digital assistant
Siri gains a new gender-neutral voice option in latest iOS update
Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn’t sound obviously male or female. The decision to introduce a…
Empathy raises $30M for a personal assistant that helps with the practical and emotional process of bereavement
Death is one of the hardest things to cope with in life, both from an emotional and organizational standpoint. And what’s worse is that the latter of these is inevitably…
Youreka Labs spins out with $8.5M to provide smart mobile assistant apps to field workers
The company is developing robotic smart mobile assistants that enable frontline workers to perform their jobs more safely and efficiently.
Daybridge, a time management app by former Monzo engineer Kieran McHugh, raises £750K seed
Daybridge, a productivity and time management app by former Monzo engineer Kieran McHugh, has picked by £750,000 in a seed round led by early Monzo backer, Passion Capital. Also participating…
Amazon adds ‘hands-free’ Alexa to its Alexa mobile app
Amazon is making it easier for mobile users to access its Alexa virtual assistant while on the go. The company announced today it’s making it possible to use Alexa “hands…
Intuition Robotics raises $36M for its empathetic digital companion
Intuition Robotics, the company best known for its ElliQ robot, a digital home companion for the elderly, today announced that it has raised a $36 million Series B round co-led…
Is Amazon’s Alexa ready to leave home and become a wearable voice assistant?
Amazon’s device event today played host to a dizzying number of product announcements, of all stripes — but notably, there are three brand new ways to wear Alexa on your…
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Why Walmart’s Flipkart is betting heavily on Hindi
Flipkart, the largest e-commerce platform in India, said Tuesday it has concluded the roll-out of a range of features to its shopping app in what is its biggest update in recent years. Chief among these new features is access to Flipkart in Hindi language. Prior to the revamp of the app, Flipkart was available only…
While you’d be hard-pressed to find any startup not brimming with confidence over the disruptive idea they’re chasing, it’s not often you come across a young company as calmly convinced…
41% of voice assistant users have concerns about trust and privacy, report finds
Forty-one percent of voice assistant users are concerned about trust, privacy and passive listening, according to a new report from Microsoft focused on consumer adoption of voice and digital assistants.…
Bottomless, one of the 200-plus startups in Y Combinator’s latest batch, uses a smart scale to automatically restock your java supply.
BMW says in-car digital assistants have to go beyond being ‘Echo Dots in a cup holder’
BMW wants to bring personal assistants to the car, but it doesn’t want to build its own. Instead, it wants to work with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others to bring…
Life Bot’s new Alexa app can text you reminders, help with daily activities
A new voice app from Life Bot wants to make it easier to use Amazon Alexa as a digital assistant, by aiding with your daily routines and learning your personal…
At nearly every major technology event for the past five years we’ve been given at least one “wow” moment — when one of the big players would unveil some sort…
Microsoft’s Personal Assistant Tech, Cortana, Now Generates Reminders From Emails
Microsoft’s personal assistant tech Clippy Cortana is getting a few more feathers in its cap, with the company rolling out the ability to push reminders to users based on the…
Voodoo, A Digital Assistant For India’s Smartphone Users, Launches With $1M In Seed Funding
With so many price comparison sites, finding deals is relatively easy as long as you are on a desktop. Things get a lot more complicated on mobile apps, however, especially…
