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Apple Teases New Devices With ‘Spring Loaded’ Event
New devices to be revealed next week may include new iPads, AirTags, or even augmented reality glasses, after Apple announces 'Spring Loaded' event
Apple’s Siri No Longer Uses Female Voice By Default
Apple ends default choice of female voice for Siri, as Microsoft pulls plug on Cortana for Android and iOS
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
Apple iPhone 12 Arrives With 5G
With cut out for front camera remaining, the new iPhone 12 finally offer 5G connectivity, but will limited networks convince buyers?
Apple iOS 14 ‘Reimagines’ iPhone Experience, But Developers Unhappy
Major update to iPhone user experience begins rolling out to customers on Wednesday, but developers unhappy at short notice
Your Post Tap Business: The Future Is Voice
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.
Apple Hit With $1.4bn Lawsuit From Chinese AI Firm
Long running dispute. Xiao-i alleges in a Chinese court that Apple's voice-recognition tech in Siri infringes on its artificial intelligence patents
Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant Unlocked Via Laser
“Alexa, unlock the front door!” Researchers warn they can remotely control digital assistants and smart speakers
Google Changes Terms For Virtual Assistant Transcripts
Company to require users to reconfirm if they want to allow humans to listen to Assistant recordings, following privacy row
Apple Apologizes For Listening To Siri Recordings
My bad. Formal apology from Apple and pledge to make Siri recordings optional going forward
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
Digital Assistants Enforce Gender Bias – UN report
Report claims female-voiced Siri and Alexa entrench gender biases with submissive responses
Apple, Salesforce Team On Mobile Business Apps
Dreamforce 2018: The companies are to jointly redesign Salesforce's mobile app and provide business developer tools for apps running on iOS and Salesforce's Lightning Platform
Apple HomePod Is Delayed Until 2018
Apple needs more time to make sure the HomePod is ready to bring Siri to the living room
DolphinAttack Exposes Speech Recognition Software Vulnerability
Siri, Alexa and Google Now can be used to hack and control smart devices, including connected cars.
Federighi Assignment Shows Apple Knows It Must Modernize Siri Soon
ANALYSIS: Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software engineering has taken over development of the Siri with plans to improve integration with iOS
Apple Has Likely Acquired Computer Vision Specialist SensoMotoric Instruments
Cupertino could be pushing into the smart glasses and virtual reality arena
Apple Releases iOS 11 Beta For Public Access
Smarter Siri, tweaked apps and a VR development kit come with the latest version of iOS
Apple HomePod Brings Siri Into The Smart Home To Take on Google Home And Amazon Echo
The HomePod features a speaker array and Apple's A8 mobile chip for aural and compute power
Apple WWDC 2017: WatchOS 4 Brings In Smart Siri Watch Face And Fresh Developer Tools
Siri has a bigger role to play on the Apple Watch
Apple Buys ‘Dark Data’ Firm Lattice.io ‘For AI Training’
Lattice's technology finds patterns in large amounts of unstructured data and could be used to train AI personal assistants
Siri Speaker Expected From Apple At WWDC 2017
The speaker will look to take on Google Home and the Amazon Echo
Apple Releases iOS 10.3 and WatchOS Updates
iOS 10.3 includes deeper Siri integration while WatchOS 3.2 introduces Theatre Mode
Samsung’s Siri AI Rival Bixby Will Debut With The Galaxy S8
Samsung has officially unveiled Bixby, its own virtual assistant to take on Apple’s Siri and the Google Assistant.
Huawei Mate 9 Is First Smartphone To Host Amazon’s Alexa AI
CES 2017: Amazon looks to expand the reach of its smart virtual assistant
Microsoft Brings Cortana For iOS And Android To The UK
On the enterprise side, HPE also debuts its latest machine learning tech
Apple Letter Confirms Company Is Working On Driverless Car Tech
The Cupertino company looks to be accelerating its autonomous tech plans
Apple And PayPal Enable Payments Through Siri Voice Commands
The integration of Siri and the PayPal iOS app indicates Apple’s desire to broaden the scope of its virtual assistant
Samsung Galaxy S8 Set To Get An AI Virtual Assistant
Samsung is planning to launch a virtual assistant to rival the likes of Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana in is upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone.