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With promised features missing, the rollout echoes a broader trend of overpromising and underdelivering in AI.

A voice assistant is intelligent software that responds to voice command and runs on various devices, including smartphones, speakers, desktop/laptop computers, tablets, smart wearables, game consoles, TV consoles, VR headsets, cars, and internet of things (IoT) devices. Examples include Amazon's Alexa, Apple鈥檚 Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft鈥檚 Cortana, and Samsung鈥檚 Bixby.

Nova Act is expected to be the key AI component of the Alexa + voice and smart home assistant. Amazon is following in the footsteps of other Big Tech companies releasing AI agents that are ripe for add-ons to existing products and services.

Our eighth annual study reveals which of the 10 largest US banks lead in mobile app innovation, based on an exclusive survey of which features mobile banking users value most.

Brands and marketers can integrate visual search optimization for Gemini鈥檚 camera analysis and explore partnerships for Google One AI Premium audiences.

Voice commands, gesture controls, AR windshields, and in-car cameras and sensors could create opportunities for contextual brand experiences delivered in transit. GenAI will become an active copilot. As more powerful AI models and processors are integrated into vehicles, in-car AI will expand beyond basic voice commands to become a proactive digital companion.

Apple faces lawsuit over false advertising for delayed iPhone 16 features: The case echoes concerns over the impact that deceptive advertising can have on brands.

Media habits in Canada have changed, favoring digital across all formats. The GMI report for Canada is a single source for quantifying the pace of change in time spent with media, media adoption, and device ownership.

This report focuses on how time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stack up in Middle East and Africa.

The country also topped the region in use of voice assistants for completing actions (19.9%) and ranked No. 2 in Western Europe for using voice assistants to do information searches (23.1%). Sweden. Sweden led Western Europe in average time spent with music streaming at 1:41 daily. This was 25 minutes above the regional average.

Meta鈥檚 Mark Zuckerberg cited Brazil as especially engaged with WhatsApp, sending four times more voice messages on the service than any other country. Broadcast TV and online TV/streaming daily averages also led the region at 2:22 and 1:41, respectively.

Voice commands are often more convenient than the laborious inputting of characters in local languages on devices, potentially helping to drive adoption. Some 26.2% of respondents watched influencer videos or vlogs, ranking China No. 9 globally in this metric. While the youngest cohort showed the greatest level of adoption, all groups under the age of 45 had similar penetration rates of at least 25%.

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stacks up in South and Southeast Asia.

The 14th annual Global Media Intelligence Report details time spent with media, adoption of emerging formats, and device ownership in key markets around the world.

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stack up in East Asia and Oceania.

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stacks up in the United States.

How time spent with media, device ownership, and media adoption stack up in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mastercard claims its Shopping Muse solution generates a 15% to 20% higher conversion rate than traditional search queries. These third-party solutions help retailers compete against tech-savvy giants like Amazon that have developed proprietary genAI platforms. In return, payment providers generate revenues from merchants that pay them for the conversion boost. How easy is it to implement?

Dynamic Yield by Mastercard has launched a plug-and-play, genAI-based chatbot for retailers called Shopping Muse, which can help consumers search for products using conversational language, with personalized recommendations based on individual preferences.

With no plan B after Amazon鈥檚 exit, the Roomba maker is downsizing, scrambling, and hoping new products can save what鈥檚 left.