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Tech 

Apple is working to get rid of the “Hey” in “Hey, Siri”

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Alexa, Apple, Google, Siri, Smart Speakers, Virtual assistants

As much as I enjoy having a virtual assistant, I find the need to say “Hey” or “Ok” before I

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Gadgets 

Apple Music’s new voice plan is live for $4.99 a month

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Siri, Streaming, Voice Commands

Back in October, Apple Music announced Voice Plan, a $4.99/month streaming plan. As of this week, it’s live in 17

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Gadgets 

Apple Music will soon have a voice-only Siri plan for $4.99 a month

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Apple Voice Music Plan, Siri

Up until now, Apple Music was just a single-tier thing that lived on your iPhone or iPad. But change is

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Music News AJMT
Medical Mysteries of Music 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Brain, Britney Spears, Concerts, Eagles, Johnny Lydon, Laura Jane Grace, Monkees, QNX, Sex Pistols, Siri, SiriusXM, Slip-Stream, Tetris, TikTok, UB40, YouTube

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, KISS, Mariah Carey, Motley Crue, Roadies, Royal Albert Hall, Siri, Wham

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019July 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bollywood, Glastonbury, Liam Gallagher, Podcasting, Prince, Psy, Siri, Spotify

July 2 is officially the midpoint of 2019. Thoughts on how things have gone so far? Let’s take a look

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Anthrax, Cage the Elephant, Justin Bieber, Limp Bizkit, Ozzy, Siri, Slayer, Spice Girls

Off to Ottawa today for the next round of dates in my spring speaking tour. Maybe I’ll see you there.

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Siri, Super Hi-Fi, USSR

On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to

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WTF? 

For a while, Siri thought that Donald Trump was a penis

November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Fail, Siri

Gaming Wikipedia can have all sorts of interesting effects. For example, Apple’s Siri assistant often draws from Wikipedia entries when

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 12, 2018

May 12, 2018May 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Apple Weatvh, Bastille, Beyonce, Data Plans, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Home Max, iPhone, Logic, Russian, Siri, Sting, Trolls, YouTube

It’s International Nurses Day. Hug a nurse–but ask first. When it comes to music news for May 12, 2018… Here

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Music News 

Smart assistants are getting smarter. But are they getting smarter fast enough?

April 26, 2018April 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google Assis, Siri, Smart Assistants

Siri frustrates me. It seems like she gets half my requests wrong. I thought it just me, but apparently not.

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