Category Virtual Assistants

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

Amazon Makes Alexa+ Free on Fire TV as It Pushes AI Deeper Into the Living Room

Amazon is making Alexa+ free on Fire TV, expanding its AI assistant to more U.S. viewers without Prime or a subscription.

Flock’s new police AI tool can identify drivers, map associates, and search by movement patterns, raising fresh privacy concerns.

Apple’s camera AirPods may use low-res vision for Siri, not recording. Here’s why the feature could help AI—and alarm privacy critics.

ChatGPT for Teens adds stricter content limits, parental controls and study mode as OpenAI responds to concerns about minors and AI.

A macOS beta demo appears to reveal camera AirPods, hinting at Apple’s next AI hardware move and a smarter Siri rollout.

Relay is shutting down as CEO Jacob Bank joins Google Chrome, signaling a new phase in AI automation inside browsers.

Wispr raised $280M at a $2B valuation to expand AI dictation into meetings, hardware integrations and new interfaces.

Meta’s AI future pitch is drawing backlash as Zuckerberg touts personal agents, but trust issues and vague promises are fueling doubt.

Computer History turns ChatGPT into a timeline-aware Mac assistant, but OpenAI’s new feature also raises fresh privacy questions.

Microsoft is moving Copilot Mico out of voice mode, signaling a fresh reset for the Copilot brand and its AI assistant strategy.