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Why AI must be redefined as ‘augmented intelligence’

Proof tells you when you’ve had too much to drink

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with a massive list of features and improvements

Airbnb leads $13 million investment into restaurant booking service Resy

MyTomorrows raises $10.5 million to connect doctors and patients with early-stage drug programs

Google opens Tango augmented reality platform to museums, starting with Detroit Institute of Arts

Connected car startup CloudCar raises $15 million from Jaguar Land Rover

Volkswagen unveils I.D. Buzz, an all-electric connected concept vehicle

How the Sleep Number 360 bed uses machine learning to help you sleep

Hands on with Amazon Alexa on the Dish Hopper

Why ‘Amazon Alexa everywhere’ is a big problem

Bot evangelist Chris Messina leaves Uber

The singularity is here: Watch 2 Google Homes argue on Twitch

Facebook says people sent 63 billion WhatsApp messages on New Year’s Eve

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How retailers can keep up with Amazon Go

Apple is planning its first retail store in South Korea, Samsung’s home turf

Pope Francis has a Facebook Messenger bot, and it’s kind of funny

These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week

Cloud security startup Bitglass raises $45 million to help companies protect their data

BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories

Nissan is placing Cortana in the passenger seat

This robot coworker listens to what you’re saying

How latency threatens the future of robot servants like Jibo

The curious, the lavish, and the best, most pointless news of CES 2017

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Why we need speechbots to answer the phone

The Trump Files: Internet Archive compiles everything Donald Trump has said on video

Google Calendar for Android and iOS can now set times for you to meet fitness goals

Twitter nabs exclusive global rights to livestream some PGA Tour golf coverage for free

Apple says New Year’s Day was biggest day ever for App Store, with $240 million in sales

With Kodakit, Kodak wants to create the ‘photography ecosystem of the future’

Ford to bring Amazon’s Alexa to millions of cars already on the road

Amazon Prime members can now voice-order meals through Alexa-enabled devices

BMW turns to Tango and taps Google’s augmented reality platform to sell cars

Snap sued by ex-employee who alleges company misled investors

Huawei’s $600 Mate 9 launches in the U.S. with Alexa pre-installed

Nvidia overhauls Shield TV with Google Assistant voice commands
