Talk, talk, talk: The rise of AI dictation tools at work

The use of large language models has made it easier for dictation software to quickly deliver better results. Is that enough ...

Google Prepares a Walkie-Talkie Style Push-to-Talk Mode for Gemini Live

Recent findings into the Google app Android beta reveals a push-to-talk mode that turns Gemini Live into a walkie-talkie ...
Analytics Insight

Top Multimodal LLMs to Explore in 2026: Leading AI Models Shaping the Future

Overview:Discover leading multimodal AI models transforming productivity, software development, research, and enterprise ...

I stopped yelling at my smart home assistant by enabling an obscure Amazon Echo feature

After yelling at Alexa like a crazy person for the third or fourth time in one day, I figured something had to change. It was ...
TMCnet

Every Major AI Assistant Recommends Its Parent Company's Models More Often Than Other Engines Do -- Except One. New 5W Research Finds.

ChatGPT recommends OpenAI models 2.0x more often than other engines. Claude recommends Anthropic only 1.2x more — the lowest self-citation lift of any major AI engine tested.  MIAMI, July 1, 2026 ...
CNET

About CNET

We promise to get you the information you need when you need it, to make our opinions fair and useful, and to make sure our facts are accurate. Navigating the turbulent era post-Y2K, CNET witnesses ...

I abandoned standard voice notes for a hidden Google Keep trick that transcribes text instantly

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest ...
Computerworld

Nextcloud adds Euro-Office to Hub workplace suite, expands AI assistant

The German open source vendor wants to increase its presence as an app platform by supporting the growth of independent software providers vibe-coding apps that integrate with Nextcloud. MUNICH — ...
InfoWorld

Google brings local AI agents to laptops with Gemma 4 12B

Google has released new tools that allow developers to run agentic AI workflows locally using Gemma 4 12B, a 12-billion-parameter model from Google DeepMind. In a blog post, the company said the model ...
The Hacker News

WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android

A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim's connected windows, ...
Hindustan Times

Assam becomes 3rd state to pass UCC Bill; Opposition calls it ‘political stunt’

The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill by voice vote after a five-hour debate that drew sharp resistance from the Opposition that called the legislation a ...
GitHub

Outrageous Voice Assistant

A fully-local voice assistant demo with a super simple FastAPI backend and a simple HTML front-end. All the models (ASR / LLM / TTS) are open weight and running locally, i.e. no data is being sent to ...