Smart TV voice assistant transactions on the rise
Voice assistant transactions on smart TVs will reach half a billion dollars within 18 months. Full Story: Digital TV Europe
Apple’s voice only Music subscription could boost Siri’s accent understanding
Apple had a slew of interesting announcements at its event on Monday. But one that stood out to me — and I feel didn’t get as much attention — is the new pricing tier of Apple Music. Full Story: TechCrunch
Why Google Assistant and Alexa have an unbeatable lead on Siri
Voice assistants follow the Sith Rule of Two, apparently. Full Story: Android Central
Apple Hires New HomePod Software Head as It Takes on Amazon Echo
Apple Inc. has hired a new engineer to lead software efforts for its HomePod smart speaker, aiming to turn the product into a bigger hit. Full Story: Bloomberg.com
WHY SIRI IS MY FAVORITE SMART HOME CONTROLLER
I use a fairly simple metric to determine which artificially intelligent voice assistant is the best for controlling my smart home: Which one do I swear at the least? The Verge
Amazon Brings Alexa Smart Properties for Hospitality to UK, Plans French Extension
The Mercure Hyde Park Hotel is the first in the UK to integrate Amazon’s Alexa Smart Properties for Hospitality as Amazon expands the platform internationally for the first time. Full Story: Voicebot.ai
Is Siri Getting Dumber? Apple Has Removed These Important Commands
We’ve already seen some indications that Apple has been working to streamline Siri by eliminating some of its lesser-used features, but a new report suggests that Apple’s voice assistant may have just taken a considerable step backward, with a number of important Siri capabilities disappearing as well. Full Story: iDrop News
Google Apparently Blocked Sonos From Making The Smartest Speaker
Sonos was ready to make Alexa and Google Assistant work together on the same smart devices, but Google reportedly didn’t want to share the stage. Full Story: Screen Rant
Sonos says Google is blocking it from offering more than one voice assistant at once
Concurrency does more or less what its name suggests by allowing Google Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa to be used side by side. Full Story: The Verge
Amazon taps VR, voice assistant startups and 8 others for inaugural digital health accelerator
For its first healthcare accelerator program, Amazon’s cloud division tapped a diverse group of startups working in virtual reality, voice assistant technology, remote monitoring and social determinants of health. Full Story: Becker’s Hospital Review
