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Rohit Prasad, Vice President and Senior Scientist, Amazon Alexa Team. When Amazon’s first Alexa-enabled smart speaker hit the market in 2014, it was a novelty: a voice-activated interface for processing natural language that could perform a number of simple tasks. Fast forward to today, and the internet connected platform has rapidly expanded and become its … Read more
Most of the Florida Panhandle was issued a tropical storm warning on Sunday as the remains of Fred targeted the coast and tropical storm Grace threatened to follow suit later in the week. Fred, who regained tropical storm status early Sunday, could blow up parts of the panhandle with up to a foot of rain … Read more
Dr. Phil Wagner is the founder and CEO of Sparta Science. After studying medicine at USC, he was frustrated with the lack of evidence-based approaches to performance and injury prevention in sports, the military, and occupational medicine, which inspired him to start Sparta Science. During my medical training at LAC + USC Medical Center in … Read more
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The surrenders appear to be as quick as the Taliban can travel. Under the pressure of an advance by the Taliban that began in May, the Afghan security forces have collapsed in more than 15 cities in the past few days. Officials on Friday confirmed it included two of the country’s main … Read more
NASA has come one step closer to building lunar and Mars colonies from the earth of the celestial bodies. Universe Today notes that NASA’s latest replenishment mission to the International Space Station included a machine designed to demonstrate the 3D printing of regolith (i.e., loose earth or rock) on the moon and similar alien surfaces. … Read more
CNN — As TVs slim down, picture quality keeps getting better while built-in audio continues to deteriorate. That’s why, as we note in our best TVs guide, it makes sense to pair your TV — even a brand-new model — with a soundbar. Sure, you could wire a few different speakers up around the … Read more
Images via Canva Pro An online marketplace that facilitates trade between marijuana sellers and buyers will soon own shares on Nasdaq. acted. Another that connects pet owners with walkers, boarders and other carers his first profits as a public company. and a 3 year old biotech company based in Redmond with just 25 employees, has … Read more
Thank you for reading Startups Weekly. Would you like the weekly summary in your inbox every Saturday? Login here. Last week, edtech entrepreneurs, investors and analysts gathered at ASU + GSV, an annual global edtech conference, to reflect on the sector’s newly-discovered limelight following the massive shock of COVID-19. Aside from the masked excitement of … Read more
A tropical storm warning for the Florida Keys was suspended on Saturday when Tropical Depression Fred weakened into a tropical wave, the National Hurricane Center said. Florida could see two storm landings in a matter of days as Tropical Storm Grace gains speed. Fred is expected to reform Sunday as he crosses the Gulf of … Read more
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We all could use a little help keeping our homes clean, and a robot hoover can do … Read more