Have you ever noticed that nearly all automated voices are female? The number of times we hear automated voices in a day is ...

A new smart home device in Japan is a female hologram that's designed to be your "virtual wife." Her name is Azuma Hikari and she can give weather updates, turn on lights, and lots more.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Erin Booth, a virtual-assistant coach based in New Orleans, Louisiana, about getting started as a virtual assistant. Insider has verified her ...