Someone has to say it: Voice assistants are not doing it for big tech [Thu Nov 24 2022]

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Someone has to say it: Voice assistants are not doing it for big tech

Alexa, how does Amazon decide when the grand plan for conversational commerce has failed?

 
 

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Intel makes it harder for Gelsinger to earn beaucoup bucks as CEO

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GPU shipments saw biggest nosedive since noughties recession

A sign of the computer industry’s sad state, but at least there’s supply!

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New York cracks down on carbon fuel-based crypto-mining operations

Two-year ban comes as state attempts to reduce emissions by 85%

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Foxconn workers protest over pay and lockdowns at iPhone factory in China

Police reported to be using teargas and smoke bombs against demonstrators

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Waiting for speedy broadband? UK's Openreach prioritizing existing work over fiber expansion

Broadband plumber's BT Group parent is determined to cut costs

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Tech companies in the crosshairs as China proposes antitrust law revisions

After a mysterious pause in crackdowns, it looks like the Beijing everyone knows is back

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Someone has to say it: Voice assistants are not doing it for big tech

Alexa, how does Amazon decide when the grand plan for conversational commerce has failed?

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If Apple's environmental rhetoric is meaningful, Macs and iPads should converge

An Apple a day keeps the doctor away, but too many might be a burden on the planet.

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HP Inc. to lay off up to 6,000 staff and cut costs by $1.4 billion

‘Portfolio optimization’ plan aims to cull some PCs, sell more pricey subscriptions

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FAA wants pilots to be less dependent on computer autopilots

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Study suggests AI cruise control could kill traffic jams by cutting out the 'intuition' factor

The reason your morning drive sucks is because of you, the impulsive human behind the wheel

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Meta faces lawsuit to stop 'surveillance advertising'

Case claims collecting personal data breaches UK GDPR, but implications could be wider

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SQL Server license prices rise ten percent as version 2022 debuts

Azure SQL pay-as-you-go rate is the only rate that won't change, and it was already expensive

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UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google 'stranglehold' over the mobile market

Apple doesn't want to bite

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Apple to end policy that charged South Korean devs higher App Store commissions

Korea's antitrust org to develop a platform to respond to Big Tech’s sneaky ways

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Windows Subsystem for Linux now packaged as a Microsoft Store app

Nothing says 'We love open source and want it to be available in Windows' like only delivering updates from a closed digital tat bazaar

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Meta's Cicero chatbot can probably beat you at Diplomacy

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