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Siri needs to get a lot smarter, and quickly

Haje Jan Kamps

Jan 11, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Alexa now notifies you when items in your Amazon cart or wishlist are about to go on sale

Aisha Malik

Mar 31, 2022

Hardware

Google falls to third place in worldwide smart speaker market

Sarah Perez

Aug 26, 2019

Enterprise

Creative agency Virtue introduces genderless voice Q to challenge biases in technology

Catherine Shu

Mar 12, 2019

Startups

Sherpa, a Spanish voice assistant, expands Series A to $15M as it passes 5M users

Ingrid Lunden

Jan 23, 2019

Hardware

Smart speakers hit critical mass in 2018

Sarah Perez

Dec 28, 2018

Hardware

eMarketer: Amazon took 2/3 of smart speaker sales in 2018, but Echo will feel the squeeze in 2019

Ingrid Lunden

Dec 20, 2018

Amazon launches ‘Alexa-hosted skills’ for voice app developers

Sarah Perez

Nov 15, 2018

Media & Entertainment

Samsung’s Bixby may finally get more third-party integration soon

Brian Heater

Nov 2, 2018

AI

Einstein Voice gives Salesforce users gift of gab

Ron Miller

Sep 19, 2018

Amazon Alexa’s new ‘Answer Update’ feature will notify you when Alexa learns something new

Sarah Perez

Aug 6, 2018

Media & Entertainment

Sharecuts is creating a community for sharing Siri Shortcuts

Sarah Perez

Jul 17, 2018

Hardware

Researchers show Siri and Alexa can be exploited with ‘silent’ commands hidden in songs

Lucas Matney

May 10, 2018

Younger consumers adopt voice technology faster, but use voice assistants less, report claims

Sarah Perez

Apr 30, 2018

Transportation

Alibaba is bringing its smart assistant to cars from Daimler, Audi and Volvo

Jon Russell

Apr 24, 2018

Startups

Adobe acquires voice interface platform Sayspring

Frederic Lardinois

Apr 16, 2018

Hardware

47.3 million U.S. adults have access to a smart speaker, report says

Sarah Perez

Mar 7, 2018

AI

Voice assistants weigh in on Super Bowl LII

Jordan Crook

Feb 4, 2018

AI

Voice interfaces beginning to find their way into business

Ron Miller

Dec 31, 2017

Hardware

Google Assistant can now help you find a plumber and other local services

Lucas Matney

Nov 30, 2017

Media & Entertainment

Amazon and Microsoft agree their voice assistants will talk (to each other)

Natasha Lomas

Aug 30, 2017

Hardware

Google Home now works with Spotify free accounts

Lucas Matney

Aug 18, 2017

Startups

Life Bot’s new Alexa app can text you reminders, help with daily activities

Sarah Perez

Jul 28, 2017

Media & Entertainment

Samsung’s Bixby assistant finally comes to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the US

Jon Russell

Jul 18, 2017

Media & Entertainment

Siri usage and engagement dropped since last year, as Alexa and Cortana grew

Sarah Perez

Jul 11, 2017

Hardware

Adobe: Echo Dot now leads voice speaker sales

Sarah Perez

Jun 29, 2017

Amazon to control 70 percent of the voice-controlled speaker market this year

Sarah Perez

May 8, 2017

Mobile World Congress 2017

Motorola picks Amazon’s Alexa as its voice assistant

Natasha Lomas

Feb 26, 2017

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