With the new Amazon Music Unlimited service, Alexa has her eyes set on transforming the streaming-music landscape. The post Amazon’s Music Service Launches With a Secret Weapon: Alexa appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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How the Electoral Map Would Look: Women, Men … Bears?
A couple of made-up electoral possibilities from ace statisticians at FiveThirtyEight become a Twitter meme … and then things get predictably ugly. The post How the Electoral Map Would Look: Women, Men … Bears? appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Electoral Maps All Look a Little Different. Here’s Why
This morphing map is a helpful reminder of how difficult it can be to convey a wide range of information in a single cartogram. The post Electoral Maps All Look a Little Different. Here’s Why appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Ding Is a Smart Doorbell—But Not Too Smart for Its Own Good
If you’re not home, Ding will turn the doorbell’s ring into a voice call that goes straight to your phone, via an app. The post Ding Is a Smart Doorbell—But Not Too Smart for Its Own Good appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Hoefler & Co.’s Handy Web Tool Lets You Try On Different Typefaces—For Free
Hoefler & Co.’s Try.typography.com is like a fitting room for typefaces. The post Hoefler & Co.’s Handy Web Tool Lets You Try On Different Typefaces—For Free appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Facebook and Google Wil Stretch Internet Cable from LA to Hong Kong
Facebook and Google are building an 8,000 mile fiber optic cable across the Pacific Ocean. The post Facebook and Google Wil Stretch Internet Cable from LA to Hong Kong appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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The FCC Fines Comcast $2.3M Over Billing Practices—But Is That Enough?
Customers claim the company is charging people for services they didn’t ask for—and making it very difficult to reverse them. The post The FCC Fines Comcast $2.3M Over Billing Practices—But Is That Enough? appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Amazon Is Opening Grocery Stores So You Don’t Have to Shop in Them
It’s called Project Como. And it’s the latest example of Amazon dominating the physical world of e-commerce. The post Amazon Is Opening Grocery Stores So You Don’t Have to Shop in Them appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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Obama Wants the Government to Help Develop AI
The President thinks it’s time for the government to get more involved in artificial intelligence (up to a point). The post Obama Wants the Government to Help Develop AI appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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How We Made WIRED With Guest Editor Barack Obama
This issue isn’t about politics. We aren’t trying to get anyone elected. Obama is a kindred spirit who wants to tap into the full potential of the future. The post How We Made WIRED With Guest Editor Barack Obama appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico
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