Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. IBM has agreed to purchase Australian-based virtual assistant software startup Cognea. The company ...

Weekend plans: Adam Cheyer participates in a conversation with the software. (Go to the next page to read the dialogue and an explanation of the artificial-intelligence behind it.) Search is the ...

As Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana introduces herself to new Windows 10 users around the world, Chinese search giant Baidu is adding its own AI, Duer, to a mobile app used by millions of Chinese ...

Virtual assistant software is something that most of us use every day to set reminders or to search for information. All platforms have some sort of version of virtual assistant, such as Google Now’s ...

Tool acts as a leak detection analyst for underground storage tanks. Canary Compliance released its AlarmAssist virtual assistant software, which acts as a virtual leak detection analyst for ...

An Apple patent application published Thursday suggests the company is investigating the potential of integrating its Siri virtual assistant into Messages, with claims suggesting the feature might ...

Associate Editor Nate Ralph is an aspiring wordsmith, covering mobile software and hardware for CNET Reviews. His hobbies include dismantling gadgets, waxing poetic about obscure ASCII games, and ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant service has been powering smart speakers and displays for over a decade, and it’s also available to install as an app on other platforms including tablets, phones, and ...

At the heart of Google’s new Pixel smartphone is a piece of software that would be your companion: Google Assistant, the spiritual successor to Google Now and the sum of the company’s work in AI and ...

When hiring a virtual assistant from another country, consider their cultural knowledge as well. Do they have a good understanding of your culture and business practices? Do they understand the ...