The camera is becoming more than just a means for taking photos. It could change how you interact with your phone.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin Booth, a virtual-assistant coach based in New Orleans, Louisiana, about getting started as a virtual assistant. Insider has verified her ...

(1) An individual who performs administrative functions for clients. See human virtual assistant. (2) A text-only chat line that provides help with a website. See chatbot. (3) An application that ...

Windows 10 integrated the Cortana virtual assistant, and the Windows 7 Start menu was brought back in combination with Windows 8 live tiles for a new appearance in Desktop mode. In 2020 ...

It's useful, but the virtual assistant's notifications and pop-up windows can clutter up your device's screen, distracting you from your task. Many portable Bluetooth speakers come with Google ...

With this in mind, here are seven privacy and security tips for your smart speakers and virtual assistant of choice ... place your smart device away from windows so passersby can’t activate ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hannah Dixon, a 35-year-old founder of the virtual assistant training resource Digital Nomad Kit, based in Guanajuanto, Mexico about her ...