Fwd: First Click: Amazon Echo leaves the door open for Google Home

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Date: October 04, 2016 at 07:30AM

Oct 4, 2016 Google is holding its big Pixel event today, and while most of the focus will be on the company's new smartphones (comprehensively leaked though they may be), it's Google Home — the company's AI-powered Amazon Echo rival — that could be the most important piece of hardware on stage... Read the full article on The Verge - By James Vincent Five stories to start your day 1 Google's Pixel phone event: what to expect Now that Apple has had its big fall phone event, it's Google's turn to show off its goods. And that's going to happen next week, October 4th, at an event in San Francisco. We'll be there live... 2 WikiLeaks plans to release documents on US election and Google over the next ten weeks WikiLeaks plans to release documents pertaining to Google and the US electoral system over the next ten weeks, the organization announced today. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange announced the... 3 WhatsApp adds Snapchat-style drawing on images WhatsApp has brought its new image doodling feature from the beta version of its chat app to the pubic Android release, with iOS support coming soon. The feature, which lets you perform... Advertisement 4 4chan is running out of money The infamous message board 4chan is struggling to stay afloat and will have to make changes to reduce costs, the site's owner wrote in a post on Sunday. "4chan can't afford infrastructure costs,... 5 Westworld's creators explain how their series addresses violent video games Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have been thinking a lot about simulations. The creative duo have divided their last few years between writing for television and raising their first... About The Verge | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy

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