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Mycroft II Provides Voice-Assist With Data Privacy
Mycroft II Provides Voice-Assist With Data Privacy

If you love the potential convenience of voice-controlled appliances and devices, but don't want to share your every thought and action with Amazon or Google, Mycroft thinks it has the answer with its open-source, voice-activated speaker.

AMD Shares More Radeon VII Details, Performance Projections [Updated]
AMD Shares More Radeon VII Details, Performance Projections [Updated]

We now know a bit more about the Radeon VII, AMD's latest high-end GPU set to drop next month.

Vizio Claims Smart TVs Spy on You for Your Own Good
Vizio Claims Smart TVs Spy on You for Your Own Good

Vizio, a company recently fined for spying on users, has a long explanation for why users should want to be spied on. Really, it's for your own benefit and it keeps prices lower.

CES 2019 In Photos
CES 2019 In Photos

Some of the standout scenes from CES 2019, which was larger, noisier, and crazier than ever.

The Best Car Tech of CES 2019
The Best Car Tech of CES 2019

CES 2019 was knee deep in the technology building blocks that will enable the self-driving cars and electric vehicles of the next decade.

AT&T Plans to Fire 7,000 People Despite Tax Breaks, Net Neutrality Repeal
AT&T Plans to Fire 7,000 People Despite Tax Breaks, Net Neutrality Repeal

In 2017, the CEO of AT&T told America that his company would use its $20B tax windfall to invest in America and create American jobs. The company is planning to fire 7,000 people instead.

Bungie and Activision Call It Quits, Bungie Keeps Destiny
Bungie and Activision Call It Quits, Bungie Keeps Destiny

Destiny 2 is under unilateral Bungie control now as Activision gives up its publishing rights.

Can Technology Cure Our Healthcare Ills?
Can Technology Cure Our Healthcare Ills?

At CES 2019, innovative new approaches point toward new paths. Here are the best we saw on the show floor.

Nvidia CEO Sneers at AMD Radeon VII, Calls It ‘Lousy’
Nvidia CEO Sneers at AMD Radeon VII, Calls It ‘Lousy’

Nvidia's CEO tore into AMD and Intel at CES, blasting the Radeon VII and lying about the fundamental operational state of AMD's FreeSync standard.

Intel Optane Memory H10: Cache, NAND Flash on Single M.2 Device
Intel Optane Memory H10: Cache, NAND Flash on Single M.2 Device

Intel has announced its new Optane Memory H10 — Optane storage and a QLC NAND drive on the same silicon.

New Earbuds Let You Speak That Language You Meant to Learn
New Earbuds Let You Speak That Language You Meant to Learn

Several times in my life I've tried to learn a foreign language well enough to converse with a native speaker, but never get much past high school proficiency. Translating earbuds promise much of the benefit of learning a language, with a lot less pain. I tried a couple, and they're starting to deliver the goods.

AMD Announces Ryzen 3: 8 CPU Cores, Zen 2 Architecture
AMD Announces Ryzen 3: 8 CPU Cores, Zen 2 Architecture

AMD announced new details on its upcoming Ryzen 3 CPU family at CES 2019, including demos that show the chip matching Intel core-for-core at 7nm.