- Google Can't Shake Privacy Lawsuit Over Voice-Activated Assistant
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 7, 2020
U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman ruled that Google must fa ...
- Voice Assistant Usage Seen Growing To 8.4 Billion Devices
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
As use of voice assistants continues to skyrocket, the companies behind tho ...
- 'Hey Google' Sensitivity Modified
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Following earlier announced plans, Google is rolling out new sensitivity settings f ...
- Amazon's Alexa Learns Long-Form Speaking Style
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, April 17, 2020
Amazon is adding three new Alexa speaking capabilities, including a long-form speaki ...
- Alexa Voice Added To Smart Camera
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Ecobee, maker of smart thermostats, is introducing its first indoor security camer ...
- Samsung Ending S Voice Assistant
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 13, 2020
The Samsung S. Voice assistant, the attempted Siri competitor that never caug ...
- Comcast Launches Voice-Based Easter Eggs
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, April 10, 2020
Comcast is introducing a series of hidden Easter eggs via its Xfini ...
- Amazon's Alexa Can Now Help With COVID-19 Diagnosis
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 27, 2020
Using CDC guidance, Amazon lets consumers check their risk level for COVID- ...
- Huawei Intros Voice Assistant 'Celia'
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 27, 2020
The voice agent is being added to Huawei's latest P40 phone seri ...
- Voice-Activated Ads Are Hear -- Er, Here
Marketing Insider, Kathy Sheehan - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
DiGiorno's pizza told a joke in its Pandora ad - but ...
- Progressive Disclosure In Voice-First Technology: What Marketers Need To Know
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Dustin Coates - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Progressive disclosure -- gradually revealing more information at just the right ti ...
- KidKraft Toy Kitchen Taps Alexa Voice
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, February 28, 2020
The KidKraft new toy kitchen can tap into an Amazon Alexa sma ...
- Voice Commerce Declines In 2020: Report
Search & Performance Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Some 33% of consumers surveyed say a lack of security features sto ...
- Facebook Reportedly Will Offer Compensation To Users For Digital Voice Data
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 21, 2020
As smart speakers come under fire for sharing data without consent, Facebo ...
- One Third of Smart Device Owners Struggle To Use Them: Report
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, February 13, 2020
While that's not great news, manufacturers have an opportunity to launch n ...
- SoundHound, Wcities Team To Add Location To AI Voice
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Wcities, publisher of city guides, is partnering with SoundHound to add locati ...
- eMarketer Predicts 83 Million Smart Speaker Users This Year
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, February 10, 2020
Amazon, with its Echo line of smart speakers, will account for 7 ...
- Amazon, KFC Create 'Brand Voice' Via Alexa
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The KFC voice sports a Southern U.S. accent for Colonel Sanders. ...
- Forecast Lowered For Purchases Via Smart Speaker
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Just because smart speaker owners can make purchases using their devices doesn ...
- Privacy Concerns Hamper Smart Speaker Growth
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Two-thirds (66%) of consumers who don't have a smart speaker and ...
- Rothenberg Talks IAB ALM 2020, White House Visits, Gets Personal With Customer Experience
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 20, 2020
The IAB ALM 2020 Leadership Summit focuses on what Rothenberg calls T ...
- Amazon: 'Common Sense' Requires Dismissal Of Alexa Privacy Suit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 10, 2020
"The Alexa service works -- and performs the helpful, valuable, and entertaini ...
- Personal Values Top List Of Brand Loyalty, IBM Reports
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 10, 2020
A third of consumers stop buying their preferred products if they lo ...
- Lamborghini Adds Alexa Into Sports Car At CES
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, January 9, 2020
Drivers can use Alexa to adjust functions such as climate, interior lighti ...
- American Airlines, Delta Rush To Implement Technology From Google, Others
Search & Performance Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Google released a list of top search destinations Wednesday as American Airlin ...
- Google Urges Judge To Throw Out Privacy Claims Over Assistant
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Google says its voice-activated Assistant "did precisely what it is supposed ...
- Voice Assistants To Work To A Common Standard
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, December 19, 2019
Siri, Google and Alexa could all start talking to one another soo ...
- Pandora Tests Voice-Activated Ads, Hopes To Drive Greater Engagement With Brands
MediaDailyNews, Fern Siegel - Friday, December 13, 2019
The direct-response ads posit a question and listeners are promoted to s ...
- More Voice Assistant Privacy Coming: Juniper
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The developments in voice assistants are expected to allow consumers and vendo ...
- Amazon Alexa Voice Expanding To Other Connected Devices
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, November 28, 2019
The Amazon digital voice assistant will be added to other devices, su ...