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Huawei reportedly plans a voice assistant to compete internationally with Siri and Alexa
Is there room in the market for another voice assistant? Huawei seems to think so. Richard Yu, CEO of the company’s…
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Amazon’s HQ2 decision reinforces an antiquated expansion model
You turned a corporate expansion — usually a routine, boring business decision — into a 14-month-long North American beauty contest…
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Why the cryptocurrency market lost 15% of its value in an hour
Within one brutal hour yesterday, Bitcoin’s price plummeted by around $800. The coin is trading under $5,800 for the first…
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Automation Anywhere raises $300 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Robotic process automation (RPA) — tech that tasks intelligent agents with performing repetitive, often monotonous office chores usually undertaken by human workers…
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Alphabet closes Schaft robotics unit, roughly a year after unloading Boston Dynamics
This morning, Google parent company Alphabet confirmed to Nikkei its intention to shut down Schaft, a Japanese robotics team it acquired in…
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Astro Gaming reveals customizable pro controller for PS4 and PC
Astro Gaming has specialized in gaming peripherals for the pros, such as esports athletes. And today the company is revealing its…
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Discord gets its own Early Access program for unfinished games
The Early Access concept is coming to Discord. After launching its game store and subscription service in October, the communications…
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