Apple is fixing Siri bug allowing hidden notifications to be read

It's an easy breach of privacy and all someone needs to do to get at it is to take your iPhone and ask Siri to read out your notifications.

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Amazon Echo products, Fire tablets on big discounts only today

Several popular Amazon items are 20 percent off or more today, March 22. Why? Amazon loves to keep that reputation up with its customers.

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Dunkin’ Donuts bot for Google Assistant lets users place orders

No need to install an app to order food from Dunkin' Donuts. The fast food chain now has a bot on Google Assistant that won't take up space.

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LG ThinQ Google Assistant Smart Display and Smart Speaker priced for pre-orders

But details still remain thin for both Google Assistant mediums. No dates for delivery, no specifications, not even a picture. Just a few bare words on a retailer's site.

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Google Assistant lets user subscribe to Actions, listen to media with pizazz

Smart home appliance developers can link up with Google Assistant for Custom Device Actions to let users ask to turn the lights purple.

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One former Siri project leader is a little disappointed at Apple’s progress with it

In a way, with how Apple panned Siri out from the beginning and then over the past seven years, she was set up to not be anywhere close to perfect... or to grow as fast as Google or Amazon.

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Huawei developing own AI assistant to supplant Alexa, Google Assistant

There's been code dug up to show that this effort will primarily focus on China, where the market has been more muddled and untapped by behemoths Google and Amazon.

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Google Assistant can basically do anything in TV ads starring John Legend, Sia and Kevin Durant

To prove how serious an Alexa and Siri competitor it's already become, Google Assistant has booked several A-list celebrities to highlight its strengths.

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Cheaper MacBook Air revival expected in spring and other Apple speculation

Unknown yet is what parts will go into the upgraded 13-inch MacBook models, but it might just be that we could see a sub-$999 MacBook Air soon.

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Nest Cam IQ with Google Assistant launched along with cheaper Nest Aware plan

Basically, this move could obviate the need for a Google Home speaker, unless users actually want decent speakers. Also, more flexibility for more features.

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