Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), ...

"Reach out," the old jingled implored. "Reach out and touch someone." That was the 1980s, and the metaphor of physical touch helped humanize the still-nascent technology of long-distance phone calls.

Virtual assistants are a lagniappe technology. Almost nobody actually needs them, but when they work properly they bring a little something extra to your life. Even though they’re heavily flawed and ...

Whether you’re dealing with nagging back pain or worried about your toddler’s sniffles, you can now get real-time advice from a doctor with help from Alexa. Teladoc Health just announced that it’s ...

Alexa can order your groceries, hail you a ride and tell you how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon (it's three). Now, the Amazon virtual assistant can also give you medical advice and look up and ...

Alexa, which debuted on select Windows 10 laptops earlier this year is now available for download on all compatible devices, building Amazon's push into the enterprise. Alexa debuted on select ...

Snack brand MoonPie this month introduced a voice-powered app for Amazon Alexa that acts as a virtual roommate for people stuck indoors during the coronavirus pandemic. MoonPie's MoonMate can ...

Teladoc Health announced this week that it was partnering with Amazon to launch voice-activated virtual care on Alexa-supported Echo devices. According to the companies, U.S. customers around the ...

"The last thing you want is more distraction in your life." In the quest to simplify your car, automakers are probably going to make life more annoying and difficult, at least for a while. At CES in ...

Computer scientists have turned Amazon Alexa into a tool for software engineers, tasking the virtual assistant to take care of mundane programming tasks, helping increase productivity and speed up ...