Microsoft cut out of mobile search market as Apple replaces Bing with Google...
At WWDC 2013, Apple announced iOS 7 which brought Bing web search integration to Siri, Apple’s digital personal assistant. Apple at that time announced that Bing will power Siri’s new integrated web...
View ArticleSiri abandons Bing, IQ drops immediately
Around 10 days ago Apple announced that they have replaced Bing as the backend for searched for their voice assistant. Then Apple said: “Switching to Google as the web search provider for Siri, Search...
View ArticleSiri increasingly locked out of the home automation market as home builders...
We are used to reading about the travails for Cortana when it comes to user adoption, but when it comes to the digital assistant market there is really no doubt that it is a one-person race, with...
View ArticleCortana delivers an embarrassing result in Digital Assistant IQ test
Microsoft’s home-grown digital assistant has delivered an embarrassing result in an independent test of its IQ. When compared against other leading digital assistants in a battery of 800 questions by...
View ArticleSmart Speaker IQ test of Cortana, Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant shows most...
Loup Ventures have published the results of their semi-annual IQ test of digital assistants/ smart speakers, using a battery of 800 typical questions, and have found the speakers continue to get...
View ArticleGoogle’s Assistant will soon be available to 1 billion users
Google’s Assistant had a very eventful 2018, spreading on smart speakers, smart screens, expanding its language base, and now the firm expects it to reach a billion users by the end of January 2019. Of...
View ArticleApple is being sued over Siri’s voice recordings
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Apple as a result of its Siri recordings which came to light last week. The suit was filed on behalf of a minor and other individuals who were in the same...
View ArticleSpotify wants Siri integration with its iPhone app
The world’s most popular streaming service wants a thumbs up on the world’s most popular smartphone to use the word’s most well known digital assistant. As per the Information, Spotify has been trying...
View ArticleScammers are taking advantage of digital assistant calling capabilites to...
Scammers are taking advantage of Google, Apple and other voice assistants calling feature to prey on vulnerable users. With these new assistants, users can contact customer representatives simply by...
View ArticleApple’s former Siri chief joins Microsoft
Bill Stasior, the executive responsible for Siri digital assistant since 2012, left Apple early this year. Today, The Information reported that Bill Stasior has now joined Microsoft as a corporate vice...
View ArticleApple fires hundreds of workers hired to listen to Siri recordings
Apple is terminating the contracts of 100 of workers who were hired to listen to Siri recordings according to a report from the Guardian. Last month, Apple was revealed to be sending audio data over to...
View ArticleApple finally announces changes to improve Siri’s privacy protections
In late July, we reported about a serious privacy issue related to Apple Siri. People who check Siri voice data for inaccuracies were also listening to user’s private conversations. Apple responded to...
View ArticleSpotify can be now controlled using Siri on iPhone, iPad, Carplay, AirPods,...
Spotify today released a major update for its iOS app. With this Version 8.5.26 update, you can now use Siri to control your Spotify listening experience on iPhone, iPad, Carplay, AirPods, and HomePod...
View ArticleiOS 13.2 will let you delete your Siri history
Apple this year came under fire for allowing third-party contractors to listen to Siri recordings, potentially violating the privacy of their users. The company apologised, shut down the Siri grading...
View ArticleStudy suggests personal assistants are “reaching their peak capabilities”
A study by Microsoft proves that the main reason we use digital personal assistants is to search for a quick fact. This is probably because complicated answers are unlikely to yield any relevant...
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