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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMashable: Amazon Echo alternatives with better privacy options. “Amazon recently confirmed that Alexa users will no longer have the ability to process requests locally, meaning your voice recordings will be stored in Amazon’s servers, no matter what you think about it. That’s…not great. The good news is there are a couple of major alternatives you can use that have better privacy settings. […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/mashable-amazon-echo-alternatives-with-better-privacy-options/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/mashable-amazon-echo-alternatives-with-better-privacy-options/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Register: Apple hallucinated Siri’s future AI features, lawsuit claims. “Apple on Wednesday was sued in a US federal court for allegedly misrepresenting the AI capabilities of its Siri personal digital assistant. The complaint [PDF], filed on behalf of plaintiff Peter Landsheft as a proposed class action, argues that Apple mid-2024 launched a marketing campaign for its iPhone 16 that […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/22/the-register-apple-hallucinated-siris-future-ai-features-lawsuit-claims/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/22/the-register-apple-hallucinated-siris-future-ai-features-lawsuit-claims/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseTechCrunch: Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini. “Google said in a blog post that it’ll upgrade more users from Google Assistant to Gemini ‘over the coming months.’ Later this year, Assistant will no longer be accessible on most mobile devices or available from app stores.”<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/techcrunch-google-is-replacing-google-assistant-with-gemini/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/techcrunch-google-is-replacing-google-assistant-with-gemini/</a>

LavX NewsThe Transition from Google Assistant to Gemini: A New Era for AI-Powered Digital AssistantsGoogle's recent announcement marks the end of the Google Assistant era, making way for Gemini, a more conversational and interactive AI. As the tech giant transitions most Android devices to this new ...<a href="https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-transition-from-google-assistant-to-gemini-a-new-era-for-ai-powered-digital-assistants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-transition-from-google-assistant-to-gemini-a-new-era-for-ai-powered-digital-assistants</a><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/GoogleGemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoogleGemini</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ConversationalAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConversationalAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/DigitalAssistants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalAssistants</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseMediaPost: Google Battles Consumers Over Accidental Recordings By Voice-Activated Devices. “Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit by users of voice-activated devices who allege that the company wrongly recorded their conversations and shared snippets with outside parties.”<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/mediapost-google-battles-consumers-over-accidental-recordings-by-voice-activated-devices/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/mediapost-google-battles-consumers-over-accidental-recordings-by-voice-activated-devices/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseThe Verge: Sesame is the first voice assistant I’ve ever wanted to talk to more than once. “…speaking to ‘Maya,’ one of two voices from a new startup headed by the man who built Oculus VR and sold it to Facebook, is the first time I’ve been left wanting more. Like I could just talk to it, or at least play a genuinely fun game of testing its limits, like I did with Bing before Microsoft […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/the-verge-sesame-is-the-first-voice-assistant-ive-ever-wanted-to-talk-to-more-than-once/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/04/the-verge-sesame-is-the-first-voice-assistant-ive-ever-wanted-to-talk-to-more-than-once/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseDigitaltrends: Amazon launches Alexa+, an AI-powered rebirth of its digital assistant. “Amazon is finally pushing ahead into a new era of digital assistants with Alexa+, a next-gen version of Alexa that is powered by generative AI capabilities. It is more talkative with natural language capabilities, comes with a wide range of agentic chops, and can turn voice commands into routines, among a […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/digitaltrends-amazon-launches-alexa-an-ai-powered-rebirth-of-its-digital-assistant/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/digitaltrends-amazon-launches-alexa-an-ai-powered-rebirth-of-its-digital-assistant/</a>

Dennis A<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalAssistants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalAssistants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perplexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perplexity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> "A digital assistant made by a startup is giving tough competition to Google's Gemini."Survey shows people would rather use this new Android assistant instead of Gemini"An Android Authority survey shows that a new digital assistant is giving tough competition to Google's Gemini and people are happy to switch." <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-vs-perplexity-survey-results-3526863/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-vs-perplexity-survey-results-3526863/</a>

Dennis A<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalAssistants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalAssistants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Perplexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perplexity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gemini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gemini</a> "Perplexity makes Google’s new assistant look bad"I switched to a new Android voice assistant, and Google Gemini now feels outdated"One year on, Gemini remains as frustrating as the Google Assistant. Luckily, competition from Perplexity is here to keep Google accountable." <a href="https://www.androidauthority.com/perplexity-assistant-vs-gemini-3523242/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.androidauthority.com/perplexity-assistant-vs-gemini-3523242/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseJohns Hopkins University:<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/31/johns-hopkins-university-alexa-should-voice-assistants-have-a-gender/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/31/johns-hopkins-university-alexa-should-voice-assistants-have-a-gender/</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseOne Foot Tsunami: Not So Super, Apple. “I asked my iPhone2 who won Super Bowls 1 through 60 (that’s ‘I’ through ‘LX’ in Super Bowl styling) and captured a screenshot of each result. The timestamps tell me this took just under 10 minutes. It also made my thumb hurt a little. … So, how did Siri do? With the absolute most charitable interpretation, Siri correctly provided the winner of just […]<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/one-foot-tsunami-not-so-super-apple/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/24/one-foot-tsunami-not-so-super-apple/</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/1756623/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/1756623/</a> NVIDIA Announces Blueprint for AI Retail Shopping Assistants <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DigitalAssistants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalAssistants</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nvidia</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NVIDIAOmniverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NVIDIAOmniverse</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RetailShopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetailShopping</a>

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