Does Google Assistant always say your name wrong, or maybe the names of people you know? You can soon teach the digital assistant how to pronounce them correctly. Google announced an update rolling out soon to Assistant, available on smartphones and Google Home speakers, that will allow users to teach it how to properly pronounce your name or those in your contacts. Google said the feature will initially be available in English but will roll out to offer more languages soon. "Names matter, and it's frustrating when you're trying to send a text or make a call and Google Assistant mispronounces or simply doesn't recognize a contact," said Yury Pinsky, director of product management at Google, in a blog post published Wednesday.

Barbra Streisand is really tired of people mispronouncing her name – especially Siri. Entertainment legend Barbra Streisand has a bone to pick with Apple's automated personal assistant, Siri. Streisand told NPR's Scott Simon that Siri pronounces her name wrong during an episode of "Weekend Edition Saturday." Simon demonstrated this on the air by asking Siri, "Who's the only female vocalist who's had hit records for six straight decades?" Siri responded, "Barbra Streisand," pronouncing the second "s" like a "z." "Streisand, with a soft's,' like sand on the beach," Streisand corrected exasperatedly.

Singer Barbra Streisand doesn't have a great history when it comes to shaping her representation on new technology, but she has now scored at least one major victory. Streisand was irked at the fact that Siri, Apple's virtual assistant for iPhone and iPad users, was not pronouncing her name correctly. So she called Apple CEO Tim Cook directly, and he promised he would fix the problem. Siri will apparently soon say "Streisand" without pronouncing the second "s" hard, like a "z." "She pronounces my name wrong," Streisand told NPR. "'Streisand' with a soft's' like sand on a beach--I've been saying this for my whole career." "I called the head of Apple, Tim Cook, and he delightfully agreed to have Siri change the pronunciation of my name finally, with the next update on September 30. Let's see if that happens, because I will be thrilled."