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Smart assistants are programmed to eavesdrop on you in order to await commands. Sometimes they’re dangerous, and other times downright hilarious. What’s the real value in these devices?
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The future of consumer electronics is electronic voice assistants, at least that’s what the manufacturers are telling us. Everything from Alexas to Google Homes to Siris are invading our lives, and if predictions hold, your next new car might just have a voice assistant in it. It’s just a good thing we have enough samples of Majel Barrett’s voice for a quality virtual assistant.
For this week’s Hack Chat, we’re going to be talking all about voice interfaces. There are hundreds of Alexa and Google Home hacks around, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. What else can …read more
Anyone interested in smart home technologies will immediately run into a long list of issues. And it’s hard to know where to start.
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Researchers have shown how attackers could trick voice assistants. Continue reading Alexa, Siri and Google can be tricked by commands you can’t hear
Google Assistant can now make phone calls, but the people answering the phones at small businesses can’t yet form a relationship with an AI agent. Continue reading Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley
As SoundHound looks to leverage its ten-plus years of experience and data to create a voice recognition tool that companies can bake into any platform, it’s raising another big $100 million round of funding to try to make its Houndify platform a third neutral option compared to Alexa and Google Assistant. While Amazon works to […] Continue reading SoundHound has raised a big $100M round to take on Alexa and Google Assistant
Ambient computing is the “next wave” of personal computing. But what role can Microsoft play in this future?
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Messages sent to your iPhone may not be as private as you think.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
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V3: Apple to fix iOS11 bug that enables Siri to read hidden notifications
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Paul Ducklin for Sophos: How Siri leaks your private iPhone messages, and how to stop her
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