#ai-assistants

Ford's new chatbot helps owners check fuel levels, towing capacity, and service needs via mobile app ahead of 2027 in-vehicle rollout.

Bluesky expands its AI assistant Attie with a new 'Quests' feature that lets users research trends and influential accounts across the decentralized AT Protocol network.

Alexa Plus can now intelligently route requests to Bosch, iRobot, Yale, and other smart home brands, powered by an open-source AI toolkit.

Gemini surpasses 950M monthly active users in Q2 2026, tripling year-over-year and closing the gap with ChatGPT as AI assistant competition intensifies.

Halliday's second-generation smart glasses replace the original's finicky display with dual monochrome waveguides and AI meeting-assistance features like Thread Tracker and Decision Confirmation.

Meta is testing a stand-alone Creator Studio app with built-in AI assistance, aiming to reduce creator reliance on third-party tools like ChatGPT.

Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io now feature AI chatbots tailored to each app's editing workflows.

Craig Federighi explains how Apple's redesigned Siri deliberately avoids the sycophantic engagement tactics of competitors like OpenAI and Google.

Apple is rebasing Siri on Google's Gemini at WWDC 2026, positioning itself as a middle player in the AI-assistant race—and that may be an advantage.

Microsoft redesigns Copilot with a 2x speed improvement and progressive disclosure for more structured responses.

Rivian's chief software officer argues that AI assistants, not traditional controls, will define the next generation of car interfaces—and that's a bet the company is willing to make alone.

A TechCrunch review finds Amazon's AI wearable useful for meeting transcription but struggles with accurate speaker identification and raises surveillance concerns.

iOS 27's new Siri will let users auto-delete conversation histories as Apple bets privacy can differentiate its AI assistant from competitors.