You’ll soon be able to talk to Home Assistant without Google, Siri, or Alexa

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Home Assistant’s Conversation integration can already take text commands and could become the basis of its new voice assistant efforts. | Image: Home Assistant Home Assistant, the open-source smart home platform, is getting its own voice assistant. Its founder, Paulus Schoutsen, posted a blog last week announcing a new project that could localize all voice … Read more

Taking advantage of Latin America’s market downturn

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Andre Maciel Contributor Share on Twitter Andre Maciel is the founder of Volpe Capital. He formerly worked with J.P. Morgan, and was a managing investment partner at SoftBank. Jennifer Queen Contributor Share on Twitter Jennifer Queen is the founder of Pina, a PR firm focused on startups and venture capital firms. Latin American venture capital … Read more

There is no ‘Next Twitter,’ and that’s OK

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As the future wreckage of Twitter skywrites a tale of hubris across the sky, many have chosen — or had the choice made for them — to direct their gaze instead at the horizon, in hopes of seeing some beacon of hope, shining through the bomb cyclone: The Next Twitter! But they are being misled. … Read more

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile could avoid $200 million in fines thanks to FCC deadlock

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Mobile carriers, including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, could temporarily avoid paying $200 million in privacy penalties because of the Federal Communications Commission’s partisan split, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the situation told the WSJ that the FCC, which has two Democratic … Read more

Microsoft Edge is actually good

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Give Microsoft Edge a try, your RAM will thank you | Image: Microsoft Google Chrome is the preferred browser for over 65 percent of the internet, according to statcounter.com. But I don’t think you needed me to tell you that; odds are you’re reading this article on some Chrome derivative right now. But why does … Read more

The forecast for 2023 is hot

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A woman takes a photo of the “2023” numerals after the illumination ceremony in Times Square on December 20, 2022 in New York City. | Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/WireImage 2023 is forecast to be a hotter year than 2022, according to the UK’s Met Office weather service. Why? Well, an unusual three-year-long weather pattern that … Read more

Six 🔥 climate tech trends to watch for in 2023

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With 2022 in retreat, investors have made no secret that they’re looking for safe investments. In a challenging market with higher interest rates, that’s no surprise, but what might raise eyebrows is where investors think those quality investments lie. Increasingly, it’s in climate tech. The sector had a crazy 2021, and while 2022 may not … Read more