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Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana Is Finally Dead

The voice control feature met its demise as Microsoft discontinued Cortana support on Windows 11, with support also gone from Android and iOS.

By Kyle Barr Published August 11, 2023

Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence

Amazon’s Palm Payment System Rolling Out to All Whole Foods Locations

Whole Foods customers will be able to pay with their palm at all stores with the Amazon One recognition service by the end of the year.

By Nikki Main Published July 20, 2023

Tech NewsGadgets

This Robotic Transforming Grimlock Is a Masterpiece of Engineering and an Expensive $1,699 Collectible

Robosen and Hasbro's new transforming Dinobot arrives later this year to make your savings go extinct.

By Andrew Liszewski Published July 19, 2023

Tech News

Live: Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Still Available

From Lightning deals to Prime member exclusives, our Gizmodo experts help you find the tech you want for less.

By Dan Ackerman Published July 11, 2023

Tech NewsGadgets

Does Giving Alexa Attentive Eyes and a Moving Mouth Make It More or Less Creepy?

Amazon's smart assistant doesn't offer much of an emotional connection. But maybe that's a good thing?

By Andrew Liszewski Published July 5, 2023

Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence

AI Fatalism Won’t Help Us Deal With Its Actual Risks

Focus on AI’s tangible risks rather than speculating about its potential to pose an existential threat, a consortium of professors argues.

Nuria Oliver, Bernhard Schölkopf, Florence d’Alché-Buc, Nada Lavrač, Nicolò Cesa-Bianchi, Sepp Hochreiter, Serge Belongie, The Conversation Published July 2, 2023

Tech NewsCommerce

Amazon Allegedly Tricked Users Into Prime Subscriptions and Sabotaged Their Attempts to Cancel

Amazon used dark patterns to force users into subscribing to Prime and then made it all but impossible to cancel, the FTC says.

By Thomas Germain Published June 21, 2023

Tech NewsPolitics

The FTC Is Rewriting the Rules of the Internet, Just in Time for the AI Sea Change

An interview with the FTC's consumer protection chief on how the agency is turning privacy laws upside down to pave the way for the internet we all deserve.

By Thomas Germain Published June 16, 2023

Tech NewsCommerce

‘Hey Disney:’ Dory and Mickey Can Now Respond to Your Kids on Amazon Echo

Disney and Amazon are now letting Kids Plus subscribers shout ‘Hey Disney’ at their Echo device to hear from Chewbacca, Mater, and—somehow—R2-D2.

By Kyle Barr Published June 15, 2023

Tech News

Amazon Settles FTC’s Ring and Alexa Privacy Lawsuits for $31 Million

The FTC reached two landmark settlements with Amazon, one for violating kids' privacy and another for letting creeps watch home security camera videos.

By Thomas Germain Published May 31, 2023

Tech NewsArtificial Intelligence

These Celebrity Voices Are Disappearing From Amazon’s Alexa

Amazon announced it is removing several celeb voices from its Alexa device but the details surrounding why are scant.

By Nikki Main Published May 30, 2023

EartherConservation

7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns

There’s no question that this holiday, which started from radical beginnings, has largely become the purview of greenwashing and PR spin.

By Molly Taft Published April 22, 2023

ReviewsHome Entertainment & Smart Home

Apple’s Second Attempt at the HomePod is Not a Redemption

The HomePod looks the same as its predecessor, sounds too bassy, and costs too much.

By Florence Ion Published April 20, 2023

io9Television

How Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez Found the Line With Mrs. Davis, Then Blew Past It

Peacock's new genre show about a nun versus a powerful AI stars Betty Gilpin and debuts this week.

By Germain Lussier Published April 17, 2023

Tech News

Google is No Longer Supporting These Five-Year-Old Devices

Now that Lenovo’s smart displays are no longer supported, what do I do with this aging hardware?

By Florence Ion Published April 10, 2023

Reviews

The Best Printers You Can Buy Right Now

The best laser printers, inkjet printers, printers with scanners, and more.

By David Nield Published March 30, 2023

Tech NewsPrivacy & Security

Ultrasound Attack Can Secretly Hijack Phones and Smart Speakers, Researchers Find

Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant can be tricked to unlock doors, reads texts, disable alarms, and more with the power of sound.

By Thomas Germain Published March 28, 2023

ReviewsHome Entertainment & Smart Home

LG’s OLED TV on an Easel Is More Than Its Artsy Gimmick

If your OLED TV is going to be the center of your living room, it might as well look the part.

Dua Rashid Published March 13, 2023

ReviewsOther Gadgets

Sonos’ New Era Smart Speakers Cut Google Assistant, Gain Dolby Atmos

The Era 100 will replace the Sonos One, and the Dolby Atmos-Equipped Era 300 pairs with other Sonos speakers.

By Florence Ion Published March 7, 2023

io9Movies

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, Year One: Things We Liked and Things That Can Improve

The Halcyon is celebrating one year of voyages from Earth's port at Walt Disney World.

By Sabina Graves Published March 1, 2023

Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana Is Finally Dead

Amazon’s Palm Payment System Rolling Out to All Whole Foods Locations

This Robotic Transforming Grimlock Is a Masterpiece of Engineering and an Expensive $1,699 Collectible

Live: Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Still Available

Does Giving Alexa Attentive Eyes and a Moving Mouth Make It More or Less Creepy?

AI Fatalism Won’t Help Us Deal With Its Actual Risks

Amazon Allegedly Tricked Users Into Prime Subscriptions and Sabotaged Their Attempts to Cancel

The FTC Is Rewriting the Rules of the Internet, Just in Time for the AI Sea Change

‘Hey Disney:’ Dory and Mickey Can Now Respond to Your Kids on Amazon Echo

Amazon Settles FTC’s Ring and Alexa Privacy Lawsuits for $31 Million

These Celebrity Voices Are Disappearing From Amazon’s Alexa

7 Bonkers Corporate Earth Day Campaigns

Apple’s Second Attempt at the HomePod is Not a Redemption

How Damon Lindelof and Tara Hernandez Found the Line With Mrs. Davis, Then Blew Past It

Google is No Longer Supporting These Five-Year-Old Devices

The Best Printers You Can Buy Right Now

Ultrasound Attack Can Secretly Hijack Phones and Smart Speakers, Researchers Find

LG’s OLED TV on an Easel Is More Than Its Artsy Gimmick

Sonos’ New Era Smart Speakers Cut Google Assistant, Gain Dolby Atmos

Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, Year One: Things We Liked and Things That Can Improve

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