Apple's virtual assistant Siri can function like a reading assistant-just like what we see when we use an audiobook. Siri's new ability to read web articles is enticing to iOS 17 users. What's more, ...

Apple is testing a new type of search result format for some questions. As spotted on Reddit, Spotlight Search can now answer some typed-in questions with direct answers, rather than a generic list of ...

Apple continues to inform customers that a more personalized version of Siri has been delayed. As noted by 9to5Mac today, Apple has added the following disclosure to all of the iPhone 16 product pages ...

Susan Bennett, who accidentally became the voice of Apple's revolutionary voice assistant, says the experience showed how critical accessible tech is. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, ...

Update: Automated tools like UserWay are highly controversial among disabled web users. Susan Bennett revealed back in 2013 that she only found out by chance that she had become the original voice of ...

As much as Siri has improved over the years, it is still frustratingly poor at simply giving you an answer to a general question. For certain bits of data, Siri will have the response, but you far too ...

Siri basically opened up the world for digital assistants. But this iconic piece of Apple technology won't be anything without the original voice behind it. And now, she's campaigning to try to make ...

Siri, Alexa and Google Home take the WIRED Autocomplete Interview and answer the internet's most searched questions about themselves. So, is Siri always listening? What about Alexa and Google Home? Is ...

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Focusing on aesthetics over functionality slowed Siri's development at Apple, said Babak Hodjat, one of the inventors of Siri ...

You're suddenly thrown into a situation where you must perform CPR to save a life. Oh, no — you don't remember anything from that course 15 years ago. You might think a quick "Hey, Siri" would pull up ...

Patent holdings firm Parus Holdings last week filed a lawsuit claiming Apple's Siri voice assistant infringes on owned patents relating to methods of searching the internet with voice-enabled devices.