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Alibaba’s AI assistant Quark surpassed ByteDance’s Doubao to become China’s most popular AI app in March, with ~150M and ~100M MAUs globally, respectively (Ben Jiang/South China Morning Post)
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Switch 2 Zelda upgrades have achievements, weird GPS voice assistant
The new service inside the Switch app is called Zelda Notes. It only works for the Switch 2 versions, and…
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4 Best Smart Displays (2025): Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa
More Smart Displays We Like Google Nest Hub for $100: Google’s second-gen Nest Hub (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is a great…
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10 Best Smart Speakers (2025): Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri
The Echo Show 8 is one of the devices slated to get first access to Alexa+, Amazon’s new voice assistant,…
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Gemini could soon replace Google Assistant in Android Auto 14.0
What you need to know Android Auto 14.0 is stable and rolling out publicly through a Google Play Store update…
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OpenAI says its AI voice assistant is now better to chat with
OpenAI released updates Monday for Advanced Voice Mode, its AI voice feature that enables real-time conversations in ChatGPT, to make…
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The switch from Google Assistant to Gemini might kill Nest speakers and displays
Google Home and Nest speakers and displays as we know them may be doomed if the company’s recent Google Assistant…
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Gemini is taking over Chromebooks, leaving Google Assistant in the dust
What you need to know Google is phasing out Assistant and bringing in Gemini as the new default AI on…
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Google is dialing back more Assistant features on Android and Nest devices
What you need to know Seven more Google Assistant features are getting axed, continuing the trend that started in late…
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Why wait? Google is already dismantling Assistant as it switches to Gemini.
Google Assistant is not long for this world. Google confirmed what many suspected last week, that it will transition everyone…
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