The Psychology Of Voice Technology: Building A Better Voice Assistant For Everyone

Voice technology isn’t a novelty — it’s a utility. Voice-first technology is a growing and essential component of our day-to-day lives. Full Story: Forbes

Amazon Is Shutting Down Alexa Internet, Its Web Ranking Site (Not the Voice Assistant)

Amazon early next year will pull the plug on Alexa.com — a website ranking and analytics service that’s unrelated to the ecommerce giant’s Alexa voice assistant platform. Full Story: Variety

SoundHound Stock: An AI Voice Assistant for Everything

Let’s talk about AI voice assistants. So far, Siri, Alexa, and company represent decades of development of conversational intelligence technologies, particularly in what’s called natural language processing (NLP) and natural language understanding (NLU). Full Story: Nanalyze

Amazon’s Alexa Together launches today offering more elder care features

Alexa Together is designed to offer a minimally invasive way to use Amazon’s voice assistant and associated Echo speakers to both assist and keep tabs… Full Story: The Verge

Samsung Bixby Is Available for Windows: What You Need to Know

You can also try it out if you’re looking for a new voice assistant for Windows. Just keep in mind that while it’s not necessary, Samsung recommends that… Full Story: MakeUseOf

Raspberry Pi Turns GLaDOS into Robotic Voice Assistant

Who needs Alexa when you can have GLaDOS from Portal? Full Story: Tom’s Hardware

Alexa Routines Add Motion and Sounds to Activation Options

Alexa Routines can now activate when a device detects movement or the sound of running water or a beeping appliance, instead of a verbal phrase. Full Story: Voicebot.ai