Amazon’s facial recognition software can detect emotion on people’s faces, including fear. Rekignition, which is one of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud services, is used for facial analysis for developers. The service can identify different expressions and emotions by using advanced artificial intelligence. Amazon announced on Monday improvements to the service that includes better […]
Enlarge / Tyler “Ninja” Blevins sends his love to Microsoft’s Mixer. Mixer / Ninja Over the past three years, Microsoft has been relatively quiet about growing Mixer, the game-streaming site it acquired in 2016. All that changed on Thursday when the site announced a move that might finally turn the tide in its direction: the […]
Thinking seriously of taking up photography? If you’re undecided about Canon, Nikon, or Sony, this Amazon deal on the Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR camera kit might help you decide. Take advantage of Amazon’s deal on the Canon EOS Rebel T6 DSLR Camera Kit price cut. The 40% price drop brings its original price of […]
[embedded content] Amazon has taken the wraps off the latest iteration of its Prime Air delivery drone that it says could be delivering online orders to customers’ doors “in the coming months.” Considering the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) cautious approach to commercial drone deliveries, it’s a bold claim, but more on that later. First, the […]
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler is joined by DT Video Producer Riley Winn to discuss the top trending tech stories of the day, including the latest on Amazon’s planned drone deliveries, YouTube’s purge of extremist videos, Ubercopter taking flight, more details on Sony’s PS5, the 35th anniversary of Tetris, and […]
On this episode of Digital Trends Live, host Greg Nibler is joined by DT Senior Writer Parker Hall to discuss the trending tech stories of the day. They include Amazon’s interest in becoming your new cell phone provider, a victory by Google’s DeepMind A.I. over Quake III, a report that the Galaxy Note may lose […]
From drone deliveries to checkout-free brick-and-mortar stores, Amazon has made no secret of its desire to automate as many parts of the retail experience as possible. While Amazon employs thousands of people in its fulfillment centers, it may be because it hasn’t yet figured out a way to automate their role. Until now, that is. […]
Klipsch R5 Neckband Earbuds — $ 69 off Previous Next Amazon’s daily deal on Klipsch R5 Neckband earbuds had us wondering if we were reading it correctly. Comfortable and great-looking, for Saturday only, Amazon reduced the price of the Klipsch R5 by 58%, saving lucky buyers $ 69. Whether you’re buying a gift for Father’s […]
(Reuters) — Facebook said on Wednesday that it removed public databases containing its user data on Amazon’s cloud servers after cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered millions of exposed records. UpGuard’s Cyber Risk team announced in a blog post on Wednesday that Mexico City-based news website Cultura Colectiva had used Amazon servers to openly store 540 million […]
Use Alexa in your place of work? There’s cause for minor celebration: Today marks the launch of Alexa for Business Blueprints, a set of dozens of preconfigured templates for Amazon’s intelligent assistant that let customers create and publish private skills without having to write code. They’re currently available in the U.S., with additional territories presumably […]
Supported by Northern Virginia Is Keeping Amazon’s 25,000 Jobs, and Wants You to Know It ImageAmazon’s new campus in Northern Virginia will include the site of this former federal garage in Arlington.CreditCreditTing Shen for The New York Times By Cecilia Kang Feb. 15, 2019 WASHINGTON — When Amazon canceled its plans to build an expansive […]
[embedded content] Amazon Prime’s Hanna teaser. Not everyone was a fan of Director Joe Wright’s 2011 film Hanna, with its strange mix of revenge thriller and dark coming-of-age fairytale. But it’s one of my recent favorites for precisely those elements, driven by an exquisitely unsettling performance by Saoirse Ronan in the titular role. Now Amazon Prime is […]
Enlarge Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Apple Music subscribers will have a new way to listen to music soon. Amazon announced that Apple Music will be available on Echo devices next month, beginning the week of December 17. “We are committed to offering great music providers to our customers and since launching the Music Skill API to […]
Enlarge Valentina Palladino Kobo has its work cut out for it. The digital bookshop company reentered the US market this year, teaming up with Walmart to sell Kobo e-readers, the millions of books in its e-book library, and a new audiobook subscription service. The Rakuten-owned company faces stiff competition not just from Amazon, the reigning […]
Amazon’s New Neighbor: The Nation’s Largest Housing Project ImageThe Queensbridge Houses, the nation’s largest public housing complex, is home to a mostly black and Hispanic population with a median household income well below the federal poverty level.CreditCreditHiroko Masuike/The New York Times By Corey Kilgannon Nov. 12, 2018 Until recently, the most important thing to know […]