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Amazon's Echo Auto puts Alexa in any car

9/20/2018, 7:05:45 PM
The device gives you voice control in vehicles where it isn't built-in. ✔ The lights can come on at home when you're about to pull into the driveway, as an example ✔ It'll normally sell for $50, but you can request an invitation to try the pre-release hardware for $25 later in 2018 ✔ Follow all the latest news from Amazon's Alexa event here!

Amazon Fire TV Recast lets you send live TV recordings to your device

9/20/2018, 6:36:18 PM
It’s a box that can beam shows from an antenna to your home through FireTV ✔ Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon announced a new Fire TV Recast today ✔ A feature in the app will help you determine where to put your antenna for the strongest signal ✔ Recast can also send live TV to your Echo Show as recordings ✔ Preorders are available today, and the box will ship before the holidays

Amazon's big product reveal kicks off

9/20/2018, 5:02:11 PM
CNBC's Todd Haselton is live at Amazon's product event in Seattle. The company is expected to announce new Alexa-enabled hardware, including audio gear, and perhaps an in-car device and microwave oven. ✔ In particular, the sub-woofer is very likely to be announced, as publication Pocket Lint spotted a product listing that Amazon apparently posted by accident on Wednesday ✔ The company is letting reporters in around noon, but the event itself doesn't kick off until 1pm ET

The 14 biggest announcements from Amazon’s surprise hardware event

9/20/2018, 7:16:47 PM
Amazon just announced a ton of new gadgets ✔ Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Today Amazon held a hardware event that was loaded with new product announcements ✔ AmazonBasics Microwave Amazon’s own AmazonBasics brand is putting out a new microwave that takes advantage of the new Alexa Connect Kit, which will also be made available to third-party device makers

Amazon's Echo devices get redesign on the way to world domination

9/20/2018, 7:22:03 PM
An Alexa-powered microwave and wall clock were just the tip of the Alexa iceberg today. ✔ But they work, are inexpensive and can take a beating ✔ In comparison, Apple designs its sports-car-like devices as artwork -- with a price to match ✔ But the Lenovo Smart Display offers a more elegant shape, complete with a bamboo finish to liken a cutting board ✔ Amazon's big reveal: Everything Amazon announced today

Amazon's New Microwave Automatically Orders Popcorn When You're Getting Low

9/20/2018, 7:27:34 PM
"Alexa, soften this butter please." ✔ If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale ✔ The microwave was just one of several new devices introduced by Amazon, and the only one sitting outside the Echo family ✔ Amazon also announced a new Echo Subwoofer to add rich bass to your Echo music experience

Amazon's smart plugs put Alexa in every power socket

9/20/2018, 5:49:25 PM
With Amazon's Smart Plugs, simply tell your lights to turn off and they will. ✔ At its press conference in Seattle on Thursday, Amazon unveiled its latest connected home product, Smart Plugs ✔ The Smart Plugs are available for pre-order today and cost $24.99; Amazon says it'll ship next month ✔ Follow all the latest news from Amazon's Alexa event here!

Women, including feminists, are attracted to 'benevolently sexist' men

9/20/2018, 5:08:39 PM
Post-doctoral research fellow at Iowa State University Pelin Gul and Tom Kupfer, a Marie Curie research fellow at Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam investigate what 'benevolent sexism' is. ✔ Benevolent sexism is not the stereotypical, hostile sexism often seen in society ✔ Psychologists, who originally coined the term, claim this behaviour continues to reinforce beliefs that one gender is intrinsically superior to the other ✔ Evolution, therefore, shaped female psychology to attend to – and prefer – mates whose characteristics and behaviours reveal the willingness to invest

GoPro Hero 2018 review: 7 smoother than previous editions and major upgrade

9/20/2018, 7:19:21 PM
GoPro's Hero 7 footage is way steadier than previous editions and a must for anyone serious about video making. ✔ Who hasn't marveled at watching amazing video footage from a drone soaring through the skies, without hitting any bumps ✔ We got our hands on an early review copy, and brought the Hero7 Black on a roller blading and cycling expedition ✔ About the Hero 7 Black: Pro: Great image stabilization, simple menu, sharper images than before

S&P 500 gets new look as it shuffles some key companies

9/20/2018, 7:20:16 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — It's almost moving day on the stock market. The line-ups of three of the 11 groups that make up the benchmark S&P 500 index are being shuffled as ✔ NEW YORK (AP) It's almost moving day on the stock market ✔ Stovall said the technology, consumer discretionary and communications sectors will be more pure plays after the move, meaning they will each be a bit more straightforward and focused on specific industries

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Trade War - SERIES 300 {11 articles}

Xi vents frustration toward trade war to Abe 10/27/2018, 9:48:33 PM Japanese leader walks tightrope balancing relations with Washington and Beijing ✔ Aside from two potential meetings next year, Abe invited Xi to attend the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ✔ Ahead of Abe's visit, the Chinese side worried about how far he might go during the recently convened parliamentary session to revise Japan's pacifist constitution ✔ With nothing else on the agenda, the prime minister departed from Beijing Capital International Airport around 9:30 a.m. Saturday Asian chip share rout provides strong indication of a tough 2019 10/28/2018, 10:44:02 AM Semiconductor industry braces for slowdown as trade war creates overhang ✔ The market could likely stay very volatile going into 2019 -- with a tough and challenging year ahead when there are few growth catalysts but plenty of uncertainty ✔ Now the overbooking issue is causing a problem as demand could very likely turn out ...

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Hawaii hurricane warning: Flood waters from Hurricane Lane full of harmful germs 8/31/2018, 10:21:52 AM HAWAII locals impacted by Hurricane Lane have been warned of illness with nasty germs lurking in flood waters and overflowing cesspools. ✔ An HVO statement said: HVO crews are working to restore communication with several monitoring stations on the east side of the island that was disrupted by the passage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lane but the losses do not significantly reduce our ability to assess volcanic conditions Hurricane Norman update: NASA finds FREEZING storm tops in eye of storm 8/31/2018, 9:06:01 AM HURRICANE Norman, the Category 4 storm circling in the Pacific Ocean, looks set to bring extremely heavy rain after a Nasa satellite found it had freezing storm tops. ✔ In the latest report the estimated minimum central pressure is 27.67 inches and has hurricane-force winds up to 25 miles from the centre ✔ A turn to the northwest is expected tomorrow, Saturday Se...

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The Midwest economy is about to get pummeled again 10/17/2018, 9:44:57 AM Manufacturing jobs growth has already stalled, and the trade war will make it worse. ✔ The Rust Belt is full of households and communities who ignored decades-old trends ✔ The main players, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, spoke easily about the evils of trade, wholly misrepresenting facts ✔ And, in an underappreciated farewell speech, President Obama made it quite plain ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment Apple Suppliers ‘Cautious’ About Orders For iPhone XR, Flagship Models 10/17/2018, 9:04:06 AM Apple’s Taiwan-based suppliers remain cautious about orders for the new iPhones because of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. ✔ Industry sources disclosed to Digitimes Tuesday that Apple’s iPhone suppliers in Taiwan have opted to remain cautious about unit orders from the Cupertino giant even though the iPhone XR is scheduled to launch in the second ...

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Trade war ripples are expected throughout Southeast Asia 9/14/2018, 2:45:33 AM As the world's two largest economies continue to wage an escalating tariff war, global trade was one of the primary topics on the agenda at the annual World Economic Forum on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ✔ Chau Doan | LightRocket | Getty Images A mechanic works at factory in Hanoi, Vietnam ✔ In fact, the city signed a trade agreement with ASEAN last November ✔ Supply chains If major economies don't resolve their trade disputes and instead descend into a long-term tit-for-tat trade conflict, then global supply chains would likely see significant disruption, experts have predicted US using wrong reason to wage a trade war - Opinion 9/14/2018, 12:10:24 AM undefined ✔ Some studies suggest, on average it takes 10 and a half months for a court in China to handle a patent infringement case, compared with more than five years in the United States ✔ The author is professor...

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