AI Assistants

OpenAI introduces dots, proactive assistants designed to keep work moving across complex projects and daily tasks while users retain control over decisions.

Instinct and Meta’s Muse are adding outbound calling, pushing AI agents beyond screens into reservations, support calls, and other high-touch tasks.

A new study finds AI-assisted filings are surging across public services, easing administrative burdens for claimants while straining agencies and budgets.

A South China Morning Post report says Chinese internet companies are weaving AI into daily services, while key product and adoption details remain unverified.

A viral account of a working mother using AI agents for childcare and scheduling highlights consumer demand for household automation, but evidence remains anecdotal.

Wall Street banks are expanding AI assistants from research tools into daily workplace software, signaling a broader shift in enterprise AI adoption.

A TechCrunch hands-on review found Google's Gemini Spark useful for everyday tasks, though still limited in some integrations.

HMD launched the Vibe 2 5G in India with Sarvam's Indus chatbot preloaded to reach local-language AI users.

Apple is planning to allow Siri to route queries to any AI chatbot available on the App Store in iOS 27, moving beyond its exclusive partnership with ChatGPT and enabling users to choose from competing AI assistants including Google Gemini and others.

Apple is reportedly set to unveil a revamped Siri powered by Google's Gemini AI in February, marking a significant step in its AI strategy and partnership with Google, with a more conversational version to follow.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis stated he was 'surprised' by OpenAI's early move to integrate advertising into its AI chatbot, raising questions about the future of AI monetization.