From CNET: Google is moving ahead with Duplex, the stunningly human-sounding artificial intelligence software behind its new automated system that places phone calls on your behalf with a natural-sounding voice instead of a robotic one.
The search giant said Wednesday it's beginning public testing...
From The Verge: The Google Home finally has the ability to speak Spanish. Though Spanish was available as part of Google Assistant for some time now, for whatever reason it wasn’t available through the Home, Home Mini, or Home Max. Spanish support started to quietly roll out two weeks ago, and now...
From PC Mag: As we've seen with the 3DS, Nintendo is happy to offer many different case designs for its handheld hardware. But for the Switch, a highly-desirable custom paint job is set to be offered to just one person as part of a contest next month.
The Nintendo Labo Creators Contest starts on...
From CNET: Airbnb and HomeAway work with August Smart Locks to manage guest access for vacation rentals. Today, August announced in a blog post that property owners can now allow August to automatically generate access codes and deliver them to short-term rental guests.
Now, when someone makes a...
From The Verge: AT&T has announced today that it’s acquiring AppNexus, a digital advertising company that would help the telecom giant better build out its growing advertising business in hopes of competing with companies like Google, Facebook, and Verizon.
According to The Wall Street Journal, AT...
From PC Mag: The Chinese government goes to great lengths to control what is said and what is viewed on the internet. That's how we ended up with the so-called Great Firewall of China and why so many services, including Gmail, Google Maps, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are blocked. However, the...
From CNET: Amazon said Monday that its Prime membership discounts are coming to all Whole Foods across the US.
From Wednesday, Prime members can get a 10 percent discount on sale items at Whole Foods Market and Whole Foods Market 365 stores.
The discount program kicked off in Florida in May and...
As you may have read in the Sennheiser GSP 500 review, I have been going through a lot of changes in the recent months. The next big change has been related to my career. I have actually been looking for a new position for a while. We had gone through a few personnel changes at work, leaving me with a lot of growth opportunities without any mentors. One might think this is a really good thing, but I think I am still young as a developer and need...
A few months ago, my colleague Gina sent me a text message out of the blue. "Do you know how to change batteries?" she asked. "Of course I do," I wrote. "I am an expert in alarm clocks and graphing calculators." I could imagine her rolling her eyes as she sent a semi-sarcastic reply back. "How about locomotives?" More often than not, we have preconceived notions about the form and context of the things that we assume other people already know...
From The Verge: Microsoft has launched a new “visual search” function for Bing which lets users snap a picture of something with their phone to search for it online. The feature looks very similar to Google Lens and offerings we’ve seen from third-parties, leveraging the power of AI to perform quick...
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