ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Scientists have called on industry experts to establish necessary safeguards to keep children from being tended toward machines.

Google Coach will be able to provide workout suggestions and track users' health data on Wear OS smartwatches.

Amazon Echo users will be able to ask Alexa to open Cortana to read emails out loud, while Windows 10 users can ask Alexa to shop on Amazon.

Samsung Electronics is increasing its investments in AI, 5G and automotive sectors.

Samsung Electronics has introduced its first smart speaker that could rival Apple’s HomePod and Google’s Google Home.

A state-backed newspaper in China ran a piece saying Google can return to the country as long as it follows strict regulations.

A research firm estimates that there are around 50 million smart speakers sold in the U.S., with the Amazon Echo taking around 70 percent of the market share.

A report Wednesday by the Intercept said Google was working on a censored version of its search engine for China that would filter out results and terms the Chinese government wants blacklisted.

The South Korean technology company also partnered with the University of Toronto, which is known for its AI and machine learning expertise.

The team tested the working of the system by collecting eye movement information from 42 participants.

An industry source says consumers should expect to see more AI assistant-equipped smartphones this year.

Google is following in Apple’s footsteps by cleaning up its Play Store service.

Amazon will partner with Yext to add accurate business hours, contact information and other data to Alexa.

LG gathered numerous researchers for its artificial intelligence-focused developers’ conference.

The European Commission asked Google to pay a huge fine for forcing its search engine and browser on smartphone users.

Google introduced new ad-buying tools on Tuesday that showcase its growing push to allow machines instead of humans to fine-tune ads and determine where they should run.

Amazon, Microsoft and Google are among the companies who are launching new smart speakers in the second half of 2018.

LG has once again made a big investment in robotics as part of its ThinQ strategy.

Google's Home line of smart-speaker products can now speak and listen in Spanish.

A group of Amazon employees penned a letter to CEO Jeff Bezos asking that the company stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies, such as ICE.

Google published its first company diversity report since the James Damore manifesto incident last year, showing minimal improvement in demographic inclusion among Google employees.