Apple’s voice-only Music subscription could boost Siri’s accent understanding
Apple had a slew of interesting announcements at its event on Monday. But one that stood out to me — and I feel didn’t get as much attention — is the new pricing tier of Apple Music. A new “Voice” tier...
View ArticleWalmart acquires design tool Botmock as its invests in shopping by voice and...
With its latest acquisition Walmart is further investing in technology that will enable shopping via voice and chat. The retail giant announced it’s acquiring “select technology assets” from a startup...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament’s IMCO backs limits on tech giants’ ability to run...
In what looks like bad news for adtech giants like Facebook and Google, MEPs in the European Parliament have voted for tougher restrictions on how internet users’ data can be combined for ad targeting...
View ArticleApple launches its Siri-only Apple Music Voice Plan with iOS 15.2
Apple is now rolling out access to its new, lower-cost Apple Music Voice plan, first introduced this fall at the company’s hardware event. The new service, designed largely for use with HomePod...
View ArticleApple quietly pulls references to its CSAM detection tech after privacy fears
Apple has quietly removed from its website all references to its child sexual abuse scanning feature, months after announcing that the new technology would be baked into iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. Back...
View ArticleCan an AI be properly considered an inventor?
Dave Davis Contributor Dave Davis joined Copyright Clearance Center in 1994 and currently serves as a research analyst. He previously held directorships in both public libraries and corporate...
View ArticleSiri 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 gender-neutral voice is one...
View ArticleiPhone users complain Apple Music is installing itself to the dock, booting...
An Apple Music bug is perplexing some iPhone owners. According to various reports, the Apple Music iOS app is installing itself directly to the iPhone’s dock when downloaded, instead of to the phone’s...
View ArticleLayoffs hit crypto and real estate tech particularly hard this week
Hey Siri, when does a “macroeconomic downturn” become a “recession”? It’s another bleak week for startups weathering dismal tech stocks and even worse cryptocurrency prices. But let’s start with some...
View ArticlePayTalk promises to handle all sorts of payments with voice, but the app has...
Neji Tawo, the founder of boutique software development company Wiscount Corporation, says he was inspired by his dad to become an engineer. When Tawo was a kid, his dad tasked him with coming up with...
View ArticleApple is reportedly working to simplify its ‘Hey Siri’ trigger phrase to just...
Apple is reportedly planning to simplify its “Hey Siri” trigger phrase to just “Siri,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Right now, the quickest way to access Siri is to say “Hey Siri” and then add...
View ArticleApple HomePod (2023) review
Welcome to the dark night of the smart speaker. A few years back, the category felt inevitable — and, frankly, why not? We’ve smartened our phones and watches. Why shouldn’t our homes be the next step?...
View ArticleApple is reportedly experimenting with language-generating AI
If not for last week’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse almost every conversation in tech seems to be centered around AI and chatbots. In the last few days, Microsoft-backed OpenAI released a new...
View ArticleDevelopers are looking for creative ways to build AI-powered chatbot assistants
Since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT last year, it has been almost impossible to go a day without a company or developer releasing an AI-powered tool. Now, with the release of new models like OpenAI’s GPT-4...
View ArticleYou no longer need to tell Siri ‘Hey’
One of the more unexpected additions from iOS 17: Apple is dropping the “hey” from “Hey Siri.” You no longer need that extra little introduction when communicating with Apple’s smart assistant via...
View ArticleSiri gains access to health data, adds on-device processing on Apple Watch...
Announced at the Apple Event 2023, Apple Watch Series 9 is bringing some Siri improvement, including the ability to access health data through Siri. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal...
View ArticleApple Music shuts down its Siri-only Voice Plan nearly two years later
Apple Music just shut down its cheapest option — the Voice Plan. The subscription, which launched in 2021 and cost $5 per month, featured a Siri-only experience; the only way to access Apple Music’s...
View ArticleApple CEO Tim Cook says AI is a fundamental technology, confirms investments...
Apple CEO Tim Cook pushed back a bit at the notion that the company was behind in AI on yesterday’s Q4 earnings call with investors, as he highlighted technology developments that Apple had made...
View ArticleSiri needs to get a lot smarter, and quickly
Siri seems to be lagging the competition in the voice assistant department by a country mile. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
View ArticleAirbnb plans to use AI, including its GamePlanner acquisition, to create the...
In November, Airbnb acquired a stealth AI firm launched by Siri’s co-founder, called GamePlanner.AI. The deal valued the secretive startup at around $200 million, according to reports. Though the...
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