This week in artificial intelligence, Google debuted two updates for its AI features, T-Mobile parent company Deutsche Telekom plans to introduce an AI phone, Gap is pursuing AI innovations, and Amazon is developing a new reasoning model and creating an agentic AI unit. Google Expands...
Microsoft introduced a new clinical artificial intelligence assistant Monday (March 3) that combines advanced voice dictation and ambient listening with generative AI to alleviate doctors’ workflow burdens. Called Dragon Copilot, the assistant integrates Microsoft’s Dragon Medical One (DMO) speech capabilities for doctor dictation of medical...
Amazon is reportedly turning its digital assistant, Alexa, into an artificial intelligence agent. In the new role, Alexa would be able to complete practical tasks, although the tech giant must resolve some issues that have plagued the voice-activated system’s upgrade, the Financial Times reported Tuesday...
Apple reportedly agreed to pay $95 million to settle a privacy lawsuit centered on its voice assistant, Siri. A preliminary settlement was filed Tuesday (Dec. 31) but must be approved by a U.S. district judge, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. 2). In the agreement, Apple denied...
March 07, 2025
In 2011, Apple debuted Siri, the world’s first digital assistant embedded in a smartphone. It was revolutionary in its functionality and technology. For the first time, users could talk to their smartphone, and Siri was built using machine learning, which was state of the art at the time, Luc Julia, a co-designer of the original […]
March 07, 2024
Despite advancements in voice commerce, the technology still faces challenges driving penetration in the retail sector. By the Numbers PYMNTS Intelligence’s study last April, “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover: Catching...
February 28, 2024
It’s lights out for Apple’s dream of entering the electric vehicle (EV) marketplace. A Tuesday (Feb. 27) report reveals that the Cupertino, California, personal computer and smartphone pioneer is abandoning...
November 24, 2023
Amazon and Walmart are revving up their engines with initiatives set to hit consumers by the year’s end or the start of 2024. The projects go full throttle on transportation...
January 14, 2025
Amazon is reportedly turning its digital assistant, Alexa, into an artificial intelligence agent. In the new role, Alexa would be able to complete practical tasks, although the tech giant must resolve some issues that have plagued the voice-activated system’s upgrade, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Jan. 14). For the last two years, Amazon has worked […]
January 02, 2025
Apple reportedly agreed to pay $95 million to settle a privacy lawsuit centered on its voice assistant, Siri. A preliminary settlement was filed Tuesday (Dec. 31) but must be approved...
January 02, 2025
Voice AI company SoundHound launched a partnership with electric vehicle maker Lucid. The car company released its hands-free voice assistant, Lucid Assistant, powered by SoundHound’s artificial intelligence, according to a...
December 30, 2024
Digital payment solutions provider iWallet is adding voice artificial intelligence technology to its payments offering. The new technology comes as many consumers are using voice technology each day, according to...
