How to make your own Alexa skills
Learn how to build your own Alexa skills with Amazon's tools. You can even share your new skills with friends or publish them to the Alexa Skills Store......»»
Reached your entrepreneurial limit? Hire a marketer, study suggests
Entrepreneurs who find themselves in over their heads could be better off hiring specialists than investing to improve their own skills, according to a study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the World Bank......»»
Helping social innovators scale up in size and impact
Even with brilliant, original ideas, social innovators are often limited by funding and skills shortages when it comes to scaling up. A new Horizon Europe call is opening on May 12, 2022, to set up a European Social Innovation Catalyst Fund that will.....»»
CREST and Hack The Box join forces to boost cyber security skills development
CREST is partnering with Hack The Box to support CREST member professionals to develop their offensive security skills. The two organisations will provide test labs tailored towards individuals who are planning to take CREST penetration testing and r.....»»
Sonos unveils Apple Music voice control without Alexa or Assistant, budget ‘Ray’ AirPlay 2 soundbar
After being leaked back in April, Sonos has officially launched its new soundbar. The Ray comes as its most affordable home theater speaker priced at $279 and is more compact than the Beam or full-sized Arc. Sonos has also announced its own “Voice.....»»
New research finds that preference for remaining is key to successful immigration
New research finds that policies granting permanent residency to immigrants conditional on acquiring host country skills—like language—are most likely to generate higher fiscal contributions to the host country through income taxes. In fact, immi.....»»
Sonos launches voice assistant, but it won"t rival Alexa
Sonos is launching Voice Control for its speakers, but it won't be an Alexa or Google Assistant rival......»»
Not everyone is into Zoom"s emotion tracking skills
28 groups came together to stop the invasive tech by May 20.....»»
Hawksbill turtles have relatively crude navigational skills
A small international team of researchers has found that hawksbill turtles take a circuitous route during migration, suggesting they have relatively crude navigational skills. In their paper published in Journal of the Royal Society Interface, the gr.....»»
GuidePoint Security University helps develop and advance cybersecurity skills
Recent numbers on the cybersecurity skills shortage shows more than 2.72 million open positions, with the global workforce needing to grow 65% to effectively defend organizations’ critical assets1. GuidePoint Security announced that it has created.....»»
A design-based activity to enhance students" understanding in electrochemistry
The electrochemistry designette is a purposefully developed design activity which allows students to demonstrate complex concepts and for instructors to impart a set of core skills to foster innovation. Developed by researchers from the Singapore Uni.....»»
Google Nest cameras will now play nicely with Amazon’s Alexa devices
In a little change made by Google, it now appears that the company’s Nest series of cameras will play nicely with Amazon’s Alexa powered devices. The post Google Nest cameras will now play nicely with Amazon’s Alexa devices first appeared on Ph.....»»
Alexa voice data sold for advertising, Ive"s exit from Apple, and more on the AppleInsider podcast
On this week's AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts talk about how developers can apply to attend WWDC in-person, examine a YouTuber's behind-the-scenes look at Apple's Fitness+ studio, discuss Amazon's sale of Alexa voice data to over 40 advertising par.....»»
John Krasinski shares how "The Office" inspired his directing career
The Office may have ended, but John Krasinski's career is still going strong.Since the series finale of the beloved workplace comedy aired in 2013, Krasinski has starred in a number of popular TV shows and films while sharpening his off-camera skills.....»»
‘Hey Sonos’: Smart speaker maker is launching its own version of Siri
Forget Alexa and Google Assistant, as Sonos is preparing to announce its proprietary voice assistant that will be introduced within the next few weeks. It will let customers control music on the company’s home audio platform. more… The post .....»»
Alexa, May the Fourth be with you
From trivia and jokes to Easter eggs and more, here are some fun commands to give Alexa in honor of Star Wars Day 2022......»»
Amazon might be using Alexa to send you targeted ads
In a recently published report, Amazon is claimed to have used Alexa to serve targeted ads......»»
Google Makes $100,000 Worth of Tech Training Free To Every US Business
Alphabet's Google will provide any U.S. business over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for their workers free of charge, the search company said on Monday. Reuters reports: The offer marks a big expansi.....»»
Ultra-powerful Dreametech Z10 Pro robot vacuum hit a new all-time low price
Amazon is running some great deals this week on Roomba robot vacuums. For example, the beloved Roomba 694 with Alexa is down to just $179.99. If you just want a low-cost entry-level model for quick cleanups, that’s a great option. But neither o.....»»
Get 16 CompTIA study guides for just $49
TL;DR: The Complete CompTIA Certification Prep Super Bundle, worth a whopping $4,400, is on sale for just $49 as of May 1.If you’re looking to certify your IT skills and prove you’ve got the chops to secure networks, perform core security.....»»
This stacked Adobe Creative Cloud training bundle is on sale for 97% off
TL;DR: The 2022 All-in-One Adobe Creative Cloud Suite Certification Course Bundle is on sale for £39.84, saving you 97% on list price.You should be able to put Adobe Creative Cloud on your CV under foreign language skills — because for ne.....»»