The Missouri governor shortens the DWI prison sentence of former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday shortened the prison sentence of former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid for a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a 5-year-old girl. Parson’s commutation converted the remainder of Reid’s three-year prison sentence to house arrest, subject to several conditions. Reid had been … Read more

Brave’s Leo AI assistant is now available to Android users

Brave is launching its AI-powered assistant, Leo, to all Android users. The assistant allows users to ask questions, translate pages, summarize pages, create content and more. The Android launch comes a few months after Brave first launched Leo on desktop. Brave says Leo will be available on iOS devices in the coming weeks. Leo can … Read more

You can make Microsoft Copilot your default Android assistant now

Artie Beaty/ZDNET Interested in having an AI bot as your Android phone’s assistant? A new feature lets you kick Google Assistant to the curb and do just that. In the latest beta version of the Microsoft Copilot app, you now can set it as your default assistant, replacing the built-in Google version. X user Mishaal Rahman … Read more

Is your next home assistant a hologram? These MWC concepts offer 3 possibilities

Deutsche Telekom Within our lifetimes we’ve seen a major evolution in how we communicate, with landlines, beepers, and flip phones becoming obsolete. Despite how advanced today’s smartphone is, there are still more changes ahead in how we communicate, and that future may include holograms.  Also: I tried the Samsung Galaxy Ring and it beats the … Read more

Augmented reality glasses with AI voice assistant

The Oppo Air Glass 3 is a prototype set of augmented reality (AR) glasses with a voice assistant. Oppo BARCELONA – Oppo on Monday unveiled a prototype set of augmented reality (AR) glasses with a voice assistant, underscoring how electronics giants are trying to infuse artificial intelligence across their products to stand out. Oppo, a … Read more

Tom Sandoval’s Former Assistant Speaks Out About Scandoval, Rachel Leviss & Being Go-Between For Tom & Ariana Madix | Ann Maddox, Ariana Madix, Rachel Leviss, tom sandoval | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Tom Sandoval‘s former assistant Ann Maddox is speaking out about the Vanderpump Rules star! Ann has recently been seen on the Bravo series in the latest season as she works to communicate between Tom and his ex Ariana Madix while still living in the same house. In a new interview, Ann opened up about the … Read more

Amazon debuts ‘Rufus,’ an AI shopping assistant in its mobile app

Amazon announced today the launch of an AI-powered shopping assistant it’s calling Rufus that’s been trained on the e-commerce giant’s product catalog as well as information from around the web. The company says the new tool will launch to a subset of U.S. customers in beta, starting today, before expanding to more users in the … Read more

I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away

The most famous virtual valets around today—Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant—are a lot less impressive than the latest AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT or Google Bard. When the fruits of the recent generative AI boom get properly integrated into those legacy assistant bots, they will surely get much more interesting. To get a preview of what’s … Read more

‘Google Assistant with Bard’ demo leaks — here’s what it can do with your photos

Google Assistant is the search engine tech giant’s answer to Siri that responds to “Hey Google!” In case you missed it, “Google Assistant with Bard” is now in the works, which is set to underpin the assistant with Bard (i.e., Google’s AI-powered chatbot). And now, thanks to a new leak, we’re seeing some semblance of … Read more

Best AI-powered meeting assistant deal: 70% off Laxis

TL;DR: A one-year subscription to Laxis AI Meeting Assistant is on sale for £37.96, saving you 70% on list price. We’ll start with the bad news: In recent years, video meetings have grown from one-off occurrences to daily events. The good news? An online format means you can integrate tools, like Laxis AI Meeting Assistant, … Read more