The company just unveiled 11 new Alexa devices including a smart microwave and upgraded Echos.

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Amazon is offering makers of electronics a small chip that would let people use their voice to command everything from microwaves and coffee machines to room fans and guitar amplifiers. [...]

If your home or office is in need of a powerful PC with a superb screen, you should absolutely consider the ASUS Zen AIO Pro.

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The Minneapolis Police Department has completed its initial investigation into a rape allegation against Chinese billionaire Liu Qiangdong, and prosecutors are now expected to decide whether to bring charges. [...]

Apple's new Watch 4 includes ECG and AFib monitoring capabilities, but their accuracy hasn't been proven as comprehensively as one might like.

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“I did not want to die being called a spy,” says former rocket scientist [...]

Like Black Mirror. Totally like Black Mirror.

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Spoiler: there was a lot of cuddling.

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On this week's show: visiting the trenches in the meta-analysis wars, and debunking myths about science [...]

Fossils show how lumbar vertebrae were freed up to adapt to myriad lifestyles [...]