New research from the University of Maryland (UMD) finds that contentious climate politics continue to be influenced by the diffusion of scientific information inside "echo chambers"—social network structures in which individuals ...
Environment
Sep 19, 2018
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A version of Alexa won't tell kids where babies come from or spill the beans about Santa. It also won't explain some things kids might have heard on the news—like what Stormy Daniels does for a living.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 22, 2018
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Want to work for Amazon without moving to Seattle—or its yet unnamed second U.S. headquarters? The online retailing giant is looking to fill more than 200 "virtual" jobs that let you work from home.
Business
Aug 9, 2018
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The smart device market is exploding. Smart home kits for retrofitting "non-smart" houses have become cheaper.Earlier this year, Apple released the HomePod speaker, the company's response to dominant smart devices Google ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2018
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Alexa has a new job: hotel concierge.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 19, 2018
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Hey, Google, order a large pizza! Alexa, I need vitamins!
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 17, 2018
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The scientific collaborations LIGO and Virgo have detected gravitational waves from the fusion of two black holes, inaugurating a new era in the study of the cosmos. But what if those ripples of space-time were not produced ...
Astronomy
Jun 12, 2018
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It was every Amazon Echo owner's nightmare. Alexa, the connected speaker, really, truly, was listening in on your conservations, and behind your back, passed on the recording of a private chit-chat to someone on your Echo ...
Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2018
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Microsoft and Amazon's integration of their digital personal assistants is getting closer, the companies demonstrated at a Microsoft technology conference Monday, though they still don't have a date for public availability.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 11, 2018
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Do you trust the Internet of Things? More to the point, do you trust "Alexa" the voice-activated software in the Amazon Echo and related IoT devices? There is not necessarily any particular reason not to trust Alexa and Amazon, ...
Security
May 10, 2018
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