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Google sorry about audio review scandal, details privacy changes for Assistant
Voice & Audio Activity (human review) will now become opt-in, but it's still turned on by default with the company discouraging...
HomePod M.I.A. among Apple announcements
Why isn't Apple putting more emphasis on its smart speaker?...
Google wants new industrywide standards to balance privacy and ads personalization
The company is starting an ambitious and difficult conversation about how to preserve data-driven advertising while giving users more control....
Piling on: State AGs intend to launch their own antitrust investigation against tech biggies
But the Microsoft example shows us that no particular outcome is certain....
Alexa devices maintain 70% market share in U.S. according to survey
More than 50% of sales are for entry-level devices: Echo Dot and Google Home...
US Justice Department to launch expansive new investigation into big tech firms
Recent moves from the FTC and DOJ signal a more aggressive investigatory posture toward the tech giants....
Privacy issues may be hurting smart speaker market growth
Concerns that 'smart speakers are always listening' inhibit potential buyers....
Almost 70% of digital ad spending going to Google, Facebook, Amazon, says analyst firm
However, eMarketer revised downward its estimate of Amazon's share of e-commerce from nearly 50% to...
Antitrust mania sweeps Washington as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple all face probes
A perfect storm of public discontent, politics and economics has produced a wave of pending investigations....
‘Just once’ location sharing, ‘sign-in with Apple’ give users more control over personal data
Apple wants to be the 'privacy OS' for users increasingly concerned about exploitation of their data....
A year after GDPR, mobile notifications are up, location sharing is down
Airship examined mobile app permissions data from more than 700 million users...
Apple ITP engineer on Chrome tracking prevention: It ‘has a long way to go’
His comments highlight the differences in how the two browsers are approaching restrictions on cross-site tracking....
Apple’s big service launches hold few opportunities for marketers
Marketers should keep an eye on adoption as Apple offers a solid alternative to ad-supported internet content in text, images, games and video....
Report: 65 million US smart speaker owners, smart displays quickly gaining traction
Surveys suggest there's still considerable room for growth....
Report: Apple buys voice tech platform PullString
The purchase could change the balance of power between Siri and its intelligent voice agent competitors, Amazon’s Alexa and Google...
Facebook pulls Research app after backlash over use of teen data
Report finds Facebook has been paying users, mostly teens, to download a VPN app to access their data....
As CES opens, Amazon, Google tout digital assistant stats that highlight respective market strengths
Amazon claims more than 100 million Alexa devices sold; Google says Assistant will soon reach 1 billion...
Why one marketer thinks smart speakers have their work cut out for them
Rebecca Stone, LiveRamp's VP of Marketing, discusses what needs to happen for smart speakers (and displays) to realize their marketing and...
Marketers say Time Well Spent movement isn’t influencing social media plans
Marketing Land polled marketers about whether or not the Time Well Spent movement plays into their social media plans. Here's what we learned....
Report: As Facebook portal goes on sale, smart speaker growth is slowing
There are now 53 million smart speaker devices in U.S. households according to an analyst firm's estimate....