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With both Verizon and AT&T planning major 5G announcements for the 2019 CES, I wanted to speak directly with key technologists at both of the top U.S. carriers to really dig into their 5G network and device plans for the year. After , I enjoyed an equally illuminating interview today with AT&T VP of RAN […]

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Every year, the reaches further into everything. This year the surprising and perhaps crazy new market is smart skis, as is announcing today it has created smart ski technology that can track and analyze how you are skiing. Switzerland-based Snowcookie said it can track 105 parameters about how you are skiing, such as your carving, […]

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Healbe, the startup behind the ill-fated GoBe, a wearable it said could track calorie intake through the skin alone, has returned to the Consumer Electronics Show with a new wearable in tow: the GoBe 3. Healbe’s claims are no less fantastical this time around. In a press release, Healbe cited research from the University of […]

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Mobileye — the Israeli startup in a deal worth $15.3 billion — continues to make inroads in the driverless car market. Following a press briefing at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, it announced that France-based auto technology supplier Valeo has embraced its model for automated vehicle (AV) decision-making — Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS) — with open […]

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TV provider Dish is more tightly integrating its Hopper line of receivers with Google Assistant by integrating the smart assistant directly into its set-top boxes. The company was already working with Google on an voice-controlled experience, having announced a year ago at CES that it would allow allow customers to control their Dish TV experience […]

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We’ve known for a while now that Google Assistant (the company’s voice powered AI, a la Siri or Alexa) would eventually be built right into Google Maps. They announced as much at Google I/O 2018, noting at the time that they were aiming for a summer launch. It didn’t happen by summer, but Google says […]

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If you like the idea of Amazon’s Echo Spot — that is, a tiny voice powered assistant on your night stand, complete with a full color display — but are more into Google Assistant than Alexa, your options have thus far been a bit limited. You could put your phone on a dock, but that’s […]

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Google Assistant has long been able to do quick, one-off translations – just say something like “Hey Google, how do I say ‘birthday’ in French?” That doesn’t help much with actual conversations between people who speak different languages. For that, Google is building what they call “Interpreter Mode” If you speak English and want to […]

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Google is making it easier for device manufacturers to integrate with Google Assistant technology, including those times when devices need to respond to voice commands without the benefit – or the expense – of being connected to Google’s cloud. To do so, Google is today launching a new set of tools called Google Assistant Connect […]

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The Wing opened its doors to entrepreneurial women in New York City in 2016 with the support of about $2.5 million in seed funding, marketing itself as a place for women of diverse backgrounds to meet and do work. Now, as it officially amends its membership policy to allow all genders — yes, men included […]

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