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Samsung AI-Upgraded Bixby Voice Assistant Coming This Year
Samsung reportedly confirms it will launch the upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year, that will feature its own AI models
Amazon To Discontinue Astro Security Robot
End of the line for Amazon's Astro security guard robot for businesses, which will be bricked in September this year
Amazon Mulls $5 Monthly Charge For AI Alexa – Report
“Desperate attempt” to monetise service. AI upgrade of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will entail a monthly $5 or even $10 fee
Amazon To Refresh Alexa With AI, Charge Monthly Subscription – Report
Alexa voice assistant to be upgraded with AI capabilities, and users charged a monthly fee not included in Prime, report states
Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Alexa Division
More job layoffs again at Amazon's Alexa division, on top of the 27,000 jobs already let go in the past twelve months
Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss
Panos Panay is hired by Amazon as head of device business, just weeks after his sudden departure from Microsoft
Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates
Launch event sees Amazon offer more conversational interactions with Alexa, after upgrading it with generative AI capabilities
Amazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – Report
Panos Panay reportedly heading over to Amazon's devices division, following abrupt departure from Microsoft
Amazon Hardware Boss To Step Down
Head of Amazon's hardware devices, David Limp, is to leave this year - months after assuring Amazon's commitment to Alexa
Amazon Alexa Labelled ‘Colossal Failure’ – Report Alleges
Amazon's 10,000 job cuts reportedly impacts Alexa unit the hardest, while device hardware group is described as 'division in crisis'
Amazon Unveils Sleep Tracking Device, Updates Echo, Kindle
Arrival of Halo Rise sleep tracker comes amid updates to Fire TV, Kindle, and new Echo devices that double as Wi-Fi mesh extenders
Amazon Alexa Recovers After Morning Outage
Alexa wake up alarm didn't work this morning? Smart lights didn't turn on? Outage of Alexa services in the UK and Europe blamed...
Microsoft Kills Cortana iOS, Android App
Protracted death of digital assistant continues, as Redmond officially pulls support for the Cortana apps on the Android and iOS platforms
How Voice Control is Coming to Your Enterprise
As smart speakers continue to expand in the home, using voice to control a range of devices is now familiar. Could a similar voice environment also become essential in the workplace? With mobile digital devices all having voice control ...
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Learn how voice is about to become an essential component of your business. Discover why your business must use voice to connect to your enterprise and customers.
Microsoft Pulls Plug On Cortana Mobile App For Some Users
Microsoft is set to end support for its Cortana iOS and Android apps in some regions as it integrates the digital assistant into Office 365
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant Unlocked Via Laser
“Alexa, unlock the front door!” Researchers warn they can remotely control digital assistants and smart speakers
Smart Speakers Hacked To Listen In, Steal Passwords
Malicious third-party apps for Google Home and Amazon's Alexa can listen in on conversations and trick users into revealing passwords
Amazon Expands Echo Range, Adds Wearables, Alexa Personalisation
Surprise motherf****r! Alexa's voice can soon be replaced by the voice of actor Samuel L Jackson
Google Suspends European Voice Assistant Transcriptions
Privacy concerns have resulted in Google suspending European transcriptions of voice assistance clips
Microsoft Puts Amazon’s Alexa On Windows 10 Lock Screen
Feature arrives in a test Windows 10 build aimed for final release later this year, along with enterprise and security updates
NHS Teams Up With Alexa For Health Advice
Doctor Alexa? NHS to provide health advice via Amazon's AI-driven Alexa personal assistant
Amazon Keeps Alexa Voice Recordings Indefinitely
Amazon admission in letter to US senator re-ignites privacy row over Alexa and its range of smart speakers
Alexa Patent To Listen To All Words Spoken
Privacy threat? New Amazon patent means Alexa could always listen and record every word spoken to it
Digital Assistants Enforce Gender Bias – UN report
Report claims female-voiced Siri and Alexa entrench gender biases with submissive responses
UK Government Offers Information Via Alexa, Google Home
Smart speakers can now be used to access more than 12,000 pieces of government information
CES 2019: Google Advances Assistant Against Amazon’s Alexa
Google has tripled its presence at CES as it builds its Assistant into more devices, while other tech on display includes AI toilets and smart televisions
Alexa Urges User To ‘Kill Foster Parents’ In Unsettling Incident
Amazon's use of experimental chatbots on its Alexa AI platform has led to some disturbing conversations and a security breach, a report finds
US Judge Asks Amazon For Echo Data In Murder Case
Did Amazon Echo device hear the murder of two US women? Police ask Amazon for the audio recordings