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A new study found that smart speakers are turning on for up to 19 times per day for an average of 43 seconds each time by words misunderstood from people speaking in the same room or heard from televisions. That means the speakers using popular virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana and … Read more
Facebook will pay for users’ voice recordings after it was caught listening to and transcribing private Messenger chats to improve its speech recognition software The platform will pay up to $5 via PayPal for various voice recordings Recordings include phrases like ‘Hey Portal’ and first names of Facebook friends Facebook says that it won’t link … Read more
Apple may finally start letting users set their own default apps in iOS amid criticism for pushing its own services iOS users may finally be able to designate non-Apple apps for default use This would do away with automatically having to use Safari or Apple Mail The plans are in early stages but could be … Read more
Samsung apologises after accidentally sending a bizarre ‘1’ notification to thousands of users overnight Samsung smartphone users were woken up by the bizarre ‘double 1’ notification The random alert was sent by Samsung’s Find My Mobile very early on Thursday Some users that never signed up for the service are concerned of a breach Samsung … Read more
Apple rolls out new feature that lets users buy products in augmented reality directly from their phones The feature allows instant shopping inside Apple’s Quick Look tool Quick Look superimposes products in their space using augmented reality It will also enable quick customer service questions on products Spatial audio mimics products’ sound and can be … Read more
Facebook has disclosed its rules and guidelines for deciding what its 2.2 billion users can post on the social network. The full guidelines can be read here. Below is a summary of what they say: 1. Credible violence Facebook says it considers the language, context and details in order to distinguish casual statements from content that … Read more
Amazon’s Ring is forcing users to enable two-factor authentication and letting users opt-out of personalized ads after concerns over security and privacy practices Ring users will now be required to use two-factor authentication when logging in The new protocol comes as Ring faces backlash for security shortfalls Users can also now opt-out of third-party data … Read more
Amazon’s Ring is forcing users to enable two-factor authentication and letting users opt-out of personalized ads after concerns over security and privacy practices Ring users will now be required to use two-factor authentication when logging in The new protocol comes as Ring faces backlash for security shortfalls Users can also now opt-out of third-party data … Read more
Long after the high dissipates, marijuana use can still make even sober users worse, more dangerous drivers, a new study suggests. Researchers at McLean Hospital and Harvard University found that people who used marijuana heavily and on a long-term, recreational basis drove faster, ran more red lights and got int more accidents in a driving … Read more