Category Virtual Assistants

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

X rolls out rebuilt Android app after year-long overhaul

X has rebuilt its Android app from scratch, aiming to boost speed, reliability and future features for global users.

Vertu’s $6,880 AI agent phone targets executives with Hermes Agent, but testing found useful features, mixed accuracy and a steep price.

AI transcription is making recording the default, prompting privacy backlash, legal questions and a new etiquette around consent.

TikTok is testing AI likeness detection for creators, letting them scan for deepfakes and report unauthorized uses of their image.

Apple OpenAI lawsuit escalates the AI rivalry into court as Siri AI debuts, raising stakes over platform control and consumer AI.

OpenAI lawsuit fallout grows as Apple fights over secrets, employees launch a super PAC, and New York moves against data centers.

DoorDash CLI lets AI agents place orders from a terminal, signaling a bigger push into agentic commerce for developers.

1Password’s Claude browser integration lets the AI use saved logins without seeing passwords, improving agent automation while protecting secrets.

The EU’s Google DMA ruling forces Android and Search access changes that could boost AI rivals and reshape competition in Europe.

New research on baby-like AI shows today’s models still struggle to learn from messy real-world data the way infants do.