Microsoft patent describes a backpack AI assistant
Wearable would offer hands-free mobile home-assistant-like experience
Digital assistant articles
Microsoft Copilot enables next-gen AI for Word, Excel and other Office applications
Is this finally the kind of digital assistant we've always wanted?
GM plans to develop an Azure-powered in-car AI assistant
Chatbot could provide instructional information and schedule car appointments
Forward-looking: The ability to receive assistance from a talking car has been a popular fantasy since Knight Rider aired on TV. Modern artificial intelligence models like OpenAI might bring car manufacturers and tech companies closer than ever to that dream.
People called Alexa want Amazon to change its virtual assistant's name
The popularity of the name Alexa has fallen drastically in recent times
Amazon's 2nd-gen 'Echo Frames' smart glasses arrive on December 10 for $250
Take Alexa with you wherever you go
Virtual digital assistants aren't yet ready to save your life
Virtual digital assistants make lousy first responders
You can now book cinema tickets on Android using Google Duplex
Moving beyond restaurant reservations
Google's Assistant will now offer you an audio news feed
"Hey Google, play me the news"
Microsoft will start killing off Cortana for mobile in January
We were disabling Cortana in Windows, too, anyway
You can now apply for a job at McDonald's using Alexa and Google Assistant
Thanks to the company's Apply Thru scheme
Apple suspends grading program in which contractors listened to Siri queries
An option to opt-out will arrive in the future
Microsoft's next Windows update will improve integration of third-party digital assistants
Activate Alexa or Google Assistant from your PC's lock screen
Microsoft continues to distance Cortana from Windows 10
Making Cortana a standalone app has its benefits
Voice assistant adoption rates are lower than previously thought
Nearly half of those surveyed never use a voice assistant
Amazon plans to teach Alexa real-time language translation
"Alexa, what do I say to the master of ceremonies at a wedding in Japan?"
Google Assistant can finally recognize music, but is it late to the party?
A not so simple skill is mastered
Bixby 2.0 brings a new SDK to developers in hopes of greater ubiquity
Samsung doubles down on Bixby despite low adoption
Child-focused, Echo-like "AI babysitter" project cancelled following privacy & psychological concerns
The Aristotle's cancellation could spell the end for similar projects in the future
LG brings Google Assistant to 87 appliances: washing machines, ovens, refrigerators and more
OK Google, preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Microsoft, Amazon team up for Alexa and Cortana integration
"Alexa, open Cortana"
Sonos working on its own device with digital assistant
Could Sonos bring Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant all to one device?
