How low-paid Microsoft contractors train Cortana by listening to you
Not only does Microsoft have human contractors listen to some of your Skype and Cortana voice recordings, those contractors are
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Month: August 2019
At $299, the iPad with 128GB of storage is this week’s best deal
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge This weekend, you can save on a variety of tech products, including the
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Ikea goes all in on smart home tech
Ikea Ikea is formalizing what has recently become all too obvious: the company is making a major bet on smart
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Why stowaway creatures on the Moon confound international space law
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Who gets to decide what gets blasted into space? Continue reading…
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Teardown videos prove Nintendo’s revised Switch with new CPU lasts longer on a charge
Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Nintendo claims that the only difference between its new, revised Switch and the
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Nationwide US Customs computer outage causes gigantic lines at airports
Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Airports around the United States are experiencing delays in processing international travelers, due to a
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Segway-Ninebot introduces an e-scooter that can drive itself to a charging station
Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images Segway-Ninebot has a solution for all of those dockless electric scooters that
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Canoo’s CEO steps away as the startup shows off EV designs
Image: Canoo Automotive startup Canoo (formerly known as Evelozcity) is teasing the designs of its planned electric vehicles, and it
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Renewable energy can generate billions of dollars in health benefits, study finds
Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images for TakePart.org Ten states across the Midwest and Great Lakes region of the US could
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The Ebola cure is a turning point in drug development, experts say
Photo credit should read JOHN WESSELS/AFP/Getty Images Two new drugs have shown remarkable promise at treating Ebola in a clinical
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