Siri

bias May 22, 2019

Siri, Are Feminine AI Voices Sexist?The leading tech companies all offer feminized assistants that perpetuate gender stereotypes.

By Brian Feldman

yelling at my phone in public May 8, 2019

Google’s Assistant Can Now Fit On Your PhoneThe company shrunk a 100-gigabyte piece of software down to half a gigabyte, speeding it up and making it more secure in the process.

By Brian Feldman

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I Had to Teach My Alexa That Eggplants Were FruitEgg-plant, egg-plahnt. Let’s call the whole thing off.

By Renée Reizman

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Tech Companies Want to Get in on the Ground Floor of Smart-Home ConstructionWhy sell someone a smart speaker when you can get them to buy a house with your smart speakers embedded in the walls?

By Jake Swearingen

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How Does Siri Actually Know What I’m Saying?A simple guide to how voice assistants process speech, and how they know you’re talking to them.

By Joseph Frankel

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Does Anyone Want to Hear My Internal Voice? Anyone?Researchers at MIT invented a device that lets you … hear your own thoughts. And maybe talk to Alexa.

By Kari Sonde

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Hey, Siri, Will You Listen to My Problems?Apple is looking for engineers to make Siri more like the therapist we didn’t know we needed.

By Paris Martineau

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Apple Turns to Earth’s Most Popular Human to Convince Everyone Siri Is Good NowIn a world where a company notorious for hoarding cash spends a ton on an ad.

By Jake Swearingen

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The 10 Things You Need to Know From Apple’s Big Event TodayFrom HomePod to High Sierra.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Here’s Apple’s Echo Competitor, the HomePod Smart SpeakerThe speaker is called HomePod and costs $349.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Why Do I Hate Talking to My Phone?What’s the reason I loathe talking to Siri, but chatter away happily to Alexa?

By Jake Swearingen

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Don’t Fall for This 911 Siri PrankIf you do it, you only get five seconds to cancel the call.

By Madison Malone Kircher

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Woman Named Alexa Seary Having a Tough Time in This Cruel, Robot-Covered WorldAt least her middle name isn’t “Okay, Google.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

Dec. 7, 2016

Evan Rachel Wood Asked Siri About WestworldOur bicameral brains can’t handle this.

By E. Alex Jung

Oct. 31, 2016

Clippy Didn’t Just Annoy You — He Changed the WorldWhat we owe Clippy, Microsoft’s greatest shame.

By Brian Feldman

say my name Aug. 21, 2016

Barbra Streisand Told Apple CEO to Correct SiriDon’t mess with Babs.

By Tolly Wright

technological advances Mar. 31, 2016

Siri Now Capable of Discussing Sexual AssaultSiri will now direct iPhone users to the National Sexual Assault Hotline.

By Eve Peyser

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Is Siri Finally Coming to Mac OS X?Another way to pretend you’re friends with your computer.

By Brian Feldman

car talk Oct. 22, 2015

People Should Stop Talking to Their Cars, Study SaysUsing voice commands is like “balancing a checkbook while driving.”

By Elaine Godfrey

Sept. 16, 2015

Siri Will Never Leave You, and Other iOS 9 FactsThe big news is Apple News.

By Nathan Pemberton

early and awkward Sept. 10, 2015

Meet the White House’s New Press Secretary in Training: Siri“Sorry, I’m not sure what you want me to change.”

By Jaime Fuller

playlists July 1, 2015

Here’s What Happens When You Let Siri Be the DJ on Apple MusicHey, Siri, play a song for my funeral.

By Lauretta Charlton

Mar. 9, 2015

Siri Is Now One Step Closer to Ruling All Taxis in NYCThe New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission gets rid of tough geography questions on the taxi driver’s exam.

By Jaime Fuller

siri Jan. 6, 2014

Apple ‘Taught’ Siri About HerShe’s not a fan.

By Lindsey Weber

June 29, 2012

White House Still Pretty Sure It’s a Penalty, Not a TaxSo, Roberts was wrong?

By Dan Amira

Butcher Shop June 15, 2012

Apple’s Malkovich-Linguica Ad Confounds AmericaSpotlight on sausage.

By Alyssa Shelasky

June 14, 2012

You Are Not the Only Person Wondering What Linguica IsApple’s Siri ads have brought newfound interest to the obscure Portuguese sausage.

By Dan Amira

chris brown May 24, 2012

Watch a Fake iPhone Commercial With Chris BrownGuess he doesn’t like tomato soup?

By Eliot Glazer

May 22, 2012

Zooey Deschanel Continues to Pester Siri With Unnecessary Questions“Is it raining?” was just the start.

By Dan Amira

zooey deschanel May 16, 2012

Watch a Dude Try Out the Zooey Deschanel-Siri Commercial on His iPhoneIn a perfect world, Siri would say, “Have you heard of Campbell’s, you lazy sonofabitch?”

By Eliot Glazer

zooey deschanel Apr. 17, 2012