The 25 best Alexa skills
Alexa sure has plenty of talents to share. Here are some of our favorite Alexa skills and how to use them......»»
The best smart plugs for Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit
Smart plugs can make your dumb outlets, devices, lights, and appliances smart. We've rounded up the best smart plugs so you can easily automate your home......»»
You can always become a better reader, say researchers
Our reading skills, and understanding of a text, depend on several factors......»»
All Ancestor Skill locations in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Your normal skill trees have some good options to make you a strong Na'vi warrior, but the Ancestor Skills in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are critical to find......»»
Homey Pro review: A very particular set of home automation skills
It's great for a strange combo: beginners and local-only smart home enthusiasts. Enlarge / The Homey Pro, settling in for some quiet network check-ins at dusk. (credit: Kevin Purdy) I know there are people who will want.....»»
AI can teach math teachers how to improve student skills
When middle school math teachers completed an online professional development program that uses artificial intelligence to improve their math knowledge and teaching skills, their students' math performance improved......»»
AI literacy gap extends beyond technical skills
Even as organizations accelerate AI adoption, the majority don’t understand the AI skills their employees possess, if any, or have an upskilling strategy to develop them, according to Pluralsight. “AI is transforming the way that business is done.....»»
The best smart blinds for Google Home, Alexa, and HomeKit
Smart blinds make it easy to control your window shades using your phone or voice assistant. Here's our list of the best smart blinds you can buy right now......»»
The best homeworlds in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
No place in the Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader universe is friendly, so where you come from will make a massive difference in your character's combat skills......»»
The best skills in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Pandora has danger around every corner. Help your Na'vi remember their native skills by investing in the best abilities in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora......»»
Amazon’s Alexa App Gets a Major UI Redesign in Update
As a Google Home user who hasn’t touched an Amazon Echo or Alexa product in a solid decade, this news that I’m about to share is not for me. But you know what? This is big and beyond my personal tech situation, so let’s talk about t.....»»
Amazon previewing iOS-only smart home mapping feature in redesigned Alexa app
The Amazon Alexa app isn’t just for configuring and managing service integrations. It’s also a smart home controller akin to Apple’s Home app. Amazon is putting that front and center with the redesigned Alexa app launching today. There’s als.....»»
Raising a child to 18 in the UK costs more than £200,000—here"s why
Before having our first baby last year, we wondered whether we had the money, time and necessary skills to raise a child. Perhaps you find yourself contemplating the same? Many people certainly have, as birth rates have been declining across the worl.....»»
Best Amazon Echo Cyber Monday deals: Echo Pop, Echo Show 8, and more
Do you want to access Alexa through an Amazon Echo smart speaker or Amazon Echo Show smart display? Take advantage of the discounts from Cyber Monday deals......»»
Amazon Echo Pop is on sale for $18 for Cyber Monday
The Amazon Echo Pop, the cheapest of the brand's Alexa-powered smart speakers, is currently even more affordable following a $22 discount for Cyber Monday......»»
First successful substitutes for ivory billiard balls were made with celluloid reinforced with ground cattle bone
In the 19th century, the market for ivory products increased to an alarming point. This high demand led to the search for artificial substitutes, but ivory properties were nearly impossible to replicate. The most important substitutes came from Alexa.....»»
Higher cognitive ability linked to higher chance of having voted against Brexit
A new analysis suggests that a person with higher cognitive ability may have been more likely to vote "Remain" in the 2016 Brexit referendum, and that a spouse's cognitive skills may also be linked to Brexit voting decisions. Chris Dawson and Paul Ba.....»»
Amazon lays off Alexa employees as 2010s voice-assistant boom gives way to AI
Amazon has had a notoriously hard time making money from Alexa. Enlarge / Amazon's third-gen Echo Show 5. (credit: Amazon) Amazon is going through yet another round of layoffs, reports Computerworld, and once again the c.....»»
New teaching framework aims to make short STEM training effective, inclusive and scalable
Success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) demands keeping up with the latest tools and techniques. The AI boom, for example, has made coding and data management skills integral. But going back to school isn't an option for m.....»»
8 free AI and GenAI courses from AWS
Amazon’s AI Ready initiative aims to provide free AI skills training and education to 2 million people globally by 2025. “Artificial intelligence is the most transformative technology of our generation. If we are going to unlock the full pote.....»»
Alexa adds new features to help with your holiday shopping
Amazon is rolling out new features to Alexa, allowing you to scan handwritten shopping lists to the app and get instant access to the best deals......»»