voice assistant
Red Box Conversa offers distributed teams platform-agnostic voice capture![Conversa by Red Box logo](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Red Box Conversa offers distributed teams platform-agnostic voice capture
This multiplatform voice-capture platform claims to have the flexibility today’s companies need
18 Sep 2020
What is natural language processing?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What is natural language processing?
Creating systems capable of meaningful conversation is one of the hardest tasks facing AI researchers
24 Jun 2020
Android TV may soon recognize individual voices![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Android TV may soon recognize individual voices
Your Android TV may soon be able to tell you from everyone else in your house
15 Jun 2020
BBC testing ‘Beeb’ AI voice assistant with Windows Insiders![voice recognition and commands](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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BBC testing ‘Beeb’ AI voice assistant with Windows Insiders
UK users of Microsoft’s testing programme will help shape the future of the BBC's digital assistant
3 Jun 2020
Amazon, Apple and Google join forces on voice for smart homes![Google Home and Amazon Echo](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Amazon, Apple and Google join forces on voice for smart homes
Voice assistants from rivals will work across smart home devices thanks to working group from Zigbee Alliance
19 Dec 2019
Why you don’t need 5G – or a phone![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Why you don’t need 5G – or a phone
Could the best way to make calls be to avoid a handset altogether?
20 Oct 2019
Apple axes 300 ‘Siri eavesdropping’ contractors in Ireland ![An iPhone user activating Siri](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Apple axes 300 ‘Siri eavesdropping’ contractors in Ireland
Workers in Cork see contracts terminated after the company pledges changes to the 'grading' project
29 Aug 2019
BBC set to launch “Beeb” AI voice assistant![Remote control flicking through BBC news](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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BBC set to launch “Beeb” AI voice assistant
Assistant will be trained to recognise a range of UK accents
28 Aug 2019
NatWest trials voice banking in the UK![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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NatWest trials voice banking in the UK
Customers will be able to use a Google Home to access their accounts
12 Aug 2019
NHS-Alexa deal ‘data protection disaster waiting to happen'![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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NHS-Alexa deal ‘data protection disaster waiting to happen'
Health data will feed into Amazon's voice assistant but concerns mount over the fate of patient recordings
10 Jul 2019
The business case for Amazon's Alexa![Amazon Echo](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The business case for Amazon's Alexa
Amazon's voice assistant isn't just a toy for the home, it's making serious play for the office too
13 May 2019
How is mistake-prone Microsoft still worth so much money?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How is mistake-prone Microsoft still worth so much money?
Cortana looks like an irrelevant sideshow compared to Alexa and Siri
21 Mar 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019
17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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17 hidden secrets of the Amazon Echo
Amazon’s voice assistant can do a lot more than just play music and tell you the weather.
15 Jan 2019