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Amazon Prime Day 2020: all of our latest coverage
Including deals happening outside of Amazon, too Contributors: Verge Staff Amazon Prime Day 2020 is upon us, beginning at 12AM PT / 3AM ET Tuesday, October 13th, and lasting through 12AM PT / 3AM ET Wednesday, October 14th. You know the drill: Amazon is discounting a bunch of products, including…
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Google might release a $129 Nest thermostat with built-in radar soon
Google is getting ready to release a new $129 Nest thermostat that will apparently switch out some of the touch-based controls found on other Nest thermostats for hand gestures, according to a new Bloomberg report. Bloomberg gave the example of a user swiping their hand up and down near the…
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US Department of Justice takes down rogue domain names Seized Domains
The US Department of Justice has announced that the United States has seized 92 domain names that were unlawfully used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to engage in a global disinformation campaign. According to the seizure documents, four of the domains alleged to be genuine news outlets but…
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Google has added more natural-sounding voices to Assistant
Google is adding two more English-speaking voices to Assistant. It used an updated prosody model to make them sound more natural than other Assistant voices. Developers can now start using them in their existing Actions. Here's a quick example of one… Source
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Apple TV Plus extending free trial subscriptions to February 2021
Apple is extending Apple TV Plus subscribers’ free period to February 2021, according to TechCrunch. The free trial period that came with the purchase of a new Apple product last year was set to expire for many customers on November 1st — the one-year anniversary of Apple TV Plus’ launch.…
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Microsoft Edge adds an online shopping comparison tool
As part of a major update coming later this month, Microsoft Edge is getting two handy new features (via The Verge). The first is a price comparison tool that will allow you to add a product to a Collection and then click a single button to see how m… Source
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