DuckDuckGo is offering its own voice AI chat feature built using OpenAI models, all for free, and with no data tracking at ...

Emerson's SmartVoice line lets you order devices around without the need for apps or the internet. I found out how well it ...

Abstract: Despite remarkable strides in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the development of a truly context-aware personal AI assistant continues to pose significant challenges. Modern AI ...

Speaking in front of people can make us nervous even in our first language, so it can be even worse in a foreign language because we have less control over what we’re saying. Learn from experts about ...

I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

A Home Assistant custom integration that connects Google Nest thermostats to Home Assistant via MQTT, using the No Longer Evil Thermostat server. Copy the nolongerevil_thermostat folder to your Home ...

An assistant principal at a Georgia elementary school was arrested last Monday after being linked to a series of Walmart shoplifting incidents when roughly $1,000 worth of merchandise was taken using ...

Security researchers are warning of insecure deployments in enterprise environments of the Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) AI assistant, which can lead to leaking API keys, OAuth tokens, conversation ...

Dan Peguine, a tech entrepreneur and marketing consultant based in Lisbon, lets a precocious, lobster-themed AI assistant called Moltbot run much of his life. Peguine, a self-professed early adopter ...

Seeing a sudden infusion of cash in your bank account? If the deposit line reads "Lopez v. Apple," then for once, it's probably not a scam. Payments appearing as "Lopez Voice Assistant" have begun ...

What just happened? Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing its voice assistant of unlawfully recording private conversations and sharing them in ways that may ...

Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed the company used its Google Assistant to snoop on customers without their consent, Reuters reports. The lawsuit dates ...