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Google is reportedly building its own Assistant-powered smart display

Aug17
by on August 17, 2018 at 5:03 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Plugged


After letting third-party hardware brands take a crack at building smart displays powered by Google Assistant, the search giant is said to be working on one with its own label on the tin this year, reports Nikkei Asian Review. The company first announced the arrival of AI-powered speaker-and-touchscreen combos aimed at homes back in January; Lenovo and JBL launched their products over the past weeks, with prices starting at $200. That gives those brands – and Google – a chance to show up Amazon, which has been selling its Alexa-powered Echo Show since last June at $230 a pop. While…

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Tesla whistleblower alleges drug trafficking, illegal surveillance at Nevada Gigafactory

Aug17
by on August 17, 2018 at 1:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Insider


A former Tesla employee today filed a formal complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the automaker failed to disclose to shareholders a drug trafficking operation run out of its Nevada Gigafactory. Filed by Karl Hansen, a former member of Tesla’s internal security and investigations division, the complaint levied accusations of at least one employee dealing “substantial” amounts of cocaine, and possibly methamphetamine. Hansen claims Tesla was first told in May by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Storey County Sheriff’s Office Task Force that “several Tesla employees may be participants in a narcotics trafficking ring involving the…

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Tesla whistleblower alleges drug trafficking, illegal surveillance at Nevada Gigafactory

Aug17
by on August 17, 2018 at 1:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Insider


A former Tesla employee today filed a formal complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the automaker failed to disclose to shareholders a drug trafficking operation run out of its Nevada Gigafactory. Filed by Karl Hansen, a former member of Tesla’s internal security and investigations division, the complaint levied accusations of at least one employee dealing “substantial” amounts of cocaine, and possibly methamphetamine. Hansen claims Tesla was first told in May by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Storey County Sheriff’s Office Task Force that “several Tesla employees may be participants in a narcotics trafficking ring involving the…

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Tesla whistleblower alleges drug trafficking, illegal surveillance at Nevada Gigafactory

Aug17
by on August 17, 2018 at 1:13 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Insider


A former Tesla employee today filed a formal complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the automaker failed to disclose to shareholders a drug trafficking operation run out of its Nevada Gigafactory. Filed by Karl Hansen, a former member of Tesla’s internal security and investigations division, the complaint levied accusations of at least one employee dealing “substantial” amounts of cocaine, and possibly methamphetamine. Hansen claims Tesla was first told in May by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Storey County Sheriff’s Office Task Force that “several Tesla employees may be participants in a narcotics trafficking ring involving the…

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