Author: Zach_Wilson
Qualcomm’s AI Conductor wants to harmonize your schedule and, maybe, your life
AI tools usually require cloud computing access to have enough power to run, but your future AI usage may end up not needing more than is available on your device if Qualcomm has its way. The tech giant has unveiled a new system called the Qualcomm AI Orchestrator aimed at…
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From AOL Time Warner to DirecTV and Dish: 20 years of media mergers
This week, DirecTV announced it intends to buy Dish, Sling TV, and the rest of EchoStar’s television business for a dollar (while also taking on all of Dish’s debt), combining almost 20 million satellite TV subscribers from two companies that have been circling one another for decades. But it’s not…
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Matt Mullenweg: ‘WordPress.org just belongs to me’
Over the past several weeks, WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg has made one thing exceedingly clear: he’s in charge of WordPress’ future. Mullenweg heads up WordPress.com and its parent company, Automattic. He owns the WordPress.org project, and he even leads the nonprofit foundation that controls the WordPress trademark. To the outside…
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If you think your robot vacuum is watching you, you might not be wrong
Sometimes I look at my robot vacuum and wonder if it knows how much I like it. I do not ponder if it’s staring back at me, thinking…well…who know what? If I owned an Ecovac robot vacuum, though, that might be all I was thinking about and, soon, throwing a…
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Arc’s ‘better mobile browser’ is now available on Android
Arc is The Browser Company’s take on web browsing, billing itself as offering better customization options than competitors. The Arc Search app also comes with an AI feature, called “Browse for me,” that searches the web for your query and comes up with a summary based on its sources. The…
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The smartphone-sized Boox Palma e-reader’s on sale exclusively for Verge readers
Kindles are great and all, but if you want a pocketable e-reader that doesn’t require you to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Boox Palma might be worth a look. The 6.1-inch ebook reader normally runs for $279.99, but now through October 9th, readers of The Verge can score a…
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