Facebook's Messenger boss talks about the crazy hype cycle of Silicon Valley

Getty/Brian Ach/Stringer Even Facebook’s VP in charge of Messenger, David Marcus, thinks chatbots were overhyped. Earlier this year, a flurry of buzz about chatbots engulfed the tech world. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared them the future, and Facebook rolled them out on its Messenger platform. Amazon’s Alexa was a certified hit and “conversation as a […]

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The outlandish Rolls-Royce self-driving concept car of the future: Vision Next 100

It’s the 100th anniversary of BMW, and each of its car groups is preparing a “vision car” — a concept car — that conceptualizes what their products might look like in two to three decades. Rolls-Royce takes the gold for its bold or garish (take your pick) Rolls-Royce Vision Next 100 with 28-inch wheels holding up

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NBC Becomes First Broadcast Network to Launch Amazon Alexa Skill

NBC is now the first broadcast network to develop and launch a skill for Amazon’s Alexa, allowing fans to easily find up-to-date information on their favorite NBC shows such as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Blindspot,” “Shades of Blue,” and “The Voice.” In addition to the newly launched skill, NBC also

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Luma Begins Shipping its Surround WiFi System, Announces Best Buy Partnership

Luma’s technology brings unprecedented speed, security, and control to the home WiFi experience SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Luma announced that its home WiFi system is available for purchase and will begin shipping to pre-order customers. Luma’s routers create a mesh network that surrounds the home with fast and secure internet to eliminate dead zones and buffering.

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Apple Inc. Is Improving Siri, But Is It Enough to Keep Pace With Alphabet and Amazon?

Image source: Apple. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled some notable changes to its Siri voice assistant at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week. The company is finally opening up Siri to third-party app developers so that you can tell Siri to send a message to a friend through WeChat and it’ll be able to do just

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A device called the Remo spots a market for automating wall mount air conditioners

I’m usually cautious about Kickstarter campaigns, but when the data looks right I’m encouraged to peer deeper. Haruumi Shiode reached out to me with his CleanTech concept for a product called the Remo (which remotely controls wall unit air conditioners), and I have to admit the numbers looked interesting even though this is a business model

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Amazon Alexa Speaks To Logitech Harmony

Despite some hopeful announcements, Apple HomeKit continues to limp along. And many have turned to Amazon as the voice-controlled switchboard of their smart homes. Indeed, after originally unloading two Echoes as a novelty, I’m back on board with one Echo and an Amazon Dot — happily barking commands at Alexa. Amazon’s platform is far more inclusive, interoperating with just about anything, sometimes

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