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Voice assistants will probably let us down

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Since Amazon Echo shipped in late 2014, smart speakers and voice assistants have been advertised as the next big thing. Nearly four years later, despite the millions of devices sold, it’s clear that like many other visions of the tech industry, that perception was an overstatement. Testament to the fact: Most people aren’t using Alexa to make purchases, one of the main advertised use cases of Amazon’s AI-powered voice assistant. Voice assistants have existed before the Echo. Apple released Siri in 2011 for iOS devices. But Echo was the first device where voice was the only user input medium. And the…

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Introducing #TechBubble, your new favorite YouTube show

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, video


If you’ve ever met our CEO Boris and Boom Chicago’s Pep, you’ll wonder why these two don’t have their own YouTube series already. Well, now we’re launching just that! #TechBubble is hosted by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten (TNW’s founder & CEO) and Pep Rosenfeld (Boom Chicago’s owner & Director of Creative Content). The duo accidentally met on a plane once and have been best buds ever since. Even the fact that Boris is the world’s biggest Apple fanboy while Pep is team Android can’t drive these two apart. In #TechBubble they’ll navigate the minefield that is tech etiquette, surprise each…

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Introducing #TechBubble, your new favorite YouTube show

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, video


If you’ve ever met our CEO Boris and Boom Chicago’s Pep, you’ll wonder why these two don’t have their own YouTube series already. Well, now we’re launching just that! #TechBubble is hosted by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten (TNW’s founder & CEO) and Pep Rosenfeld (Boom Chicago’s owner & Director of Creative Content). The duo accidentally met on a plane once and have been best buds ever since. Even the fact that Boris is the world’s biggest Apple fanboy while Pep is team Android can’t drive these two apart. In #TechBubble they’ll navigate the minefield that is tech etiquette, surprise each…

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Or just read more coverage about: YouTube

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Introducing #TechBubble, your new favorite YouTube show

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:41 am
Posted In: Around the Web, video


If you’ve ever met our CEO Boris and Boom Chicago’s Pep, you’ll wonder why these two don’t have their own YouTube series already. Well, now we’re launching just that! #TechBubble is hosted by Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten (TNW’s founder & CEO) and Pep Rosenfeld (Boom Chicago’s owner & Director of Creative Content). The duo accidentally met on a plane once and have been best buds ever since. Even the fact that Boris is the world’s biggest Apple fanboy while Pep is team Android can’t drive these two apart. In #TechBubble they’ll navigate the minefield that is tech etiquette, surprise each…

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Tinder’s new feature lets only women make the first move… just like Bumble

Sep25
by on September 25, 2018 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Tinder is trialing a feature on its dating platform called My Move, which allows women to decide whether they’d like to start a conversation with someone they’ve matched with. The company has been testing this feature in India for several months now; the idea is to roll it out globally if it proves successful there. Tinder is now making it available across the country, first to users of its iOS app. For those out of the loop: Tinder lets people who are interested in each other initiate a conversation. With the introduction of My Move, the option to start chatting with…

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