Virtual assistant

November 7th 2022

Apple Supposedly Dumping the ‘Hey!’ From Siri’s Wake Phrase

Siri! I'm asking you to do something for me, Siri!

Tech News Florence Ion Nov 7

August 2nd 2022

All the Virtual Friends We Made Along the Way

A look back at the last two decades of chatbots, digital pets, and artificial intelligence.

Tech News Florence Ion Aug 2

February 23rd 2022

Meta Wants to Bring AI Assistants and Universal Translation to the Metaverse… One Day… In the Future!

Zuckerberg's company showcased a variety of long-term AI projects it believes will work hand in glove with future online worlds.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Feb 23

February 8th 2022

Nothing’s Wireless Earbuds Can Finally Activate Voice Assistants Like Siri and Alexa

Users can now talk to Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. But accessing them sounds like a pain.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Feb 8

July 2nd 2021

Netflix Has a Funny Idea of How Digital Assistants Should Work

No one actually wants to have a relationship with their robots.

Artificial Intelligence Victoria Song Jul 2

June 29th 2021

Alexa Will Read to Your Kids, but There’s a Catch

You might want to get into the habit of deleting voice recordings after every few reading sessions.

Commerce Florence Ion Jun 29

April 29th 2021

Google Assistant Will Now Finally Be Able to Say Your Name Correctly

It’s always awkward when you ask the robot (i.e. your phone’s digital assistant) to call a friend or family member, and then it responds with a cold and butchered pronunciation of that name. Now you can help stave off those unfortunate uncanny valley moments by teaching the Google Assistant how to pronounce your name and…

Tech News Florence Ion Apr 29

April 26th 2021

Google’s Nest Hub Is Making Its Way Into Your Hotel Room

This summer, you might want to add “unplugging Google” after checking for bedbugs to the list of tasks to complete when you settle into a hotel room. Two hospitality-focused companies, Guest Supply, which focuses on special amenities for hotels, and Volara, which provides voice assistant options for the same industry, announced they’re partnering up to…

Gadgets Florence Ion Apr 26

April 11th 2021

Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Scoop Up AI Firm Nuance Communications for $16 Billion

Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Nuance Communications, an artificial intelligence firm whose speech recognition tech helped develop Apple’s Siri virtual assistant, for as much as $16 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The deal price being negotiated could value Nuance at around $56 per share, the source said, a roughly…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Apr 11

April 1st 2021

Cortana Is Dead on Android and iOS Today

Normally April 1 is a day for jokes and pranks, but this year it also marks a funeral of sorts: the death of Cortana on mobile devices. Following Microsoft’s decision to shut down Cortana on smart speakers, including the Harman Kardon Invoke earlier this year, Microsoft is now pulling support for the Cortana app on…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Apr 1

March 19th 2021

Amazon’s Motion-Tracking Smart Display Is Kinda Creepy, but Damn Is It Useful

Amazon’s new Echo Show 10 will track you as you move across its line of sight, which feels strange at first. That’s just one of the device’s many unique features, and its other abilities make it a handy sous-chef while you’re preparing meals. But its limited app support is a disappointing shortcoming of an otherwise…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Catie Keck Mar 19

January 16th 2021

Amazon Wants Other Companies to Make Their Own Voice Assistants, Using Alexa’s Tech, Of Course

Building a smart voice assistant like Alexa is hard, according to Amazon, and we can probably take its word for it. However, that doesn’t mean that voice assistants are out of reach for companies like car manufacturers, for example. Amazon wants car manufacturers to make their own voice assistants, using Alexa’s technology, of course, and…

Commerce Jody Serrano Jan 16

Apple Supposedly Dumping the ‘Hey!’ From Siri’s Wake Phrase

All the Virtual Friends We Made Along the Way

Meta Wants to Bring AI Assistants and Universal Translation to the Metaverse… One Day… In the Future!

Nothing’s Wireless Earbuds Can Finally Activate Voice Assistants Like Siri and Alexa

Netflix Has a Funny Idea of How Digital Assistants Should Work

Alexa Will Read to Your Kids, but There’s a Catch

Google Assistant Will Now Finally Be Able to Say Your Name Correctly

Google’s Nest Hub Is Making Its Way Into Your Hotel Room

Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Scoop Up AI Firm Nuance Communications for $16 Billion

Cortana Is Dead on Android and iOS Today

Amazon’s Motion-Tracking Smart Display Is Kinda Creepy, but Damn Is It Useful

Amazon Wants Other Companies to Make Their Own Voice Assistants, Using Alexa’s Tech, Of Course

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