Amazon is the first to recognize the limitations of voice-only smart devices. It recently added a screen to its Echo smart speaker that will allow its users to discover content more easily.

Alexa, the company’s virtual assistant, is set to be used by Ford, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz. The technology will allow owners to perform various tasks using voice commands such as start their vehicles or complete an order.

There has been a rumor that a Touch ID sensor will be embedded beneath the display of the new iPhone. However, for the 5.8-inch OLED version, the biggest bottleneck is integrating a fingerprint sensor into the display under the glass.

Microsoft has announced a preview version of Cortana Skills Kit, a software development kit aimed at getting third party developers to work on new functionality for the voice-controlled AI platform. The move seems to be inspired by Amazon and Apple.

The annual baggage report from SITA highlighted the situation of baggage management. We discussed in our earlier article how tracking innovations can help the airlines, their partners and the customers.

At the company’s annual developer conference, CEO Sundar Pichai announced a new computer processor designed to perform deep learning. This establishes how AI focused Google is and also that the company will lead the development of every relevant aspect of software and hardware.