In “2001: A Space Odyssey,” HAL, the computer, can speak and play chess. By 2001, computers could play chess at grandmaster level, but even today, Siri isn’t quite as fluent as HAL. Human language is proving more mysterious than chess to the silicon monster, which is reassuring to those of…
Normally, Siri and Google Assistant start listening to you when you activate them, such as when you say “Hey Siri” or “OK, Google.” But it turns out these mobile virtual assistants may be listening to you discretely and disregarding your privacy. There’s a lawsuit in the US going on with…
As Apple mobile device users, we can use and create new shortcuts based on actions available in the Shortcuts app. Those shortcuts are based on apps already installed on the device. Each shortcut can be really useful on its own, but when chained together, it becomes an even more powerful…