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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?...
Privacy issues may be hurting smart speaker market growth
Concerns that 'smart speakers are always listening' inhibit potential buyers....
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...
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...
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....
Amazon launches a dozen new devices to put ‘Alexa everywhere’
Company is in a race with Google to control the smart home. ...
iOS 12 release gives users more power, marketers more options
Marketers will find opportunities to connect with users through enhanced AR capabilities, new notifications options and...
Who’s really winning the smart speaker market, Amazon or Google?
Estimates released today by Canalys are very different from figures that Strategy Analytics also published this...
Microsoft and Amazon marry their assistants, but will the honeymoon be short-lived?
Awkward at launch, let's hope they can make assistant "interoperability" better....
Report: Google continues to gain global smart speaker share
Amazon is still the global leader, but its market share has been eroded by new competition. In the US, it still has a 70 percent share....
Apple’s HomePod makes modest gains against Echo, Google Home [Report]
Amazon has 70 percent of the market, Google 24 percent and Apple 6 percent....
Report: Smart speaker ownership driving voice adoption on smartphones
But 38% also said they bought a smart speaker 'to reduce screen...
Analyst firm: Smart speaker market will reach 100M units by year-end
The US is the largest market, followed by China, which is still undeveloped....
Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote: An overview of the announcements
Siri upgrades, augmented reality and Safari’s social tracking prevention were the significant announcements....
Report: Sales of Apple smart speaker stall
According to Slice Intelligence Apple saw 10 percent of Q1 US smart speaker sales but the number has fallen more recently....
In (partial) defense of Apple’s HomePod
HomePod sound quality beats Google Home and Echo devices, and Siri performed better than expected....
Microsoft’s Cortana comes to iPad, ChromeOS devices to get Google Assistant
Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple are putting their assistants on all the devices they possibly can....