Category Virtual Assistants

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

Hark launches privacy-focused AI personal assistant built to run your computer

Hark launches an AI personal assistant with a privacy focus, promising to run your computer, complete tasks and show its work.

Google is limiting Gemini access for free users and removing Pro from AI Plus as it shifts premium AI features to higher-priced plans.

Alexa Plus bug is making some Echo speakers repeat “lalala” for minutes. Amazon says it’s aware and working on a fix.

Gemini Calling may let Google’s AI place simple personal calls, with new permission controls spotted in an Android teardown.

Meta’s Muse is building relationship pages on friends and family, intensifying AI assistant privacy concerns about personal data and profiling.

Meta has open sourced code for Muse AI gadgets and is shipping 5,000 Home Link devices for custom home automation builds.

Apple is tightening Mac full disk access rules as AI agents raise privacy risks, requiring more explicit user consent before broad system access.

Apple is tightening macOS privacy controls for Full Disk Access as AI agents raise new risks around messages, files and browsing history.

A patched ChatGPT Mac flaw could have exposed chats and browser sessions, highlighting the security risks of powerful AI desktop apps.

Guided Vision brings real-time camera help to Gemini Live on Android, helping users read text, identify objects and ask follow-up questions.