A recent study of more than 2.7 billion tweets between 2009 and 2016 confirms that Twitter users are exposed mainly to political opinions that agree with their own. It is the largest study to characterise echo chambers by ...
Internet
Apr 24, 2018
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Searching for signs of ice on Mars is complex. To explore whether ice lurks beneath the surface of the Red Planet, ESA's Mars Express uses its radar to probe the interior.
Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2018
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You've no doubt heard the buzz about smart speakers. Why else would you be reading this article? A few years ago, if you wanted a smart speaker with a hands-free digital assistant, there was only one option. The Amazon Echo ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 23, 2018
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For older adults who grew up before the personal computer, iPhones and Amazon Echo became technological mainstays in everyday life, a growing number of startups are working on smart devices with features designed to keep ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 7, 2018
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A slew of reviews for Apple's new smart speaker HomePod dropped recently, and they all come to the same conclusion: It's good—if you can afford it and only use Apple products such as the iPhone and services such as Apple ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 7, 2018
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It takes just minutes for a room service attendant to respond to a text message asking for a soda, bringing the Diet Coke on a tray with a glass of ice and lime wedges, no need for the modern hassle of placing a phone call.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2018
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Google Assistant has a message for its digital assistant rival: "Hey, Alexa, I can show stuff, too."
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 9, 2018
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Amazon enjoyed its "biggest" Christmas yet, powered by a holiday sales surge of its Amazon Echo products, the company said Tuesday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 27, 2017
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Apple said Friday it was delaying until early next year the release of its HomePod speaker set to compete with Amazon's Alexa-powered devices and Google Home as a smart home and music hub.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2017
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Light from a supernova explosion in the nearby starburst galaxy M82 is reverberating off a huge dust cloud in interstellar space.
Astronomy
Nov 9, 2017
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