Tag: gender neutral
Tech Digest daily roundup: Apple develops gender-neutral Siri voice
Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn’t sound obviously male or female. The decision to introduce a gender-neutral voice is one that sees the tech giant taking yet another step away from the criticism that, historically, digital assistants have reinforced unfair gender stereotypes.…
Apple iOS 13.2 update brings gender-neutral emoji
Emoji featuring gender-neutral characters and people with disabilities are among those that have been released to Apple devices users as part of its latest software. Users will also now be able to select the ethnicity of each character in the “holding hands” emoji, while a drop of blood designed to represent menstruation has also been…
