Google Nigeria has released a voice assistant with a nuanced and representative English accent. This effort to regionally customise the service may help to address the growing calls for inclusivity across sectors, ensuring people around the world have tools suited to their needs.

The number of voice-first devices shipped in 2017 was over four times higher than in 2016, and roughly 20% of Google mobile searches are now done via voice. The growing popularity of voice assistants isn't just helping people save time and effort though, it's also making tech more accessible.

More and more Americans are harnessing connected devices as household guards, secretaries, and entertainers. But as privacy fears mount and constant notifications add to digital fatigue, tech risks wearing out its welcome in the home. How can gadgets be better integrated into domestic settings?

Rather than creating a campaign around the wide-ranging utility of its voice assistant, Samsung launched Bixby in India with an emotional ad about the relationship between a mother and daughter. How can demonstrating the soft side of AI boost adoption in a market that’s still developing digitally?