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Alexa’s new Wake-on-LAN feature turns on smart devices over local networks
Have a smart device with a sleep mode that would normally prevent it from power toggling remotely? Amazon today announced Wake-on-Lan Controller,…
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Microsoft is retiring HockeyApp on November 16, 2019
Microsoft revealed that it is sunsetting HockeyApp, the beta-testing service for app developers, on November 16, 2019. Members of the…
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Anki’s Vector gets new animations and features ahead of Alexa integration
Anki‘s playful Vector robot began shipping last month, following a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, and the team’s wasting no time…
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MapAnything raises $42.5 million for location of things platform
The location of things (LoT) market — which comprises technology that enables developers to make use of geographic data —…
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Citrix acquires Sapho for $200 million to surface actionable insights in the workplace
Citrix Systems today announced it acquired Sapho in an all-cash $200 million deal, a Citrix spokesperson told VentureBeat in an…
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Huawei reportedly plans a voice assistant to compete internationally with Siri and Alexa
Is there room in the market for another voice assistant? Huawei seems to think so. Richard Yu, CEO of the company’s…
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Google makes dataset of 50 million drawings available on its cloud
You can tell a lot about a person by the way they doodle. That’s the conceit behind Quick Draw, an…
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Automation Anywhere raises $300 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Robotic process automation (RPA) — tech that tasks intelligent agents with performing repetitive, often monotonous office chores usually undertaken by human workers…
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Alphabet closes Schaft robotics unit, roughly a year after unloading Boston Dynamics
This morning, Google parent company Alphabet confirmed to Nikkei its intention to shut down Schaft, a Japanese robotics team it acquired in…
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