Category Virtual Assistants

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

Replika Founder Returns With Wabi, an AI Assistant Built for Shared Life

Replika founder Eugenia Kuyda launches Wabi, a personal AI assistant built for shared threads, custom apps and group planning.

Adult creators are blasting Meta Muse for explicit AI chat while their own accounts face strict moderation and repeated restrictions.

AI-generated content accounts are stealing comedians’ jokes on Instagram, fueling concerns about weak moderation, copyright gaps and creator rights.

Amazon’s Panos Panay says AI devices will make apps less central, with new Bee wearables leading the push toward ambient computing.

Rivian says AI agents could soon power its cars, with plans to support frontier models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta.

Amazon’s Bee wearable adds shopping suggestions, Alexa Plus support, and a new $11.99 subscription alongside two new devices.

Android scam protection is getting a Gemini-powered upgrade in Google Messages, plus new warnings for call forwarding and screen sharing.

Zenzap raised $44M for its AI workplace messenger designed to replace WhatsApp in business teams with secure, mobile-first chat.

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says the home AI assistant era is close, with local processing, security, and buying power built in.

Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses drop the camera, cut the creep factor, and work better as headphones than as AI wearables.