Having a voice is important – figuratively and literally – and not being able to speak is a major impediment to communication. Whispp is working to change the game for individuals with speech disorders and voice disabilities, bringing voice boxes into the current millennium with its groundbreaking AI-powered assistive speech and phone-calling app. At CES 2024, […]
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Google is removing 17 “underutilized” features in Google Assistant to focus on “quality and reliability,” the company announced on Thursday. Starting January 26, when a user asks for one of the features that’s being removed, they will get a notification that the feature won’t be available after a certain date. The news comes as Google […]
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Historically, vacation rental companies have managed homes for homeowners. While this model has proven popular, it also has its drawbacks. Customer complaints around quality get routed through the companies to the homeowner, and as such, the ability to offer a consistent guest experience is just not possible. Overmoon is a three-year-old vacation rental startup with […]
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After trying to go public twice via SPAC deals, Circle is trying to go public once again. Would that other private tech companies were as bold.
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U.S. software giant Ivanti has confirmed that hackers are exploiting two critical-rated vulnerabilities affecting its widely-used corporate VPN appliance, but said that patches won’t be available until the end of the month. Ivanti said the two vulnerabilities — tracked as CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 — were found in its Ivanti Connect Secure software. Formerly known as […]
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It’s not news that crypto mining takes a lot of energy. Bitcoin alone is estimated to consume 127 terawatt-hours a year. If Bitcoin was a country, it would slot in roughly at the 32nd biggest consumer of electricity in the world. A lot of this energy is output as heat, which needs to be cooled […]
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Hertz is selling off a third of its electric vehicle fleet, which is predominantly made up of Teslas, and will buy gas cars with some of the money it makes from the sales. The company cited lower demand for EVs and higher-than-expected repair costs as reasons for the decision. The sell-off began last month and […]
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Developers add Pier’s APIs with a few lines of codes, and the company then manages the credit lifecycle from end-to-end, including origination, underwriting, compliance and servicing.
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