Category: <span>Tech</span>

According to The Verge, Amazon is enabling a new feature today that allows Alexa to proactively complete tasks around the house, such as turning off lights, based on your habits and frequent requests. Alexa has been able to sense these habits and ask about them since 2018 — the company calls them “hunches” — but before this...

According to CNN Business, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy. Bezos has been Amazon’s CEO since its founding in 1995. He oversaw its growth from an online bookseller...

Tesla confirmed the revisions in a few images released just ahead of its quarterly earnings call scheduled for later this afternoon, according to Techcrunch. The tech site report that, Some of the changes — like the shift to a widescreen display — are things that have made their way over from the Model 3. Others...

Alphabet is shutting down Loon, its division that provides internet from floating balloons, according to a post on the blog of Alphabet’s X moonshot division. “The road to commercial viability has proven much longer and riskier than hoped,” Astro Teller, who leads X, wrote in the blog. “In the coming months, we’ll begin winding down operations...

Amazon wants to make it easier for automakers to bring voice assistants to their vehicles. The company announced on Friday a new service — Alexa Custom Assistant — that enables automakers and device manufacturers to develop their own digital assistant, built on Amazon’s Alexa voice-enabled technology. Even though it relies on Amazon technology, automakers can tailor their digital...

TechDailyPost has learn about Samsung announcing the $199.99 Galaxy Buds Pro, its most premium set of true wireless earbuds yet according to TheVerge. They feature an in-ear design similar to the Galaxy Buds Plus but are aesthetically inspired by the Galaxy Buds Live. The Buds Pro aren’t bean-shaped, but they’ve got the same metallic-looking style and a similar charging...

TechDailyPost have learned that downloads of privacy-focused messaging apps Signal and Telegram got a boost as users looked for alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over concerns about changes to the service’s privacy policy. Signal saw approximately 7.5 million installs globally through the Apple App Store and Google Play store between Jan. 6 and Jan. 10, according to Sensor Tower....

Amazon announced that it’s acquiring podcasting company Wondery, expanding its catalog of original audio content. As part of the deal, Wondery will join Amazon Music, the e-commerce giant’s music streaming business. Amazon Music in September added podcasts to its platform, looking to carve out a share of the increasingly competitive podcasting market, in which Spotify, Apple and others have gained ground. Terms...

Periscope bids its users goodbye! The live video streaming app, acquired by Twitter before its launch in 2015, announced they will discontinue the separate mobile app by March 2021. “We want to be transparent about why we’re making this decision, especially to those of you who are active and passionate users of Periscope today,” the...

Apple TV will launch on the Xbox Series X and Series S game consoles, Microsoft confirmed on Monday. That means it will be available on all of the major game consoles launching in November, including the Sony PS5. The app will let you watch Apple TV+ shows and also access TV shows and movies you may have purchased on an iPhone,...