biggest explosion an

if you have used amazon alexa or something in your home and you have spoken to it and asked it to playusic. what is amazing about this that most people miss is that it is starting to get technology to be in the background rather than the foreground. if i want to the music i put my phone, i stare at it, i and completely removed from this conversation. i have dropped out of the real world to do something on my computer. when i can talk to an agent i can still look at you and say, can i listen to the red hot chili peppers? done. that is your today. it is in the beginning stages. mike: you can turn out your lights and reorder things you have bought. this agent that can accomplish a lot of tasks for you. maybe i have a pair of glasses that allows it to display information. i have some notes and opponents that are happening next and a cheering message for my wife showing up on my screen, all without having to pull my phone out and remove myself from this conversation. that is the thing we're most excited about. charlie: who has the competitive advantages? mike: it is a competitive field. cha

is that he's going to talk a lot about google assistance, its answer to apple, siri and ama n amazon's alexacould get updates on google's hardware. for example, google home, the smart speaker that answers questions and plays music. there could be additional pressure on google to offer updates today because we know it is playing catch up with amazon, which dominates 70% of the market versus just 24% for google. amazon benefits from first mover advantage and continues within this space. but tech analysts say don't count out google either which continues to add new features to its smart speaker, too. like recognizing multiple users. garrner says spending on these devices will top $2 billion by 2020. other hardware, reports that google is also going to unveil it's new vr headset. coming up later on closing bell, i'll be chatting with clay bavor. guy, back to you. >> thank you, they got some updates to do on daydream as well. they promised us these phones that would work with vr and they haven't showed up, guys. >> in another universe, we might have led with google io conference today. not the da

i saw that amazon's alexa can now whisper, change the pitch of its voice and spell words correctly. [e oohs ] so, if you're keeping score, that's alexa, three. the president of the united states, zero. [ cheers and applause ] there we you go. we have a great show tonight! give it up for the roots! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, guys! thank you, roots. thank you, higgins. we have a great show tonight. from "the big bang theory," kaley cuoco is on the show tonight! >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, we love her! we love her. plus, this guy is one of my favorite human beings on the planet. he stars in the new nbc show, "great news." my pal, horatio sanz is here. >> steve: yeah, horatio! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very funny, very funny individual. we have a lot of good memories together, me and horatio. and we have great music. oh, my goodness. lp is on the show tonight! >> steve: woah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, you know what? ladies and gentlemen, i read something that really disturbed me recently. >> steve: what's that? >> jimmy: american

last year, google introduced their google home, their version of amazon's alexa, at the conference. speaking of google, they won an important victory in court over its name. google is still a protected trademark despite the fact that everybody uses it as a verb. i'm going to google that. google worried it would end up like kleenex or aspirin or frisbee. people use the trademark in the generic sense and that would allow people to use google in their own company names. so far, no, but there may be a day where xerox, frisbee, kleenex. >> all brand names. >> but they're traded, aren't they? >> some are, some aren't aspirin is not. >> that's interesting. >> thanks, scott. >> this is not your average day. this is what it looked like, a tornado from inside a car. new video from storm chasers taking yesterday in western oklahoma. the twister even damaged the windshield. the crew made it through, but the twister eventually killed a person. it has been a very long night in the midwest. storms and tornadoes moved through that region. another person sadly was killed as a tornado ripped through

turnings out to be a success story, what's to stop a company with deep pockets, like a google, amazon or alexang in and taking it all away from them. in fact i would. >>> be surprised if google already knows this information already. if they want this business, i think they can make a grab for it and it would probably cost them a lot less than outright acquiring the new stock that is yext. right now we're being flooded with all the new ipos, but you need to be able to tell the good stories apart from the higher risk stockings. i think yext falls into the latter. these things tend to unravel when a bigger player decides they want to own it. "the lightning round" is just ahead. stay with cramer. >>> fly, eagles, fly. on the road to victory. fly, eagles fly, score a touchdown 1-2-3. >> i want to thank the eagles organization for one of the greatest days of my life. reporting a fourth round pick. go, birds. it's time for our west coast edition of "the lightning round." [ buzzer ] and then "the lightning round" is over. are you ready skee-daddy? we start with margo in california. margo. >> caller:

and the s&p 500 back above 2400. 2402 right now. >>> amazon's alexa may be getting a new body according street journal. amazon will be updating the echo with a new device that will add a 7-inch touch screen ask a camera for video calling. it is the latest move to keep its lead on competitors and growing competition from google and microsoft. it could cost more than $200 and may be available next month. >>> tuesday relevant in the retail space, target is getting into the next day delivery service. it is testing out a program to let customers order everyday items and have them delivered to their homes the next day. if the tests are successful, the target restock program may be rolled out this summer. the delivery fee is still to be determined but it will be competitive with amazon pantry which is about $6 a box. >>> facebook launching another massive campaign against fake news. ahead of the british next on june 8th, facebook has eliminated tens of thousands of british accounts. it is also taking out newspaper ads warning british voters about fake news. facebook conducted a similar campaig

you can even think of amazon echo and alexa as an extension of that. get you to touch amazon in some way, 8-10 times a day, that can include video, asking alexa what is the weather all that , eventually accrues to i am going to shift a larger percentage of my retail spend to amazon. so even though that is not generating topline dollars, it is cementing what is undoubtedly the industry's most powerful customer relationship. caroline: jitendra, where next in terms of can amazon possibly go? we are seeing record highs for many of these stocks. i am looking at amazon with with a $439 billion market cap. it's about to grow if it holds onto those after-hours trading numbers. are you expecting just continued positivity coming from amazon? jitendra: as he mentioned, now that these touch points at amazon keeps adding with video, with the ai assistants, different products and services, it brings people back to prime. once people are back to prime, they spend more, and so this cycle has a long runway, because if you look at the markets, they are just starting to e

you see stuff with amazon and alexa early on right now but that's only in the one or two million unit sales, probably, in the estimates. we are still sort of waiting for that. i do think the big question is how are people going to search in the future and what's the device going to be to do that. >> we were told last hour that the new wave would also bring a lot of winners of private companies. we talk so much about the fabulous five that are driving the nasdaq. but who else should we be watching? >> just generally or specific to voice? >> specific to voice and some of these other trends we are talking about. >> oh, sure. well, i can go on for hours. that's going to be -- >> give us three. >> we have an hour. >> ai machine learning, what we are hearing, people are talking about it as though it's a vertical. it's not. it's like saying mobile is interesting. what we are actually seeing is within specific verticals so having those different techniques applied and then actually have some outcome of some commercial outcome, like where investors in a small company, chyron medical which is f

the latest addition to amazon alexa. a new gadget to help you pick out your clothes.ter] >> tell me what outfit to wear ed today that passes judgment on your clothing outfit of the day. electronic assistance, the new reality. gizmos that can control nearly every aspect of your life. how do you foal about that? we're on it. and facebook's zuckerberg 50 state tour that continues. this time it dropped many for dinner surprising family in ohio. here's the the question, what is zuckerberg up to? considering run for public officesome looks like it don't it? back in a moment. >> dead flat market this monday morning i will tell l you we're at 20,934, however, all time high it is for some of those really big name technology companies. will you look at this please? tesla,16 new high. facebook 151 new high. apple 14 a new high watch him go. mail any packages lately? using word mail loose ups a new twist on surge price what's that? >> retailers during speacialg the busy holiday months they were going to need blah blah space because we have a you feel this stuff going out and don'

they have their kindle readers, amazon echo and alexa voice-activated platform.ple are comfortable if they can see it, touch it, try it. if they get back of the store bottom shelf treatment in competitors like best buy and staples and things, they really neither own place to showcase their own products. and that has been their achilles' heel, but they have to address that. because a big part of their advantage has been providing people with what they want. they are trying to find the right balance. emily: we are looking at shots of the amazon echo. spencer, who covers amazon in seattle, thank you. a story we are watching. intel escalated a battle in the market for high-end computer processors. the company just unveiled a new powerful item, intel will be selling chips under a new core brand. it is aimed at gamers. amd says its latest product is outperformed intel chips, and if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. you can listen on bloomberg.com and on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: a story we are watching, nos directorsera did not follow up

. >>> and alexa's making its way into television. amazonders for special tvs with alexa built in. along with telling alexa to change the channel, you'll be able to tell alexia to dim the house lights and other smart appliances. it will cost between $450 and $900. anne-marie. >> what every couch potato needs. thank you so much, jill. >>> still ahead, repurposing firearms. we'll show you a company that's ta using illegal guns to create jewelry to help fight violence. i was covered. i tried lots of things over the years. but i didn't give up. i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. that still works. now? see me. see me. i found clear skin that lasts. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection o

. >> amazon is now live with the new echo. the echo show now alexathings, watch video flash briefings, watch youtube, see music lyrics, security cameras, foxos, weather forecasts u. talk to family and friends who have a similar exo. >> how hard is it to set it up? >> it's easy. >> plug and play. >> now, every tie we mention alexa, do you know people watching our show who have an alexa near are getting -- so alexa, order me a domino's pizza with banana peppers, no cheese. everyone will get one now. >> amazon has a piece of sound. let's take a listen to that. >> announcer: with amazon exo and alexa, you can control smarthome devices and get news and information. now the newest members, echo show. >> hi there. >> this is doug. first-time dad. with echo show, he can stay connected even when his hands are full. >> mom would like to talk. >> alexa, september the call. hay, mom. >> hi, honey, how are things? >> you forgot to mention how hard this whole parenting thing is. >> jim, you just literally threw your hands up. >> it's fabulous. this is amazing. i'm

first up, if your mom says you don't call enough, have alexa do it for you. amazon's echo devices can now communicate with each other. the new echo show has video conferencing. if your mom loves cooking, update that crock pot. >> don't buy your mother a crock pot. just a pro tip. >> heigmight like that. it has wi-fi. you can control it from anywhere. >> no. no. protest. >> you can make sure the food won't burn by going to your app and quickly changing the temperature setting. one idea capturing moments. the polaroid snap makes an instant print and copy. >> please don't buy your mother an appliance this mother's day. >> camera is nice? >> okay. yes. >> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m. >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> jewelry, perfume. >> flowers. >> flowers, chocolates. you follow me? >> not a vacuum. 5:00 a.m. right now. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right to your weather and traffic. >> melissa has an eye on roads and traffic. we'll go to chuck and sheena for the forecast. >> not a pretty day to be outside. th

. >>> amazon is working to reduce alexa's false alarms. e new feature will now run an extra check after the assistant starts listening to make sure someone really asks for her. the announcement comes as amazon is rolling out a new line of devices with a touchscreen echo show. >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the spurs coach cries foul over a play that took out his star player. >> who gives a damn about what his intent was? you ever hear of manslaughter? >> popovich fuels the fire for game 2. tip-off next. >> and what's cool about your school? email your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com and we may feature your school on the show. ,, next: fighting for funding. the vote senator dianne >>> good morning, everybody. spurs star kawhi leonard will miss tonight's game 2 with an ankle injury suffered in sunday's game 1. san antonio blew a 23-point lead after leonard was injured. he rolled his ankle when he came down the on the foot of zaza pachulia. it wasn't the first time that pachulia was involved with a san antonio player. the coach

amazon is making moves right now free alexa calling and messaging rolled out to existing he cecho echoot devices in the u.s. as well as the alexa app for android. this is another move to drop people further into amazon's ecosystem with a new screen users will be able to do things like youtube, see security cameras and probably feel more comfortable ordering stuff on amazon.com through the echo. yesterday microsoft announced its own competitor in the smart spe speaker virtual home assistant. there's google's home which has been gaining market share since it was relessed last year. amazon, though, has had a big head start, the first echo. this is its fourth iteration. the first came out in 2014. it controls 70% of this market. guys? >> a follow up in a minute, deirdre. first to ylam mui. >> reporter: credit market activity, now these were investments made through cvr energy where he is a majority opener. the senators are saying that he potentially recommended personnel and policies that might have caused the prices of those credits to drop resulting in a $50 million profit for mr. icahn.

how does amazon music interact with the echo? what end of things can asked alexae things can i ask alexa? we brought that into the store. >> it is still not exactly clear why amazon is bothering with physical stores at all. it's website is already the biggest bookseller in the world. the popularity of shopping for books and much more on amazon.com has crushed bookstore chains like barnes & noble and borders which went out of business a few years ago. it is probably a tiny fraction of the company's $140 billion in annual revenue. irony, thel note, of four borders went belly up, it had a bookstore in the very same all that is now home to amazon's . that's does it for this edition of bloomberg technology. from aay's show we hear virtual reality startup that got $502 million in investment money , one of the largest ever. bloomberg tech is live streaming .n twitter, check us out that is all for now, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ in new yorkstudios city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: we begin with the aftermath of monday's terrorist attack in manchester, england. suspect wa

amazon is investing. its prime membership program, alexa, the virtual assistant, india and logistics. on is building up its airplane delivery system but we have here with me one of the pilots that is working on that push, now you are here and i know our audience, behind are 50 pilots. >> the airline industry as a whole is suffering from a historic pilot shortage which is trickling down to the vendor carriers. we got about 65 from various airlines to the family and we're out here trying to picket to help the shareholders and the press understand the problems. >> reporter: now why do shareholders need to understand -- what is the risk to amazon? >> the risk is when jeff bezos has stated the goals for prime air. those goals will hardly be achieved if they can't retain pilots that operate for prime air and deliver everyone's packages. >> reporter: thank you very much. amazon build out its logistics business. back to you. >> thank you. as the stock continues to hit all-time highs, wall street analysts remain bullish. there's not a single sell on the street. jason ware is the ceo who owns am

first, if your mom says you don't call enough, maybe you could have alexa do it for you. amazon'st commune knit kay with each other. the new echo show has video conferencing mom might like. if your mom loves cooking, how about upgrading the 1970s crock pot. the one that she has. you can do it with switching it out with a wi-fi enabled slow cooker. it it and forget it's on. >> you can make sure the food won't burn by quickly going to your app and changing the temperature setting. >> just like that. one more idea here. we know that a lot of moms love capturing moments. the polaroid snap makes an instant snap. >> i might give you a pass on the polaroid camera. do not buy your mother a crock pot. >> what about a roomba? >> no. please. >> handmade card. >> no, i love that. >>> 5:57. we are celebrating a soon-to-be mother again. melissa mollet shares her story. >> now she has more to share. is she having a boy or a girl? we have the answer coming up. >>> and we continue our super kids series with a young chef who's serving cooking advice with her meals. a look at her skills already name

if your mom says, you don't call enough, have alexa do it for you. amazon's echo devices can communicate with each other. the new echo has videoconferencing so can you get more face time with your mommy. >> so if you buy two amazon has a sale you get $100 off, buy one for you, one for mom and start a video chat. >> i swear video chats were invented by grandparents. if your mom likes to cook, upgrade her old crock pot with a wi-fi enabled one. you can splurge, $700 robot vacuum. they're not new but that version is. it picks up pet hair and has an easy-to-use app. we know moms like pictures. >> you have to make sure moms are up to date on how to use the stuff. the face timing, videoconferencing is not easy to set up sometimes. >> oh, i don't know. when there are grandkids involved, they figure it out. >>> the cal rugby team is rallying around one of their own off the field. what the team is doing for the player paralyzed in a game on saturday. but first, happening now a new poll says most americans don't know what school choice is and it became a topic of educa

of the echo show.stand up -also, amazon will let people make calls, send messages through the echo show, other echo devices, and on a phone or tablet through the alexa which works on android and ios. so essentially amazon here is creating like an imessage service through any mobile device or echo you will be able to make calls, send messages through wifi no cell service needed. and that's all free.i think if someone has wanted an echo speaker device.. this is even more reason now to want one of these.. if you video chat with your non techie relatives and often have technical issues this could make video chatting really easy.but google a year ago came out with their voice assistant speaker called google home basically the same thing as the echo but google's version if you don't need the video calling feature of the echo show but you like the other aspects. a good option and it answers to the power of search.mind coming up google is annual i-o tech show that's where they unveiled the home device last possible they will update that.. and fancy it up like amazon has. for thatand apple is holding their wwdc ahead at eight.. a family practice doctor ....

it is the latest version of amazon's voice controlled system since alexa.re's a 7-inch touch screen display and camera, ability to send messages or make video phone call, and it's now available for preorder on amazon.com and costs $229 or $230 rounding up, and ships june 28th. with the new capabilities, viewers can do things such as see who is ringing the doorbell. fit a camera to see who's at the door. you can watch news briefings. >> like us. >> you can watch us, i guess. youtube. and sport events. watch highlights. new data in e-marketer says amazon now has 70% market share in this voice activated speaker market. the echo show is amazon's fourth edition to the echo family. shares slightly higher on today's trade. >> question -- okay, you have one. >> i have the original echo. >> original. >> i'm a rat in a maze. i listen to music. that's all i do. i mean -- >> are you concerned about it snooping on you? >> i don't care. >> really? >> no. if they want to snoop on me while i cook dinner, fine. i cook dipper and turn on the music. >> what if it has video? >

. >> how does the amazon user interact with ease things? what can i ask alexa? ey want to see these things then ask experts about it. we have brought these into the store. >> it is still not exactly clear why amazon is bothering with physical stores at all. its website is already the biggest bookseller in the world and the popularity of shopping for books and much more on amazon.com has crushed store chains like barnes & noble and borders, which went out of business a few years ago. it is not disclosed sales made in the stores, but it is probably a tiny fraction of the company's annual revenue. and the final load of irony here? belly up, its went had a bookstore in the same all that is now home to amazon -- mall that is now home to amazon. books or you readers? scarlet: books, because i cannot member anything i read in the e-reader. i use kindles for vacations. julia: i am all about the e-reader. i love books, but i like looking at books. scarlet: and the smell of books. julia: there is a coziness about real books. scarlet: let's take a look at the business flash

amazon echo. how is the google assistant different from syria, alexa, or cortana?we are really excited about with google assistant is the ability to go across all of the different contexts in your life. you can go from your house, to your car, to your commute throughout your day. we want the assistant to be able to help you in all of those different places. today we were excited to deploy that out to all of the iphones, make that available to iphone users. we also make it available to android users, really making that assistant always available to you to matter what you are doing. it going to take her voice technology to actually improve? i have used all of these devices, and in my experience, it is still rather crude. are making a lot of progress, but one of the things we talked about today is a really using a broad scale data and neural algorithms to improve the technology. we have been pretty significantly overhauling all of our algorithms under the hood every couple of years to take advantage of the new computing power that we have and new, larger amounts of da

. >>> and speaking of smart, amazon says it wants to you have long real conversations with alexa, the personal assistant. new tools help alexa whisper, snow emotion and pause naturally like humans. with the goal to have a 20- minute conversation. but it's still in the early stages. so amazon offered 12 teams of university students to fill in the gaps and whatever team solves the problem they get $2.5 million. you know, you can just call a friend, too. >>> facebook is upgrading its messenger app including mini games you can play with -- many games you can play with friends. currently you can only play by yourself. some include 8 ball pool and "words with friends." >>> i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, from "roar-acle" this morning, the golden state warriors thinking a little revenge against the utah jazz in game one of the second round series. we'll show you highlights coming up. us at: cool schools at kpix- dot-com. we m and feature your school on our thursday show. it's 6-- ann coulter was a no-show at ca, - everything we stock at grocery outlet has crazy low prices. do you know how w

how does the amazon music interact with the echo? what kinds of things can i ask alexa? see it, they want to talk to the experts about it. wse have brought that into the store. >> it is still not exactly clear why amazon is bothering with physical stores at all. its website is already the biggest bookseller in the world, and the popularity of shopping for books and much more on amazon.com has crushed bookstore chains like barnes & noble and borders, which went out of business. amazon doesn't disclose sales at its handful of stores, but it is probably a tiny fraction of the company's $140 billion in annual revenue. one final note of irony -- before borders went belly up, that had a bookstore in the very same long that is now home -- the very same all that is now home to amazon. emily: coming up, this week spelled more trouble for cooper, here in the u.s. and abroad. we will bring you the latest be bums and hear from roger metheny on the matter. plus, how that has president trump been media companies? we will pose that question to mark compton, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ e

this is the world's first lighting fixture with amazon's echo built into it. i'm going to demo it. alexa? what's today's weather in washington, d.c.? she can can do it. >> in washington, d.c. it's 69 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. today, you can look for some sun and thunderstorms. >> is that great? >> a high of 82 degrees. >> your weather person should worry. >> sheena and chuck, this does not look as good as either of them. >> they're better looking. alexa does okay. you can order dinner with it. you can set a timer, get headline news, all that stuff. they're running a $40 discount right now. >> pretty good deal. >> next, this is from le echo. this is the le pro 3, a smartphone, an android. what's cool about it is it has all the same look and feel of a google pixel. same pictures, a thumbprint thing in the back, google glass, all that stuff. you can get it for $350, whereas a google phone, you're looking at $800. it's a big savings. it's called le echo. >> le pro. >> le pro 3. >> and the battery i assume will not be one of those explosive ones. >> no, no. it's got great reviews, hig

amazon web services. software vendors, i think that's really compelling. with what they have, with alexa and echo products, that can be very disruptive. think about the applications, in the consumer world, think about that technology being taken in the commercial world, running warehouses through this type of technology. that could be really valuable, something that may not be fully appreciated in the stock price right now. >> i fell in love with alexa, and now i've sort of fallen out of love with her. she doesn't understand me the way she used to, frankly. but are there any weak spots that you soo e? one of them that i hear a lot of my associates here say is that they were a little suspicious of having a microphone in their house that could potentially listen to everything. are there businesses or vulnerabilities anywhere there you see in amazon? >> yeah. i think that's one of the first ones that you think about. that there's potential risk with that. all it takes is one breach of data with that. and potentially that could be very disruptive for the growth plans there. a lot of things g

hello google and alexa on the amazon echo. they are good and they will tie in with physical things. that much different than putting my iphone on the counter and turning on siri. i think driverless cars will be big. maybe augmented reality. these are still around the corner. rally --alls the trump we should listen to this guy. thank you very much for listening to us. oliver, thank you for joining us. we are 13 minutes into the session. here's the ball up for you. we just pulled back from all-time highs. from new york, you are watching bloomberg. fallout for you. we've just pulled back from all-time highs. from new york, you are watching bloomberg. ♪ emma: this is "bloomberg daybreak." coming up, an interview with the former omb director. david: this is bloomberg. we are back with walter isaacson whose einstein biography is behind a genius television series on national geographic. also, your innovators book. walter: i'm trying different media. david: you've been pretty successful at it. geographic national einstein show is based on my book but i'm just tuning in every week to watch i

amazon is also using that cash on new business areas like the alexa voice computing platform.mpete directly against walmart with its next venture which is brick and mortar retail stores. >>> today, samsung is hosting a conference in san francisco about the future of operating systems. organizers say the developer conference features high-tech leaders, discussions and all the latest advancements for app developers, platform designers of hardware and software. this particular operating system is for products and services including mobile phones and tvs. the conference is at the hilton union square hotel in san francisco. >>> a new two year partnership is being launched between the college board and a charity created by mark zuckerberg and his wife. it will help students in low income and rural areas and create access for more -- for access to basic college counseling. the college board said it will expand access to unique, personalized learning paths to help students get ready for tests like the psat, the sat and advanced placement courses. >>> 6:46 am is the time. let's check i

amazon's fire hd 10. it is a 10-inch tablet with alexa bit in. you can talk to it. it is higher resolution.his thing you have to keep plugged in on the counter and i'm supposed to call my mom with this thing as long as she happens to be standing in the kitchen. it is like the land line reborn. why not call her cellphone with face time. this is good for amazon, who doesn't have a platform bit in, but i'm not sure it is something everybody needs to be doing. >> walter, just like their streaming content service, it is not about selling the devices, it is about getting you to order more bleach. >> well, absolutely. by the way, i need bleach, or at least laundry detergent. people say well that's, you know, horrible, they're gathering your information. i like to be able to just walk in and say, you know, here is what i knee. if amazon is able to create an ecosystem where i can make my phone calls get my video, know exactly what, you know, type of new orleans jazz funk i like and be able to tell it to play that when i walk in, and then also order some laundry detergent for me, yeah, it may not rep

play my favorite song by singing the lyrics">google is late to the party amazon's echo home wifi speaker with voice assistant alexain is currently the most popular home assistant gadget on the market.. today they showed off new features for home. trying to prove it's better than the echo rishi chandra/vice president google home products says:<"we are rolling out free hand free calling to all users in us, the ultimate hands free speaker phone">this hands phone calling through the home device will be free and it will call landlines and cell phones. google is so confident in their artificial intellegence software built into the home they added a new proactive feature. that will try to predict helpful information for you and sound off. rishi chandra/vice president google home products says:<"for example i am playing game with kids and google home lights up and i say what up? it tells me there is traffic that could make me late for my next appointment">google is also adding new artificial intellegence featuers to their google photos app. like the ability to automatically share pictures the app will recognize friends ba