I tested 20+ Linux desktop AI companions—several match or beat Copilot depending on use case. Newelle, LM Studio, PyGPT, and Jan.ai stand out for supporting local models, offline use, and more ...

Experimental Android voice assistant for Home Assistant that uses the ESPHome protocol. Intended for turning your existing Android wall panel or similar into a local voice assistant for controlling ...

As voice search becomes AI synthesis, marketers must optimize for conversational inclusion — not blue-link visibility.

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 ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Speechify today announced a major expansion of its platform into a full AI Assistant and productivity system designed for people who prefer to interact ...

Update, 2:09 p.m. ET: Speechify also launched a ChatGPT integration today. See new details below. Speechify’s AI Voice Assistant can now sound like celebrities, including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...

Google will pay $68 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging its voice assistant secretly recorded users’ private conversations and shared the data with advertisers. Filed on Friday in a ...

Just Eat has launched an AI-powered ‘delivery concierge’ service, which enables customers to voice order and be given personalised recommendations. The new technology will be integrated into the ...

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 ...

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges its voice assistant violated users’ privacy. Google denied any wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid the cost and ...

Google has agreed to a $68 million settlement regarding claims that its voice assistant inappropriately spied on smartphone users. Plaintiffs claimed that the company’s Google Assistant platform began ...