Mike Cote’s Business Editor’s Notebook: Alexa knows the tune, but she still has a lot to learn

Eight-year-old Sutton Philips, left, his brother, 10-year-old Greyson Philips, center, and their mom, Liz Philips, right, play a game of rock-paper-scissors with “Alexa,” their Amazon Echo wireless speaker and voice command personal assistant at their home in San Diego’s Scripps Ranch community.