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Amazon is now allowing people who use Alexa to opt-out of human review of their voice recordings, Bloomberg has reported. This comes after a researcher revealed that some of Google's Assistant recordings had been listened to by human contractors, and people started to become concerned about what other voice activated assistants do with recorded speech. A new policy took effect
If there's one thing that you'd expect the BBC to get right, it would be the news. Ask people in the street about BBC news and you'd expect words like authoritative, impartial, insightful, confident and trustworthy to litter the responses. But going by the number of one star reviews on the BBC's Alexa flash briefing, it looks (and sounds) like
Pocket Casts is one of the most used apps on my OnePlus 3T, playing podcasts in the car and while out walking. It's a great app, though I'm still in two minds about the new version 7.0. Why do app developers feel the need to alienate existing users with radical redesigns for no real benefit? Regardless, one of the coolest
Good news for Alex and Google Home users in the UK. The government's Cabinet Office and Government Digital Service have been working to feed the digital assistants with UK-specific information relating to government services. There are now over 12,000 pieces of information, including the minimum wage, applying for a passport and getting free childcare. Additional services will be added over time, such
Amazon might be planning a plethora of Alex-enabled devices over the coming months (according to CNBC and covered by Todd), but Optoma's voice control into their HD projectors right now. Here's the Alexa-supported 4K Ultra HD projector, UHD51A. To get the boring out the way, the UHD51A is a very capable ultra HD DLP (digital light processing) projector with a resolution
Twitch announced that they have launched their Twitch Skill on all Alexa-enabled devices in the United States. This Skill enables people to control Twitch with their voice. The Twitch Skill lets you play your favorite channels, discover new streamers, get notified when your favorite channels start streaming, and get a reminder when your Twitch Prime subscription is available to use.
Are you a movie fan? There's been a few good ones this year and more on the way right now. If you can't get to the theater or don't want to pay the ridiculous prices they now charge then there are plenty of other options, both online and physical. One popular physical option is Redbox. You've likely seen the little kiosiks both inside