virtual assistant
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Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana’s Finally Dead
You can now visit the gravestone of Microsoft’s virtual assistant app Cortana in the growing mortuary of failed products. The company ended support for the Bing search-based voice control engine on Windows to help make room for its continuing AI-isation of Bing and its bevy of other digital products and services. We knew this was…
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This E-Bike With Built-In ChatGPT Is the Epitome of Overblown AI Hype
AI hype has officially reached “Metaverse” levels of incomprehensibility. Large language models are a wormhole sucking in any and all tech companies looking to promote long-existing products, and now e-bike maker Urtopia is one of the first companies trying to force chatbots on users who are simply trying to travel from A to B. In…
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Nothing’s Wireless Earbuds Can Finally Activate Voice Assistants Like Siri and Alexa
Despite an over-abundance of hype heralding their arrival, the first product from Carl Pei’s Nothing, the ear (1) wireless earbuds, was a solid alternative to pricier options like Apple’s AirPods Pro. The only real downside was a lack of access to popular smart assistants: a feature that Nothing is finally adding through a software update…
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Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Scoop Up AI Firm Nuance Communications for $21 Billion
Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Nuance Communications, an artificial intelligence firm whose speech recognition tech helped develop Apple’s Siri virtual assistant, for as much as $US16 ($21) billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.