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Elon Musk says there’s only one AI company that has him worried

For Google, Amazon, Facebook and many other tech companies, 2016 has seen a major focus on artificial intelligence. Google just recently announced a more conversational Assistant, while Amazon’s Alexa voice service is constantly getting more connected thanks to the help of third-party developers. As this technology keeps growing, though, it wouldn’t be too farfetched to be a little …

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Pebble’s new Core pocket computer will ship with Alexa voice integration

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Sure Pebble put its best forward when it launched not one but three new products the other week, but a startup’s got to stagger a little bit of news to keep us interested ahead of launch (though judging by its current tally of $9.7 million on Kickstarter, the company is doing just fine in the …

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Pebble Core wearable supports Amazon’s Alexa voice service

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The Pebble Core is a tiny, internet-connected device that you can use as a fitness tracker, music player, or smart remote control for your other gadgets. It also has a microphone, which we were originally told was for recording voice notes on the go. But it turns out there’s another use for the mic: The …

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Pebble Core will offer Amazon Alexa integration at launch

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Pebble has revealed that its upcoming Pebble Core wearable 3G computing device will offer Amazon Alexa integration at launch, offering a number of voice-activated features. Pebble says that the Alexa features for Pebble Core will offer these voice functions, among others: Play songs, artists, and playlists from Amazon Prime Music, iHeartRadio, and more. Brief you …

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Top Amazon Echo tips and tricks

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Optimize your Echo experience with our handy tips and fun tricks! The Amazon Echo, Amazon’s smart speaker, is taking the home automation game to another level, thanks to Alexa and the fact that “she’s” constantly learning to serve you better. If you have an Echo of your very own or are considering buying one (you …

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Bezos Tackles AI, Trump at Code Conference

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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.—At the Code conference here, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos talked about how important intelligent agents and machine learning will be for the future of computing, along with his thoughts on where Amazon is going, the media controversies revolving around Donald Trump and Peter Thiel, and the importance of space exploration and development. …

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Appliance Science: How the Amazon Dash button works

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Push a button, order potato chips. Push another, order diapers. Really, who wants to bother with all of that tedious web browsing, let alone all of that horrid driving to the store business? It’s so much easier to just push a button and, hey, presto, the products show up on your doorstep. That’s the dream …

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Bill and Melinda Gates believe the dream of AI is ‘finally arriving’ — but there’s one huge problem

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Scott Olson/Getty ImagesBill Gates and Melinda Gates See Also Bill Gates: Donald Trump is not ‘known for his philanthropy’ Apple and Microsoft are still fighting an old war — while Amazon and Google fight a new one The head of The Gates Foundation reveals the biggest challenge in the world right now We’re in the …

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Beware, tech world: ‘Easy growth is behind us,’ says Mary Meeker

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Mary Meeker talks about the broader slowdown in the economy. Asa Mathat / Recode Mary Meeker paints a sobering picture that Silicon Valley may want to attention to. Everything from population growth, global economic expansion, smartphone shipments and, most importantly, the number of new Internet users has hit a wall, according to Meeker, a partner …

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Abstracts: Sexism, Cave Writing, Graphene, and More

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Cross Sections / Science & Media A roundup of science news from around the Web — and around the world. • 30 years after leaving physics because of harassment, Margaret Wertheim explores why sexism is so hard to get rid of in science. (Aeon) Using dummies and cadavers, the U.S. military is researching how to …

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