Category Virtual Assistants

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

Zuckerberg says Meta sees a future of billions of personal AI agents

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts personal AI agents will reach billions in five years, even as cash flow falls and spending surges.

Microsoft confirmed a Copilot super app that will merge chat, coding and agents later this year, signaling a bigger AI platform push.

Meta is preparing a big push into personal AI agents, with Zuckerberg saying the tools could become the company’s next growth engine.

OpenAI hardware is moving ahead as Greg Brockman says the company is building a family of devices for AI chatbots and voice-first use.

Hint launches an AI home assistant co-founded by Martha Stewart to help homeowners manage maintenance, records, insurance and energy use.

Fish Audio raised $50M to expand AI voice models for creators and enterprises, after reaching 8M users and $21M ARR.

Smart rings could be the most practical AI gadget yet, offering discreet dictation, note capture, and voice input without pulling out a phone.

Autonomous Key is a $9 app blocker key that uses NFC to lock distracting apps until you scan it again.

Meta AI assistant now pulls from calendars, drafts briefings and handles recurring tasks, pushing Meta deeper into the AI productivity race.

Midjourney acquisition of Co-Star signals a bigger consumer-app push, bringing the astrology app’s team and 4.3 million users into the AI lab.