Former insider on the challenges facing Amazon’s AI voice assistant – GeekWire
Dave Limp, head of Amazon’s Products & Providers division, in 2019. (GeekWire Photograph / Kevin Lisota) Amazon made the preliminary complex scaffolding for Alexa speedily, leaping out to an early direct in the industry for good speakers and voice…
Man accused of tasing Guilford County sergeant facing murder charge in Virginia
(Image courtesy of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office). ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Police have released the identity of the man who died after a northwest Roanoke shooting Sunday evening, as well as the identity of the man facing charges in connection with…
Facing phone battery issues frequently? Know how to boost phone battery
Smartphones are miniature supercomputers now! In fact smartphones are now equipped with almost all the necessities that anyone requires that will probably put the supercomputers of a couple of generations ago to shame. But the cost to be paid for these…
Venture Capitalist Sarah Guo on the New Challenges Facing Startups – Tech News Briefing
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: This is your Tech News Briefing for Wednesday, November 24th. I’m Zoe Thomas with The Wall Street Journal. The…
Fox Weather launches, facing questions over how it will cover climate change
Twenty-five years after conservative media tycoon Rupert Murdoch launched Fox News, Fox is debuting a 24-hour streaming service Monday devoted to weather, adding to its round-the-clock coverage of news, business and sports. Fox Weather enters a crowded…
Apple Facing M1 MacBook Cracked Screen Class-Action Lawsuit
Apple may be focused on the iPhone 13, Watch Series 7, and iPad mini right now, but lawyers are focusing their attention on reports of unexplained cracked screens on M1 MacBooks. As 9To5Mac reports, Apple is facing a new class-action lawsuit claiming the…
Google is Facing a New EU Probe for Forcing Android OEMs to Use Google Assistant
Credits: Unsplash/ BENCE BOROS Google is facing a renewed antitrust investigation from EU regulations over “possibly forcing” smartphone manufacturers into using Google Assistant as the default voice assistant on their devices. This news is…
Transport secretary among holidaymakers facing quarantine on return from Spain
Spanish beach – Getty Transport secretary Grant Shapps is among the British holidaymakers currently in Spain who will have to self-isolate on their return. Ministers reimposed restrictions on travel from Spain, including its islands, on Saturday…
American teachers are facing ‘a perfect storm’ of crises amid the coronavirus pandemic
The compounding stresses of the coronavirus pandemic, the sudden transition to remote learning, and the politicization of schools reopening are burning out teachers. “I was on the verge of leaving,” an art teacher from Connecticut, who teaches…