Published on: 2025-04-21 02:12:21
17 Apr, 2025 At Kagi, our mission is simple: to humanise the web. We want to deliver a search experience that prioritises human needs, allowing you to explore the web effectively, privately, and without manipulation. We evaluate new technologies not for their acclaim but for their true potential to support our mission. Since its launch, Kagi Assistant has been a favorite for many users as it allows access to world top large language models, grounded in Kagi Search, all in one place in one beau
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-22 23:38:00
is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Perplexity’s AI voice assistant will reportedly play a significant role in the upcoming Motorola Razr expected to be announced April 24th, Bloomberg reports. The news comes after Motorola posted a teaser video of the Razr on social media last week, showing the foldable device animate into the word AI. Perplexity is also working with T-Mobile’
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 03:46:24
Google has made it clear that the Assistant era is over . The company has been hard a work replacing Assistant with Gemini on phones, but the change is also expected to come to headphones, smartwatches, tablets, and cars. We found evidence of the tech giant preparing for the swap on Wear OS devices back in January. However, Google Assistant won’t just disappear from Wear OS smartwatches; Fitbit smartwatches are also losing the virtual assistant, and that change will start soon. On the Fitbit co
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-25 07:00:11
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Reddit users recently discovered that some Galaxy AI features are only available in China. This includes Social Composer, Ask AI, Touch Assistant, and Samsung Assistant. Of these four features, Social Composer is the only one I’d rather not see in more regions, as it would worsen the quality of social media platforms. Generative AI features are generating a lot of excitement right now, and Samsung has perhaps the best selection of AI-powered features
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-27 03:20:03
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini will soon replace the Google Assistant on all devices, including Android phones, Wear OS watches, and Android Auto headunits. On compatible smartwatches, the switch could happen with an update for the Assistant app for Wear OS. The Assistant app could get a new icon once Gemini becomes available on Wear OS watches. Android currently offers users the option to choose either the Google Assistant or Gemini as their default voice assistant. However
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-27 18:50:17
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a “Raise to Talk” gesture for Wear OS smartwatches, which could seemingly allow users to trigger Google Assistant/Gemini by lifting their smartwatch. The feature appears similar to Apple’s Raise to Speak feature for triggering Siri on Apple Watches. This new gesture could join existing methods like the button press and the “Hey Google” hotword to trigger Google Assistant (and soon, Gemini). It could potentially also be a Pixel Watc
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-28 04:50:17
Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on a “Raise to Talk” gesture for Wear OS smartwatches, which could seemingly allow users to trigger Google Assistant/Gemini by lifting their smartwatch. The feature appears similar to Apple’s Raise to Speak feature for triggering Siri on Apple Watches. This new gesture could join existing methods like the button press and the “Hey Google” hotword to trigger Google Assistant (and soon, Gemini). It could potentially also be a Pixel Watc
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-04-30 19:16:16
is a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. YouTube is giving creators a new AI tool that can generate instrumental tracks to use in videos for free without worrying about copyright claims, TechCrunch reports. The new feature was demonstrated in a video posted on the company’s Creator Insider channel this week. In the video, the host, Lauren, shows a new tab in the Creator Music beta s
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-04 02:23:58
Matter is a modern smart home protocol developed by Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung to address the issue of smart device incompatibility and security. Designed for seamless interoperability, Matter ensures that supported devices can easily integrate into all major smart home platforms without the need for additional apps or software. We are a member of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA-IoT), and our products are currently in the process of being certified to work with the Matter stand
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-14 19:28:44
GitMCP creates a dedicated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for any GitHub project, enabling AI assistants to understand your code in context. Code Understanding AI assistants gain a deep context of the code repo, reading llms.txt, llms-full.txt, readme.md and more, making their responses more accurate and relevant. Instant Setup No complex configuration needed. Just point to your GitHub repository and connect your AI tools.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-19 19:49:54
Google announced its intention to unify its generative AI efforts under the Gemini brand at the tail end of 2023, and it's been full steam ahead ever since. In 2025, Google Assistant is being phased out and replaced with Gemini. As Google, Amazon, and others move toward a world in which all virtual assistants are based on generative AI, it's reasonable to consider if this is actually a good idea. Despite promises of "smarter" AI and ever-increasing token limits, these robots still have a fundame
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-20 22:07:00
Something to look forward to: Microsoft, Nvidia, and now Intel are working to turn gaming assistants into a new selling point for generative AI. While Nvidia argues that its GPUs are the best tools for local AI workloads, Windows and Intel have tried to demonstrate the benefits of using NPUs to offload tasks from graphics chips during gameplay. However, none of the proposed assistants has undergone extensive real-world testing. Intel recently showcased how running generative AI programs on its
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-26 15:06:26
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 15:35:45
The navigation app Waze is dropping Google Assistant support for iPhones , citing "ongoing difficulties" with integrating the service. The company says it plans on replacing it with an "enhanced voice integration solution" at some point in the future. Google Assistant will still work for Android users. This is happening a full year after iPhone users began reporting issues related to Google Assistant, with many people noting that voice commands were totally broken. Waze says that it has "not be
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 17:09:00
The Echo Show 8 is one of the devices slated to get first access to Alexa+, Amazon's new voice assistant, which comes out later this spring. Before that release, though, the impending arrival will cause the privacy feature that keeps your voice recordings stored locally to go away. As of March 28, 2025, all voice commands will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud. Connects to Alexa. ★ A cheaper, similar Echo Show: The second-gen Echo Show 8 ($130) is a little cheaper and
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 23:00:48
Waze on iOS is about to lose a feature that should have been integral to the app, but has in fact spent more than a year in various states of being broken. Google Assistant support is officially being removed from Waze’s iPhone app. Waze’s Google Assistant feature likely being replaced by Gemini soon On Waze’s public forums, a company rep announced the following: We’d like to share an update with you regarding Google Assistant on Waze iOS. As many of you have likely experienced, this feature
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 23:54:05
Since the integration of Google Assistant for Waze on iOS in 2020, iPhone users have faced ongoing issues that the company has struggled to resolve for “over a year,” Waze wrote in a post, apologizing for the “prolonged inconvenience.” On Wednesday, the navigation app officially discontinued the feature. Many users had previously reported on Reddit that when they click the microphone button and speak, there is no response, even though Assistant seems to detect their voice. As a replacement, t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 03:30:40
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Waze is getting rid of Google Assistant for users on iPhones, citing “ongoing difficulties” with the integration. In an update on Tuesday, Waze said it plans on replacing it with an “enhanced voice integration solution” in the future, which is most likely Gemini. “As many of you have likely experienced, this feature [Google Assistant] has not been
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 07:00:14
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority For years now, Google Assistant has offered support for multiple calendars from multiple Google accounts. This feature has been a winner for me because I have three Google accounts (personal, work, and shared with my husband), each with its own calendars and events. I’ve been able to ask Google Assistant about my upcoming events, and it tells me about all the events on all of my calendars. I’ve also asked it to create events, and it added them, just like I set
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 07:41:33
Jack Wallen / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET How many applications have you installed that promised to make your desktop life a bit easier? I cannot even begin to total up the software I've tried that made such overtures. That's why, any time I see such a tool advertised or available for Linux, I grow immediately doubtful. Sometimes, an app shrugs off that doubt to prove itself invaluable. Such is the case with Linux Assistant. Also: 5 Linux terminal apps better than your default - and they're
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-29 21:39:04
Earlier this month, Android Authority reported that Google is working on Pixel Sense for the Pixel 10 . Pixel Sense is a new version of the rumored Pixie assistant that was meant to launch with the Pixel 9. If you’ve been wondering what happened to the original Pixie project, a new report sheds some light on what happened to the AI tool. Back in December 2023, news broke of a new AI assistant that was in the works over at Google. This digital assistant was called “Pixie” and it was being design
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-31 22:57:14
is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Nvidia’s G-Assist was originally an April Fools’ prank in 2017 before becoming a real tech demo last year and a functioning AI assistant for RTX GPU owners today. Project G-Assist is now available inside the Nvidia app, and will help to optimize game and system settings, measure frame rates, and even change the lighting on connected devices. G-Assist works as an AI assistant t
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-31 23:10:22
OpenAI released updates Monday for Advanced Voice Mode, its AI voice feature that enables real-time conversations in ChatGPT, to make the AI assistant more personable and interrupt users less frequently. Manuka Stratta, an OpenAI post-training researcher, announced the changes in a video posted Monday to the company’s official social media channels. OpenAI’s latest update aims to address a frequent problem with AI voice assistants, which will interrupt users when they pause to think or take a
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-01 18:16:00
SwitchBot has quietly built a solid lineup of smart home products, including curtain motors, door locks, and robot vacuums. Last week, the company announced plans to expand support for Home Assistant, with more than 45 devices gaining support in the first half of 2025. For Home Assistant users, that’s big news. But for HomeKit fans, the real benefit continues to be Matter support, which helps bring SwitchBot gear into HomeKit in a reliable and easy-to-manage way. Some of my favorite gear Aqara
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-02 21:29:46
is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. SwitchBot will integrate more than 45 of its products with Home Assistant during the first half of this year, the company said in an email to The Verge. That expansion includes The SwitchBot Hub 3 that was first revealed in a filing with the Connectivity Standards Alliance last week. Many of these integrations are coming in April, according to a list on S
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-07 02:50:54
The embarrassment over the state of Siri continues, with the discovery that the ‘intelligent’ assistant doesn’t even know what month it is. My colleague Zac Hall suggested that things are now so bad the Siri brand is irredeemably tarnished, and any new version should be given a completely new name – but some think Apple should go further than this, and let us replace Siri with our own choice of AI chatbot … Siri has been an embarrassment for a decade Siri’s lack of progress has been the sourc
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-13 14:06:06
Google Assistant is not long for this world. Google confirmed what many suspected last week, that it will transition everyone to Gemini in 2025. Assistant holdouts may find it hard to stay on Google's old system until the end, though. Google has confirmed some popular Assistant features are being removed in the coming weeks. You may not miss all of them, but others could force a change to your daily routine. As Google has increasingly become totally consumed by Gemini, it was a foregone conclus
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 14:31:27
Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images After just nine years, Google is moving Assistant to the graveyard. Last fall, Google announced it was officially replacing Assistant, the default Android assistant on your phone, with Gemini. You still had the option to use Assistant, but now that option is ending and users must move to Gemini. Also: Google Gemini just made two of its best features available for free In a recent blog post, Google announced it's officially winding down Assistant. "Late
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 14:44:51
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is phasing out more Assistant features from its ecosystem. Notable removals include Family Bell announcements, Live Translations in Interpreter mode, and birthday reminder notifications. Last week, Google made an announcement that many of us saw coming — Gemini is set to fully replace Google Assistant. That means 2025 marks the end of the Google Assistant era on most Android phones that support Gemini. But the shift isn’t just happening on phon
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-06-14 08:00:00
As voice assistants grow more conversational with new AI upgrades like Alexa Plus and the eventual Siri update, it's a great time to think about whether you're using them to their fullest capabilities. One of the interesting ways I've been testing voice assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant is to see how much they can help with quick home security questions. Whether you're doing a split-second safety checkup, getting advice during a security installation or double-checking security r
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