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First look: Amazon Echo Auto brings Alexa on your next road trip

9/21/2018, 6:15:56 AM
Alexa, let's hit the road! ✔ Amazon has long been known for putting good things in small packages ✔ What you get, exactly, is a portable Echo that uses a Bluetooth connection to your phone and an eight-microphone array to take requests via Alexa and can spit out songs, directions, your to-do list, a book from Audible and more

Amazon's new Echo lineup targets Google, Apple and Sonos

9/21/2018, 1:16:56 AM
So many Echos. So many. ✔ Another useful feature that I didn't get to try out is local voice control, so you can control your Echo even if the internet is down ✔ The Auto will be available for $50 when it comes to market at a yet-to-be-determined date, but you can get it for $25 via invite right now

Intriguing collection of mainly Italian cars and bikes up for auction

9/21/2018, 6:16:36 AM
Curiosity, coupled with enthusiasm and wine, is chiefly to blame for the Andrew Bremner Collection of predominantly obscure cars and motorcycles, which is coming up for auction next week. ✔ These were joined by two Monet-Goyons from France and a 1950 New Hudson autocycle, produced after the company had been bought by BSA ✔ For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or sign up to our newsletter here A-Z Car Finder More classic car stories at Telegraph Cars

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi sign multi-year contract | Drive.com.au

9/21/2018, 1:29:40 AM
Google and automotive alliance sign multi-year contract.

Ferrari 812 Superfast 2018 review

9/21/2018, 1:29:42 AM
Superfast in name and Superfast in nature, for a price CarReview - drive.com.au

Renault reveals EZ-Pro robo vans | Drive.com.au

9/21/2018, 5:04:09 AM
Renault has revealed its vision for the future of autonomous delivery vans with the EZ-Pro concept of robotic delivery vans

Amazon's Alexa knows what you forgot and can guess what you're thinking

9/21/2018, 2:45:41 AM
AI voice assistant will soon give users with connected smart home devices reminders to lock doors and turn off lights ✔ Limp did not say how many Amazon Echo devices it had sold since introducing them in 2014, but he did say that Alexa now has tens of millions of users worldwide ✔ Alexa Hunches will be turned on by default, although anyone creeped out by a disembodied voice recommending that they lock all their doors will be able to turn the feature off with a simple voice command

Amazon’s Alexa is coming for your microwave, wall clock and more

9/21/2018, 1:59:32 AM
Amazon.com unveiled some 70 new devices and capabilities for its Alexa product line at its Seattle headquarters Thursday. Like a rebooted Sharper Image catalogue, Amazon is adding its talking artificial intelligence to a microwave, a wall clock, a wall plug, cars and more. ✔ Amazon’s efforts to simplify complex things with voice commands haven’t always panned out ✔ The Fire TV Cube, a TV streaming box it began selling earlier this year, promised to, in part, replace a complicated remote control with Alexa ✔ But in my tests, Alexa wasn’t totally up to the task ✔ Google is expected to unveil its new offerings at an event on Oct. 9

How Venom's Biggest Stunt Sequence Was Made

9/21/2018, 2:25:55 AM
"There’ll be a four-minute sequence, and we spend months doing it.” ✔ The VFX team then used visual effects to show Venom pulling Eddie back on to the bike, as has been shown in Venom's trailers ✔ I’m gonna take a break and go surfing for a while or something ✔ It’s like, there’ll be a four-minute sequence, and we spend months doing it

Do Google and Alexa ignore small languages?

9/21/2018, 6:37:45 AM
Kazakhstan is battling to be included in translation tech ✔ Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced last year that Kazakh would switch to the Roman alphabet ✔ What's different is the way words are being converted into numbers, explains Vlad ✔ TechRadar's Next Up series is brought to you in association with Honor

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World War 3: Syria accuses Israel of ‘SUPPORTING TERRORISTS’ in south as tensions escalate 9/30/2018, 2:17:55 AM SYRIA holds Israel responsible for supporting terrorist groups in the country’s southern regions through “military intervention” and for launching a series of attacks in the Middle Eastern nation, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has claimed. ✔ Almost two weeks ago the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to establish a demilitarised zone in the Syrian province of Idlib, the last major enclave held by rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ✔ We reserve the right to take commensurate measures in response World War 3: North Korea 'WILL NOT' denuclearise as Kim Jong-un DOES NOT trust Trump 9/30/2018, 1:59:00 AM NORTH Korea’s Foreign Minister said there is “no way” Kim Jong-un will denuclearise while the US continues to brutalise the reclusive nation with crippling sanctions. ✔ Kim Jong-un’s state has repeatedly appealed for UN and US sanct...

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Fears of Trump's tariffs are exaggerated 10/25/2018, 5:04:12 AM With globalization ingrained, the world economy can cope with the 'trade war' ✔ Most of the predicted disruption results from restrictions on automobile trade, still just a threat ✔ The scenarios also assume a quite limited capacity to offset the shocks with policy measures ✔ Stephen Grenville is a non-resident fellow at the Lowy Institute in Sydney ✔ He was deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia Business Live: Thursday 25 October 10/25/2018, 5:19:18 AM All the latest news from the business world plus market updates. ✔ The sharp sell-off - which pushed the Dow and the S&P 500 into negative territory for the year - follows growing worries about corporate earnings and slowing economic growth ✔ Do stay with us for that and all the other latest news from the world of business and economics US midterms: Trump looks to tariffs and tax cuts to win in the rust belt 10/25/2018, 4:15:40 AM...

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Hurricane Lane vs Kilauea: What happens when a tropical storm meets a volcano? 8/30/2018, 7:11:13 PM HAWAII’s Big Island was submerged under at least 40 inches of rainfall last week as Hurricane Lane caused flash floods and landslides. Big Island’s Mount Kilauea has also wreaked havoc this year after a series of eruptions and earthquakes, but what happens when a tropical storm meets a volcano? ✔ In 1998, Hurricane Mitch dumped huge quantities of rain on the Casita volcano in Nicaragua, triggering mudflows that wiped out several villages and took more than 2,000 lives ✔ The lack of lava seems to suggest the volcano is slowing down in its seismic activity Indonesia hit by ANOTHER huge earthquake as region reels from deadly tremors 8/30/2018, 4:43:28 PM A POWERFUL earthquake has rocked an Indonesian island, according to reports. The magnitude 5.2 quake has been recorded at 3.21pm local time about 200 miles northwest of Jayapura Republic of Indones… ✔ A POWERFUL earthquake ha...

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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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Dow Drops 1.1% on Week as Tariffs, Fed Take Their Toll 9/29/2018, 12:58:03 AM Stocks were dinged by a rate hike as price increases stayed mild. Could it be a trade war that triggers an inflation shock? ✔ Stocks were dinged by trade and the Federal Reserve this past week ✔ Consider: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 285.19 points, or 1.1%, to 26,458.31 on the week, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5% to 2913.98 ✔ Monetary policy could get tighter if the Fed keeps raising rates and inflation stays where it is Foreign money returns to Tokyo with new faith in Japan Inc. 9/28/2018, 9:37:58 PM Stock market's 27-year high supported by higher profit margins and capital efficiency ✔ Pretax profit margins were 5.4% in fiscal 2017 compared to 2.3% in fiscal 1991, rising to 7.7% in the April-June quarter ✔ Return on equity also hit the 10% mark in fiscal 2017, gaining ground on the U.S. at 18% and Europe at 12% ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th Asia dominat...

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