May 11, 2018
Google Duplex Met With Heavy Criticism
Google’s most futuristic product, Duplex, is drawing heavy criticism from those who question the ethics of placing robots in conversations with humans, without the other parties realizing it. Google previewed...
May 11, 2018
Silent Commands Compromise Security For Alexa, Siri
Researchers have discovered possible security implications for digital assistants such as Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, and Google’s Assistant. According to a report in The New York Times, over the last...
May 11, 2018
SoundHound GM: The Future Of Voice May Not Go By...
Twenty years ago, if the radio played a song you liked, you had to put your ear to the speaker and hope the DJ said the title and artist so...
May 10, 2018
For Goldman And Apple, One Word: Plastic (Cards, That Is)
Two marquee names — one in tech and the other in finance — and a card between them. News came Thursday (May 10) that Apple and Goldman Sachs Group are...
May 10, 2018
Brands Can Turn Social Video Views Into Conversions
Brands sometimes face a dilemma when it comes to reaching consumers online: how to drive sales without annoying potential customers. Some brands face a more challenging quandary: how to become...
May 10, 2018
Jet Becomes Authorized Apple Reseller
Jet, the online retailer owned by Walmart, announced Wednesday (May 9) that it is now part of Apple‘s authorized reseller program. According to a report in 9to5Toys, Jet becoming an authorized...
May 10, 2018
HSBC Gives Corporate Customers Access To Face ID
Banking and financial services provider HSBC has started enabling its corporate customers to access mobile banking using a facial scan. According to a report on BankingTech, HSBC’s bank clients in 24 countries...
May 10, 2018
Apple Makes TV App One Stop Shop For Subscriptions
Adopting an Amazon-like strategy, Apple wants to sell subscriptions directly through its television app. That marks a departure from the current setup that asks users to subscribe through individual apps,...
May 09, 2018
US: Gov asks judge to force AT&T to sell Turner...
Seven weeks after the trial over the suit the Justice Department (DOJ) brought to stop AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner began, the two sides have made their final pitches...
