Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. With the number of virtual assistants are growing, their expertise now runs the gamut, making it easier to find someone who fits your ...

When hiring a virtual assistant from another country, consider their cultural knowledge as well. Do they have a good understanding of your culture and business practices? Do they understand the ...

Mercedes says its virtual assistant transforms the "car-driver relationship." The artificially intelligent computer KITT from "Knight Rider" could do it all -- drive solo, speak to humans, land quips ...

Voice-operated user interfaces are the way of the future. And, somewhat counter-intuitively, they’ve been the future for a long time, ever since Captain Kirk started issuing commands to the Enterprise ...

Virtual assistants are being called on to unsnarl people's lives. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger has the pros and cons of a virtual assistant, and Profitably.com CEO Adam Neary shares how a virtual assistant ...

Six months after Tamara Schumer, of Fairfax, Va., opened her home-based window-treatment business in 2016, it took off. "I was fortunate," says Schumer, owner of Budget Blinds of Arlington & ...

The tech industry’s titans have been preparing for an all-out virtual assistant war in 2017—and it’ll be fought by Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant and maybe even Microsoft’s Cortana.