Bixby news and trends

Samsung Reportedly Hires Ex-Apple Exec Murat Akbacak for AI Center
Personnel // June 12, 2024

Samsung is reportedly hiring a former Apple executive to run its new artificial intelligence research center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Samsung Plans AI Makeover for Bixby Voice Assistant
artificial intelligence // April 01, 2024

Samsung reportedly plans to give its voice assistant Bixby a generative artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Samsung Could Drop Bixby As Part Of Deal With Google 
Google // July 29, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. could eliminate Bixby, the virtual voice assistant, and the Galaxy Apps Store from its mobile devices under a deal with Alphabet Inc’s Google, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Samsung To Launch ‘Artificial Human’ Called Neon
Artificial Intelligence // December 30, 2019

Samsung disclosed that it will introduce an “artificial human” called Neon at CES 2020 on Jan. 7 that is totally different than its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Bixby, Digital Trends reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Interviews & Exclusives
Samsung Pay And PayPal Power In-Store Payments

April 23, 2018
Brick-and-mortar retail has spent the last decade building bridges to the digital world so a new generation of digital consumers can move fluidly between them. What’s been largely left behind, however, is a payments experience that moves just as seamlessly between those worlds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

The Year In Voice-Activated AI

December 27, 2017
“Alexa?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Topic TBD: Voice AI Reality Check

May 01, 2017
Voice-activated AI is certainly having its moment in the sun. What was a concept mostly in the realm of science fiction a decade ago, is now widely predicted to be...

Wells Fizzles, Lyft Sizzles And Samsung Snatches A Sizzle From A Fizzle

April 14, 2017
How to construct a payments platypus of sorts — you know, a mish-mosh of opposites that may not on the surface dovetail well but still get put together once in...

Quick Reads
Report: Samsung and Perplexity AI in Partnership Talks

June 02, 2025
Samsung is close to unveiling a new deal with Perplexity AI, Bloomberg reported Monday (June 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to […]

Samsung Reportedly Hires Ex-Apple Exec Murat Akbacak for AI Center

June 12, 2024
Samsung is reportedly hiring a former Apple executive to run its new artificial intelligence research center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Samsung Plans AI Makeover for Bixby Voice Assistant

April 01, 2024
Samsung reportedly plans to give its voice assistant Bixby a generative artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Samsung Could Drop Bixby As Part Of Deal With Google 

July 29, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. could eliminate Bixby, the virtual voice assistant, and the Galaxy Apps Store from its mobile devices under a deal with Alphabet Inc’s Google, Reuters reported. Get...