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Amazon debuts new artificial intelligence-powered Alexa voice assistant
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since its introduction more than a decade ago, embedding…
OpenAI takes on Apple’s Siri with ‘Tasks’
OpenAI announced Tuesday the beta launch of “Tasks” for ChatGPT, marking its entry into the virtual assistant market and positioning it…
After in-house AI effort fails, Amazon to turn to Anthropic’s Claude for paid Alexa
Amazon has been working on developing new version of Siri competitor Alexa powered by generative AI, dubbed “Remarkable Alexa,” as…
Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for Alexa with conversational generative AI
Amazon is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers…
How to play Apple Podcasts with Amazon’s Alexa
You can ask Amazon’s Alexa to play your favorite Apple Podcasts in some forty countries and regions around the world…
How Apple’s Siri, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant lost the A.I. race
Apple’s Siri is a virtual assistant that’s built into Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, and audioOS operating systems…
EU antitrust regulators focus on Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant
EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday that the market dominance of Apple’s Siri, and knockoffs like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant…
Apple acquires Scout FM in podcasting push
In a continued podcasting push, Apple earlier this year acquired Scout FM, a popular podcast app on iPhones, Android devices and Amazon…
Amazon Echo continues to dominate U.S. smart speaker market share
Amazon, which already holds a dominant position in the US smart speaker market, will continue to dominate U.S. smart speaker market share through 2021…
Over 500 million people use Google Assistant monthly
Google said its digital assistant is used by more than 500 million people every month…
Apple open-sources portions of their HomeKit Accessory Development Kit
Apple is open-sourcing portions of its HomeKit Accessory Development Kit (ADK) in a move to accelerate development…
Apple, Google and Amazon decide to ‘play nice’ over smart home tech
The highly competitive tech giants Apple, Google and Amazon have announced they are teaming up in an effort to make smart…
Amazon, Apple, Google, Zigbee Alliance join forces to develop open standard for smart home devices
Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard…
Why kids don’t trust Siri or Alexa
One day, Judith Danovitch overheard her son interrogating Siri on the family’s iPad…
Amazon unveils new Echo devices, including Apple HomePod and AirPods competitors
At an event in Seattle, Amazon today unveiled a series of new Alexa-enabled Echo products, ranging from a new high-end speaker to a lamp…
Which is the smartest? Apple Siri vs. Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant
As part of Loup Ventures’ ongoing effort to better understand the practical use cases of AI and the emergence of voice as a computing input, the firm regularly tests the most common digital assistants…
Alexa wins the Apple App Store as voice control takes over
We are all spending more time talking to our computers. This is a changing interaction with machines…
U.N. report on gendered technology calls Apple’s Siri sexist
Popular digital assistants that reply in a woman’s voice and are styled as female helpers are reinforcing sexist stereotypes…
Vizio unveils all-new 4K HDR smart TVs, Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 coming later this year
When Apple listed all the AirPlay 2-compatible TVs, there was good news for Vizio TV owners…
Sonos speakers enable Apple Music voice control via Amazon’s Alexa
Owners of Sonos speakers in the U.S. and U.K. can now use Alexa voice controls for Apple Music…
Hands-on with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit on a Vizio smart TV
Vizio yesterday launched a beta version of its updated Smartcast software…
Amazon preps rival to Apple’s AirPods as its first Alexa wearable
Amazon.com Inc. is trying a new way to take its Alexa digital assistant mobile…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Alexa in the UK with new skill update
Amazon has brought Apple Music to Alexa smart speakers for the first time in the UK…
Roku has nearly finalized support for Apple’s AirPlay 2 in Roku media players and Roku-based smart TVs
AirPlay 2 integration is expected to arrive in the form of a Roku OS software update for Roku media players…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Apple buys voice app startup PullString
This could help Siri better compete with Amazon’s Alexa…
Roku in talks with Apple about supporting AirPlay 2, Apple Music
The two companies currently working out details surrounding the partnership…
Developer demos what will be possible with HomeKit-connected AirPlay 2 Smart TVs
Apple surprised announced its new HomeKit and AirPlay Smart TV initiative at CES…
The voice assistant war: What if nobody wins?
One of the clearest developments that came out of 2018, and prominently on display last week….
Apple’s deals with Samsung and other TV makers shows Apple TV can’t keep pace with its rivals
Samsung said that its 2019 smart TVs would come with the ability to buy and rent movies…
Apple cracks open the gate to their famous walled garden
In a series of uncharacteristic partnerships with tech rivals…
Apple’s HomeKit was a surprise winner of CES 2019
Without stepping foot in Las Vegas or making a single announcement of its own, Apple is having one of its best CES conferences in years…
LG smart TVs, including ‘World’s First Rollable OLED TV,’ to support of Apple’s AirPlay 2 and HomeKit
With AirPlay 2, users can easily play videos directly from their Apple devices, iTunes and other video apps, music or photos to…
Amazon has record-breaking holiday season with more items ordered worldwide than ever before
Amazon customers shopped at record levels from a wide selection of products across every department…
Apple’s Siri has gotten a lot more accurate over the past 9 months
We recently tested four smart speakers by asking Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana…
AI guru John Giannandrea named to Apple’s executive team
Apple today announced that John Giannandrea has been named to the company’s executive team…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Echo speakers via Alexa in the U.S.
Apple Music support on Amazon Echo speakers is starting to roll out in the United States…
Sirius XM, Amazon join forces in Echo device push
SiriusXM today announced a new marketing agreement with Amazon.com that bundles Amazon’s…
The headphone wars have begun
The tech industry defines itself by answering the question of what’s next…
Sonos rises 15 percent in IPO debut
Sonos, the maker of smart speakers for the home, rose as much as 9 percent in its debut trade Thursday…
43 million people in the U.S. now own at least one smart speaker
18 percent of American adults, or around 43 million people, now own a smart speaker…
