Siri gets flustered, to say the least, when handling queries relating to domestic violence or rape, and this has now led to a formal petition that has been submitted to Apple. Here’s the background.

SAN FRANCISCO — Cortana’s learning the neighborhood. Google’s digital assistant can’t tell a joke. And Siri apparently has a thing for the metric system. Those are just a few of the things I learned ...

SEATTLE — Voice-controlled digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are good at numerous things. They can help people play music, set up ...

After a study of personal voice assistants from Apple, Samsung and Microsoft found the assistants did not appropriately or adequately respond to inquiries about violence, mental health and physical ...

Microsoft announced it would bring its digital assistant, Cortana, to third-party mobile platforms later this year at the company’s own Build conference in May, and it’s finally making good on that ...

In a groundbreaking move that signals a major shift in the tech industry, Apple has reportedly partnered with Google to ...

Apple has been boasting about a "revamped Siri" for months now, with the company standing firm in its proclamations that it plans to bring the upgrade to iPhones as early as next year. The upgrade has ...

It might still be a tiny player in the smartphone market, but Microsoft is keen to build on recent successes by releasing a next-gen mobile OS, featuring a Siri-like voice assistant feature. Windows ...

Microsoft Corp. is reportedly working on a virtual assistance program called "Cortana" that could battle <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/profiles/company/us/ca ...

The smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple is developing will be powered by Google Gemini, reports Bloomberg. Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion per year for a 1.2 trillion ...

Microsoft is focusing on Apple's Siri digital assistant in one of the first Windows Phone 8.1 commercials. It's another return to the Mac vs. PC war, as Microsoft choses to mock Siri in an effort to ...

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