Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

Amazon is making its AI-upgraded Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S. Alexa+ launched last year in an "early access" preview, meaning consumers had to join a waitlist or buy a new device ...

Did you get a check in your mailbox or an email with a payment from an Apple settlement? Don't throw it away: It's your cut of a $95 million class-action settlement that stems from a lawsuit alleging ...

Amazon Expands Alexa+ AI Assistant to All US Users After Yearlong Rollout Your email has been sent Amazon is making its generative AI-powered Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S., nearly ...

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A Georgia elementary school assistant principal has been accused of brazenly stealing 98 items worth about $1,000 from Walmart using a “stacking” scheme at self-checkout kiosks. Courtney Janell Shaw, ...

What just happened? Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing its voice assistant of unlawfully recording private conversations and sharing them in ways that may ...

CANTON, Ga. (WKRC) – An assistant principal was accused of stealing from Walmart over a two-month period. According to The Cherokee Tribune, citing information from the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, ...

Apple has been spinning its wheels for many months over its approach to artificial intelligence, but a strategy finally appears to be emerging for the company. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported today ...

Bloomberg reports the chatbot version of Siri is slated for release later this year on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Bloomberg reports the chatbot version of Siri is slated for release later this year on ...

Abstract: The main purpose of this implementation is to enable natural commerce between humans and machines. Numerous IT companies are using dialogue system technology to establish different kinds of ...