Tag Archives: Hey

Microsoft’s next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say “Hey Copilot”

Microsoft’s next Windows 11 AI gamble: Just say “Hey Copilot”

Over a decade since Microsoft tried to make talking to Cortana on PCs a thing — and spectacularly failed in the process — the Windows giant is taking another swing at voice commands with its Copilot AI assistant in Windows 11. Starting today, the company is rolling out an upgrade to its existing Copilot Voice and Vision features which will …

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Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home

Hey Google, meet Gemini: the new voice of your smart home

Google is rolling out its biggest smart home overhaul in years. Launching October 1st, Gemini For Home is a suite of new AI-powered features for Google’s smart home hardware and software. The biggest change: Gemini is replacing Google Assistant on all of Google’s smart speakers, all the way back to the original Google Home speaker. This LLM-powered upgrade, announced at …

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The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey”

In 1971, the great rock critic Lester Bangs tried to imagine a time when the music of the recent past would seem alien. Projecting himself into the old age he would never reach, he pictured his future grandkids asking him about the music of the ’60s: “What’s all this shit about the Yardbirds?” It was a challenge to articulate the …

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Child dies at Alder Hey Children’s hospital as cases surge

Child dies at Alder Hey Children’s hospital as cases surge

Stewart Whittingham & Ewan Gawne BBC News, Liverpool Getty Images Seventeen children have been treated at Alder Hey for the disease since June A child has died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after contracting measles, the BBC understands. The hospital said the highly contagious virus was on the rise among young people in the region and it had seen …

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