Starbucks unveils a virtual assistant that takes your order via messaging or voice

 Starbucks is embracing the trend towards voice-based computing with the launch of a new feature in…

24.5M voice-first devices expected to ship this year, but apps struggle to retain users

 The next mainstream computing platform may not be bots, AR, or VR, but rather voice-based computing.…

HTC outs an always listening, dual-screen smartphone with its own AI assistant

 Just when you thought HTC might be ready to hang up on its smartphone efforts, the…

Huawei to pre-load Amazon’s Alexa AI on US version of its Mate 9 flagship

 Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is having a good CES. Not only landing inside additional speaker hardware…

Google now lets developers write apps for the Assistant on Google Home

 Google today announced that all developers (and not just those in its private preview program), can…