Category Virtual Assistants

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

AI Still Lags Behind Babies in Real-World Learning, New Research Suggests

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

Rime raised $24M to advance voice AI for enterprise calls, betting on custom training data, lower latency and better pronunciation.

Hinge founder Justin McLeod raised $18M for Overtone, an AI dating startup using voice and curated introductions to challenge swipe apps.

Apple opens its new Siri to public testers in iOS 27, bringing AI-powered assistant features to billions of devices before the September launch.

Uber product strategy is expanding into hotels, AI and autonomous data as the company pushes travel growth without becoming an everything app.

Apple’s Siri AI beta in iOS 27 hints at a smarter iPhone, but full app support and better accuracy are still needed.

Waze AI features now include Gemini search, personalized routes, motorcycle mode and quieter navigation across Android and iOS.

Waze Gemini adds voice search, incident reporting, quieter navigation and Motorcycle Mode in Google’s latest AI update.

OpenAI is hiring for family AI experiences as ChatGPT gains older users, parents and tighter safety scrutiny across households.

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 is the preferred model for Microsoft Copilot, signaling the partnership remains intact despite Microsoft’s in-house AI push.