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Windows 11 is getting a voice-powered ability many users have been longing for, as Microsoft kills off Windows Speech Recognition for the far superior Voice Access tech
Windows 11 has a new preview build which further improves Voice Access, an area Microsoft has been putting a lot…
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How Street Sense, The Salvation Army, and Samaritan are using tech to help the unhoused, as people shift to cashless payment apps and don't carry spare change (Ashraf Khalil/Associated Press)
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press: How Street Sense, The Salvation Army, and Samaritan are using tech to help the unhoused,…
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A look at Tencent's short-video service WeChat Channels, called "the hope of the company" by founder Pony Ma, as the tech giant tries to build its own TikTok (Josh Ye/Reuters)
Josh Ye / Reuters: A look at Tencent’s short-video service WeChat Channels, called “the hope of the company” by founder…
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Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive data or pay for work equipment, are targeting laid-off tech workers (Imani Moise/Wall Street Journal)
Imani Moise / Wall Street Journal: Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive…
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In an op-ed, Joe Biden asks Republicans and Democrats to unite "to pass strong bipartisan legislation to hold Big Tech accountable", saying the risks are clear (Joe Biden/Wall Street Journal)
Joe Biden / Wall Street Journal: In an op-ed, Joe Biden asks Republicans and Democrats to unite “to pass strong…
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Cory Doctorow and law professor Rebecca Giblin on their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism, and how tech platforms monetize creators via distribution bottlenecks (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
Nilay Patel / The Verge: Cory Doctorow and law professor Rebecca Giblin on their new book, Chokepoint Capitalism, and how…
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Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies for $2.6B in cash, or $19 per share; Duck Creek stock jumps 45%+ (Jesse Pound/CNBC)
Jesse Pound / CNBC: Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies for $2.6B in cash,…
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Sources: after Kevin McCarthy made concessions for the speakership, the GOP plans a subcommittee and hearings to investigate Big Tech, like the "Twitter Files" (Mike Allen/Axios)
Mike Allen / Axios: Sources: after Kevin McCarthy made concessions for the speakership, the GOP plans a subcommittee and hearings…
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