Siri

bias 5/22/2019

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 5/8/2019

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

select all 4/30/2018

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

By Renée Reizman

select all 4/23/2018

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

select all 4/20/2018

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

select all 4/6/2018

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

select all 9/15/2017

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

select all 7/24/2017

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

select all 6/5/2017

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

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all 6/5/2017

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

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all 4/26/2017

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

select all 3/23/2017

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

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all 3/16/2017

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

12/7/2016

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

By E. Alex Jung

10/31/2016

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

By Brian Feldman

say my name 8/21/2016

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

By Tolly Wright

technological advances 3/31/2016

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

By Eve Peyser

select all 2/24/2016

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

By Brian Feldman

car talk 10/22/2015

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

By Elaine Godfrey

9/16/2015

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

By Nathan Pemberton

early and awkward 9/10/2015

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 7/1/2015

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

By Lauretta Charlton

3/9/2015

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 1/6/2014

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

By Lindsey Weber

6/29/2012

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

By Dan Amira

Butcher Shop 6/15/2012

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

By Alyssa Shelasky

6/14/2012

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 5/24/2012

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

By Eliot Glazer

5/22/2012

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

By Dan Amira

zooey deschanel 5/16/2012

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 4/17/2012

Watch Zooey Deschanel’s iPhone CommercialEven Siri’s like, “Too much, Zooey. Too much.”

By Eliot Glazer

siri 12/22/2011

Watch Siri: The Holiday Horror MovieSiri-ously terrifying.

By Eliot Glazer

technology 12/1/2011

Siri Isn’t Necessarily Anti-Abortion, Just UninformedApple says the missing search results are “not intentional omissions.”

By Joe Coscarelli

technology 11/29/2011