The Nest Audio costs $100. Google The Nest Audio smart speaker, widely leaked and even spotted last week in stores, was announced Wednesday at the company’s Launch Night In event. It’s the successor to the Google Home smart speaker, the very first speaker the search giant launched in 2016.Here’s a quick rundown of what we…
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According to Mobile Marketing Watch, mobile penetration has reached 95%. With 9 in 10 adults owning a cellphone and 72% of smartphone owners reporting that they check their phone at least once an hour, text messaging (SMS) has become the communication norm for much of the U.S. population. The SMS opening rate has a mammoth…
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Mondi (OTCPK:MONDF) (OTCPK:MONDY) is a company we’ve been interested in for a while now. Compared to other paper mills, it has the lowest cost asset base and a reasonably vertically integrated structure into sustainable forestry to make the ESG case. Although the ESG thesis still draws us to this stock, the reason for buying it…
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AI or Artificial Intelligence is known for streamlining processes securely, but when it comes to the digital payment solution, AI goes beyond streamlining and offering security. AI brings automation and enables users to monitor online payments. It’s interesting the jot down seven highly amazing uses of AI in the payment industry. How AI Transforms Digital…
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Bayer AG is pictured at the facade of the historic headquarters of the German pharmaceutical and chemical maker in Leverkusen, Germany, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayBERLIN (Reuters) – German drugs company Bayer AG BAYGn.DE announced plans on Wednesday for more than 1.5 billion euros (£1.36 billion)of cost cuts as of…
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Like its predecessor, the second generation of Google’s compact and affordable smart speaker, released in October 2019, lets users play music, make phone calls, control home appliances, and use the internet, all through voice control. It features the same soft fabric texture and circular shape, blending unobtrusively into homes. But Google updated the device with…
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Kendra Gaunt joined The Trevor Project nine months ago as a Data and AI product owner. I joined The Trevor Project as the Data and AI product owner nine months ago, and started working alongside a team of 11 Google.org Fellows who were doing six months of full-time pro bono work with us. With the support of…
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A dozen major auto manufacturers are now building electric vehicles, but the charging ports are all over the place. Some companies design on the front of the vehicle, others on the back or side. As Hyundai planned its first public charging stations in Seoul, the company tapped McKinsey to design a more universal charger that…
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This past spring, as medical facilities faced a shortage of nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing, Carbon and Resolution Medical designed, manufactured, and launched a new swab featuring a lattice tip. All of this took less than three weeks, thanks to 3D-printing techniques. The company is now scaling up to produce up to a million swabs…
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BigCommerce (BIGC) had a stunning performance after an IPO in early August, as its stock has skyrocketed by triple-digit percentages. However, most of the gains have currently evaporated and we believe that it’s unlikely that BigCommerce will be able to show similar performance in the upcoming months. While the company operates in the ever-growing eCommerce…
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