Chatbots are on the rise. This approach accounts for their risks

Developing an internal governance framework for “high-risk chatbots” would take a company considerable time and resources. Full Story: The European Sting

Alexa Custom Assistant Gets First Integration of Voice Commands Inside Vehicles

Auburn Hills-based Continental and Germany-based Elektrobit (EB) have announced the first in-vehicle integration of the Alexa Custom Assistant, allowing car makers to automate and brand artificial voice assistant vehicle units. Full Story: DBusiness Magazine

How voice AI is transforming the ecommerce space

Tech that allows online shoppers to interact with a voice assistant as naturally as they would with an in-store expert is closer to reality than you might think, a voice … Full Story: Campaign Asia

This Is Sonos’s Next Speaker (And Yes, It Hangs on Your Wall)

Sonos and Ikea are adding a new speaker to their existing Symfonisk (which means “symphony” in Swedish) line. Full Story: Gear Patrol

How to find your iPhone by speaking to the Google Assistant

Finding lost technology is a hot topic at the moment, not least with the launch of the Apple AirTag and rivals like the Chipolo One Spot. Full Story: Gearbrain

SiriusXM Partners With Cerence to Develop a Voice Assistant

SiriusXM is working with automotive voice tech developer Cerence to augment the streaming service voice AI in cars. Full Story: Voicebot.ai

Apple bringing Siri to third-party devices is an absolute game changer

But the biggest, and most important, change from Apple, was making Siri available on third-party devices. It’s a huge move that’s gone totally under the radar, it seems. Full Story: TechRadar

Siri Offline: 10 Tips to Use Siri without Internet

Siri may not be the best virtual assistant out there, but it is trying to play catch to Alexa and Google Assistant. Full Story: Beebom

Market power of Siri, Alexa, Google a concern, EU regulators say

The market dominance of Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Alphabet’s Google Assistant has triggered concerns of potential anti-competitive practices, EU antitrust regulators said on Wednesday. Full Story: Global Banking & Finance Review

Sky’s The Limit For Enterprise Voice Assistants After Microsoft’s Nuance Acquisition

Microsoft is solidifying the voice component of its Azure health care offering just as voice assistants are set to impact more industry verticals. Full Story: IoT World Today