It’s been a relatively busy year for Nest, having launched two new additions to its smart home lineup already. However, it looks like the gadget maker isn’t ready to slow down anytime soon. Nest is sending out invites for a September 20 press event promising something major in the works, according to The Verge. Given …

A Canadian University Gave $11 Million To a Scammer Published on August 31, 2017 at 10:45PM A Canadian university transferred more than $11 million CAD (around $9 million USD) to a scammer that university staff believed to be a vendor in a phishing attack, a university statement published on Thursday states. From a report: Staff …

Lan Xuezhao has spent the last few months pulling together $136 million for her new machine intelligence-focused venture capital fund, Basis Set Ventures. I met Xuezhao for tea on a park bench in Potrero Hill earlier this week to chat about her strategy for the fund. I spend a good portion of my time meeting with …

Every smart speaker has its advantages. With Amazon Echo, you get access to tens of thousands of “skills,” the mini-apps that start a game of Jeopardy or help you mix a cocktail. With Google Home, you have the full power of Google search at your beck and call. And when Apple’s HomePod comes out later …

Scholar says Google criticism cost him job: ‘People are waking up to its power’. Barry Lynn has spent years studying the growing power of tech giants such as Google, and asking if they are monopolies. He believes the answer is yes. http://ift.tt/2ellqoI Submitted August 31, 2017 at 08:36PM by trai_dep via reddit http://ift.tt/2xBbm3u