Galaxy Watch 4 un-pairing from phones randomly; could be Assistant’s fault
Galaxy Watch 4 users were ecstatic to finally have a digital assistant better than Bixby on their smartwatch. That is until some of…
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Google Assistant’s Future Is Looking Us Right in the Face
For years we've been promised a computing future where our commands aren't tapped, typed, or swiped, but spoken. Embedded in this promise is, of course,…
Google Assistant’s automatic password updater gets wider rollout
A Google Assistant feature designed to automate the time-consuming process of changing your passwords after a breach appears to be getting a wider…
Google Assistant’s Guest Mode to support more languages, including Hindi
Tech giant Google has announced that Guest Mode on Google Assistant will be available in nine additional languages in the coming months, including…
Mimicking the brain to realize ‘human-like’ virtual assistants
Figure 1. A representation of the algorithm used to mimic human speech. Caption:…
Google changed the Assistant’s white noise sound, and many aren’t happy about it
Google offers many ambient sounds from the Google Assistant, including one for white noise that might help block out noise to make it easier to sleep or…
The Future of Digital Assistants Is Queer
Queering the smart wife could mean, in its simplest form, affording digital assistants different personalities that more accurately represent the many…
Making voice assistants accessible for older patients
The prototyped voice skill will be used to examine the feasibility of using voice…