Earlier today, a startup called Siri that wants to bring virtual assistants to the iPhone came out of stealth. Siri brings a very advanced collection of technologies (speech recognition, natural ...

On Monday, we got a glimpse of Talla, the new virtual assistant startup from Rob May. In a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOwAta_Kehs&amp;feature=youtu.be ...

Siri made the world aware of the potential of virtual assistants, but several years after its release, it's still a bit basic. Siri can only do certain very specific tasks, and she doesn't play well ...

Mercedes says its virtual assistant transforms the "car-driver relationship." The artificially intelligent computer KITT from "Knight Rider" could do it all -- drive solo, speak to humans, land quips ...

Google is teasing the future it thinks you want. Inside a beautiful multi-million-dollar house in San Francisco on Wednesday, the company set up a model smart home outfitted with every Google device ...

For as "smart" as our phones are supposed to be, they're not very good at getting things done on our behalf. But that's about to change, according to Qualcomm. During its annual Snapdragon Summit, the ...

Continental and Elekrobit have created the first in-vehicle integration of Alexa Custom Assistant, a comprehensive solution that lets automakers access Alexa’s advanced AI to create their own branded, ...

When users verbally ask a virtual assistant a health-related question about topics like allergies or the flu, they feel a stronger “social presence” to the technology than when they ask more sensitive ...