Category Virtual Assistants

Updates on virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and their AI advancements.

Google expands Gemini Spark into Google Photos, letting AI organize and edit libraries

Gemini Spark is coming to Google Photos, letting U.S. subscribers edit images, build albums and automate photo tasks.

Google’s Gemini voice modes are rolling out in Gmail, Docs and Keep, bringing hands-free search, summaries and drafting to mobile users.

Ollie says AI assistant privacy and SOC 2 compliance can help it stand out as families weigh convenience against data security.

Meta is ending AI usage pressure in reviews while testing Hatch, its new agentic tool, raising privacy, trust and layoff concerns.

Palo Alto Networks reportedly paid $500 million for Console, an AI help desk startup, as it expands Cortex with agentic automation.

Alexa for Shopping can now verify suspicious Amazon emails, texts and calls, helping shoppers spot impersonation scams faster.

AI interviews are reshaping hiring as one job seeker used ChatGPT to face an AI recruiter, exposing the limits of automated recruiting.

Amazon’s scam checking AI lets Alexa verify suspicious messages, helping shoppers spot fake Amazon emails and texts faster.

NYC AI ban will block younger students from classroom use, restrict teacher grading tools and limit AI access in high school.

Google’s Android update adds motion sickness relief, Gemini-powered accessibility, item tracking and new Google Messages personalization.