Software Mobile Siri's creators will reveal a new and improved AI assistant next week By Rob Thubron, May 5, 2016, 11:00 AM
Apple Tech Culture Cookie Monster finally gets his cookies in this bloopers reel from Apple By Shawn Knight, April 8, 2016, 1:30 PM
Industry Software Amy, a digital assistant designed to schedule meetings, signals the arrival of task-oriented bots By Shawn Knight, April 7, 2016, 6:45 PM
Microsoft Software Microsoft launches Tay, an AI chat bot that mimics a 19-year-old American girl By Shawn Knight, March 23, 2016, 2:45 PM 9 comments
Mobile Apple Apple recruits Cookie Monster in latest iPhone 6s commercial By Shawn Knight, March 18, 2016, 6:15 AM 8 comments
Apple Software Apple plans Siri for Mac as tentpole feature for this fall's OS X 10.12 launch By Jose Vilches, February 24, 2016, 6:00 PM
Mobile The Web Digital assistant bots like Siri, Cortana make the internet a smaller place and that's a problem By Devin Kate Pope, February 2, 2016, 4:15 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Smart assistants are making progress... but slowly By Bob O'Donnell, December 2, 2015, 1:30 PM
Mobile Apple Got a music question for Siri? If you don't subscribe to Apple Music, she may refuse to answer By Rob Thubron, October 27, 2015, 1:15 PM 8 comments
Security Mobile Radio waves can be used to silently control Google Now, Siri from up to 16 feet away By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2015, 8:45 AM 7 comments
Apple Industry Apple acquires Perceptio, a startup specializing in imaging AI for smartphones By Rob Thubron, October 6, 2015, 5:15 PM
Apple Mobile Apple iPhone 6s with defining 3D Touch feature, 12MP camera and A9 processor ships September 25 By Shawn Knight, September 9, 2015, 3:18 PM
Apple Electronics New Apple TV coming in October with App Store, Siri search By Jose Vilches, September 9, 2015, 12:45 PM
Apple Hardware Apple's fourth generation Apple TV may cost up to $200 By Shawn Knight, August 31, 2015, 8:30 AM 8 comments
Software The Web Facebook's new digital assistant 'M' could be a real differentiator By Shawn Knight, August 26, 2015, 4:30 PM
Apple Electronics New Apple TV reportedly coming in September with iOS 9 on-board By Tim Schiesser, August 18, 2015, 11:30 AM
The Web Tech Culture 'Moneypenny' sounds a lot like Facebook's version of on-demand service provider Magic By Shawn Knight, July 14, 2015, 7:15 AM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: The current state of wind power, SoundHound steps up speech recognition By Matthew DeCarlo, June 7, 2015, 12:15 PM
Mobile Software This is Sirius, the free open-source version of Siri By Justin Kahn, March 16, 2015, 5:15 PM 7 comments
Microsoft First pictures, video of Cortana running in Windows 10 surface By Shawn Knight, December 5, 2014, 6:30 PM 23 comments
The Web Mobile Apple's search engine deal with Google expires next year, Microsoft and Yahoo both want in By Shawn Knight, November 25, 2014, 2:45 PM 7 comments
Electronics Industry Amazon Echo is the virtual assistant for your home, likely to lead to 'no-touch' ordering By Shawn Knight, November 6, 2014, 8:00 PM 12 comments
Software Apple Apple patent points to Siri-like assistant for OS X By Himanshu Arora, August 12, 2014, 8:45 AM
Industry Software Google picks up Emu, a smart messaging app with iMessage-like contextual abilities By Shawn Knight, August 6, 2014, 4:00 PM
Industry Intel acquires personal assistant platform from Ginger Software for as much as $30 million By Justin Kahn, May 9, 2014, 4:45 PM
