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Tech News
Boston Dynamics Wants to Sell You a Piece of the Impending Robot Apocalypse
Boston Dynamics, the makers of the very GIFable robots that will inevitably turn on us all, is preparing to unleash the first horseman of the robot apocalypse on the public. Starting in 2019, the company will make its SpotMini robot commercially available, the company revealed Friday. Company founder Marc Raibert announced the plan to start … Continued
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Tech NewsCommerce
Cleveland’s Failed Proposal for Amazon’s HQ2 Offered at Least $120 Million in Giveaways
Cleveland.com and WKYC got their hands on documents revealing a portion of Cleveland, Ohio’s failed pitch to Amazon to land the company’s planned second headquarters. The records reveal the city was prepared to throw some substantial incentives at Amazon if it decided to call Cleveland its new home. The 27-page document deals primarily with logistics … Continued
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Tech News
FCC Hits Robocaller With $120 Million Fine But the Calls Probably Won’t Stop Anytime Soon
The Federal Communications Commission summoned all of its regulatory strength Thursday and dropped a record $120 million fine on a notorious robocall operator who placed nearly 100 million spoofed calls. It’s just a shame that the punishment probably won’t accomplish anything. Adrian Abramovich of Miami, Florida was on the receiving end of the largest forfeiture … Continued
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ScienceHealth
Amazon Reportedly Building Healthcare Team for Alexa So You Can Ask If That Cut Looks Infected
Alexa, a voice assistant that is pretty okay at setting alarms most of the time, may soon be equally mediocre at providing medical advice. Amazon is reportedly building out a team dedicated to expanding Alexa’s health and wellness capabilities. According to internal documents obtained by CNBC, Amazon has put together a group of more than … Continued
By AJ Dellinger