Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

Amazon is making its AI-upgraded Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S. Alexa+ launched last year in an "early access" preview, meaning consumers had to join a waitlist or buy a new device ...

You don’t need to be a pro musician to figure out your key. It’s all about finding your most comfortable low note and building the song around it. With this trick, you’ll sound better, feel relaxed, ...

Update, 2:09 p.m. ET: Speechify also launched a ChatGPT integration today. See new details below. Speechify’s AI Voice Assistant can now sound like celebrities, including Snoop Dogg, Gwyneth Paltrow, ...

The Cincinnati Bengals stood by Zac Taylor going into 2026 and, in turn, the bulk of his staff were projected to return, provided they didn’t get hired elsewhere. In an unexpected development on ...

With the most critical position on the coaching staff filled with new offensive coordinator Zac Robinson, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added 4 new assistants — 3 on offense and 1 on defense — and ...

Reaching the finale on “The Voice” is never guaranteed, even for singers who deliver standout performances week after week. With live voting, instant saves, and stacked seasons, some fan favorites are ...

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the technology giant's voice assistant had illegally recorded users and then shared their private conversations with ...

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle claims its voice assistant illegally spied on users to, among other things, serve them advertisements, Reuters reports. Google did not admit wrongdoing in ...

“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie is on the mend after vocal surgery and has been keeping her “new voice” under wraps – mostly. Guthrie returned briefly to the NBC morning show, calling in to Tuesday ...

Caterpillar joined the fray of artificial intelligence announcements at CES 2026 in Las Vegas with a solution it hopes will transform the way its customers manage their Caterpillar equipment. The new ...

After launching Voice Typing Dictation on the Mac last month, Speechify is continuing its push to become more than an AI text-to-speech platform. The company today released its Voice AI Assistant on ...