Neowin News Feed for: Proactive

Meta's next chatbot might message you first and want to keep talking to you

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:48:02 +0000

Meta is working on "Project Omni"; a new way for AI to engage users by messaging them proactively and keeping conversations with them flowing. Read more...

Alexa can now proactively act on Hunches without human interaction

Usama Jawad — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:38:01 +0000

Amazon's Alexa now has the capability to proactively change the state of your smart lights, plugs, locks, and thermostats without human intervention. The feature is based on learning usage patterns. Read more...

New features on the way to Cortana on Windows 10, rolling out now to Windows Insiders

Andy Weir — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:20:01 +0000

Cortana is becoming an even better personal assistant on Windows 10, with new proactive reminders and calendar management features that Microsoft says will help users to be more productive. Read more...

Apple to take on Google Now head-on with 'Proactive'

Chris Dupres — Thu, 28 May 2015 10:04:01 +0000

Apple plans to leverage its wide array of first-party apps, as well as some third-party ones, to create a service called 'Proactive' in an attempt to compete with Google Now for iPhone users. Read more...

Microsoft Patents Proactive Virus Protection

Steven Parker — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:45:50 +0000

Microsoft has just snared a U.S. patent for proactive virus protection, which is how security software helps secure your PC when it encounters shape-shifting malware not already in its antivirus definition file. What I want... Read more...

McAfee punts proactive virus protection

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 20:45:02 +0000

McAfee, the AV division of Network Associates, has released a virus vulnerability assessment tool designed to help firms spot weaknesses in anti-virus defences. McAfee's ThreatScan software works in conjunction with McAfee's anti-virus... Read more...