Security Electronics New ultrasonic attacks can issue malicious commands to voice assistants and smart home devices NUIT-1 and NUIT-2 provide a path for silent attacks against smart speakers By Alfonso Maruccia, April 5, 2023, 1:56 PM
Google Electronics Google is testing smart speakers feature that would remove wake word requirement Blue Steel is being tested internally on the Nest Hub Max By Rob Thubron, October 22, 2020, 1:12 PM
Google Google Assistant arrives on Samsung's 2020 TVs You can kiss goodbye to Bixby, if you want By Cohen Coberly, October 16, 2020, 2:37 PM
Electronics Google Nest Audio reviews show this $99 smart speaker is a hit With better sound quality, a sleeker design and a more affordable price, the Google Nest Audio improves on the original Google Home in every possible way. By Ivan Franco, October 5, 2020, 10:42 AM
Google Software Google Assistant can now interpret 44 languages on Android and iOS Real time voice and text translation on phones By Adrian Potoroaca, December 13, 2019, 6:09 AM
Software The Web Opinion: Google brings more intelligence to G Suite Baby steps to artificial intelligence By Bob O'Donnell, November 26, 2019, 11:22 AM
Electronics Tech Culture You can now apply for a job at McDonald's using Alexa and Google Assistant Thanks to the company's Apply Thru scheme By Rob Thubron, September 30, 2019, 5:20 AM
Microsoft Gaming Xbox One can now be controlled via the Google Assistant Expanded voice assistant support for the Xbox One By Shawn Knight, September 26, 2019, 2:13 PM
Google Google Assistant now available in India to those without internet access Via a free phone call By Rob Thubron, September 19, 2019, 8:47 AM
Google Google Assistant will let you assign reminders to family and friends Sure this will improve relationships By Rob Thubron, August 15, 2019, 9:19 AM
Google Google Assistant can now read and reply to third-party messaging apps Say "read my messages" and hear your texts from WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Telegram and more By Humza Aamir, August 5, 2019, 7:57 AM
Tech Culture Industry Opinion: The contradictory state of AI Less magic, more grunt work By Bob O'Donnell, July 23, 2019, 12:08 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Electronics Google's Assistant isn't the only one listening to your conversations Not okay, Google By Humza Aamir, July 11, 2019, 10:34 AM 8 comments
Tech Culture Voice assistant adoption rates are lower than previously thought Nearly half of those surveyed never use a voice assistant By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2019, 12:07 PM 31 comments
Software Google Opinion: Next major step in AI, on-device Google Assistant No cloud necessary? By Bob O'Donnell, May 14, 2019, 10:56 AM
Google AI Google Duplex available on some Android phones other than Pixel If you have a Galaxy S10 you might give it a try By Cal Jeffrey, April 3, 2019, 1:03 PM
Google Security Google admits that not revealing the built-in Nest mic was an "error" It only came to light when Google Assistant support was announced By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2019, 8:57 AM 7 comments
Electronics Industry Opinion: The voice assistant war, what if nobody wins? By Bob O'Donnell, January 15, 2019, 11:57 AM 11 comments
Google Google partners with Anker and JBL to bring its Assistant AI to your vehicle AI helpers are everywhere By Cohen Coberly, January 8, 2019, 4:13 PM
Electronics Check out what might be the weirdest demo at CES: a smart block of wood By William Gayde, January 8, 2019, 3:34 PM 8 comments
Google AI Google's Assistant AI could reach over one billion devices by the end of January The virtual assistant industry is growing fast By Cohen Coberly, January 7, 2019, 1:15 PM
Electronics Industry Smart speaker adoption nearly doubled over the last year Alexa leads the way by a longshot By Greg Synek, December 28, 2018, 12:38 PM 25 comments
Electronics Industry Google takes the gold in annual smart speaker IQ test Google's smart speaker is likely to return a correct answer most often By Shawn Knight, December 21, 2018, 10:56 AM 8 comments
Google Google Assistant can now warn you about potential flight delays Assistant continues to improve By Cohen Coberly, December 17, 2018, 5:58 PM
Electronics Google Sonos is delaying support for Google Assistant until 2019 Sonos needs more time to get the experience right By Shawn Knight, November 1, 2018, 3:14 PM