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AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and chatbots apart

By Shweta Singh 7 Jan 2022

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Smart TV voice assistant transactions to hit nearly $500m in 2023

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Advertising content is available on Twitter and is based on a cost-per-view model for advertisers. Image: Twitter

Video advertising available on Twitter

13 Aug 2014

A local search app, Zofari has teamed up with Yahoo to improve search capabilities within specific locations. Image:

Zofari app will boost Yahoo's search capabilities

13 Aug 2014

Judge Lucy Koh has rejected the compensation offer from major technology companies in Silicon Valley who underpaid their employees as part of an anti-poaching agreement designed to keep salaries low. Image: Wikipedia

Silicon Valley staff anti-poaching settlement rejected

11 Aug 2014

Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

The rumoured iPhone 6 may be unveiled on 9 September at an Apple event. The new phone is expected to have a larger screen and a new processor. Image:

Large-screen iPhone: 9 September's the day

7 Aug 2014

David Weil, Administrator of the Labour Department's Wage and Hour Division has ordered LinkedIn to pay $6m to employees and former employees who were entitled to overtime but didn't get paid. Image:

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Deputy Counsel David Howard is confident Samsung will have to pay for using Microsoft's technology as per an agreement set up in 2011. Image:

Now Microsoft sues Samsung in US

5 Aug 2014

Dartmouth University's Jay Hull warns that video game players may become what they are pretending to be. Image:

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse

5 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

Keith McCarty, Founder of Eaze delivers dagga to a patient's doorstep typically within ten minutes of receiving the order. The dagga is for medicinal purposes and legal in many US states. Image: Twitter

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order

31 Jul 2014

IDC's Melissa Chau says inexpensive well-built smartphones with a host of features from Chinese companies are boosting sales for Huawei and Lenovo. Image: YouTube

Smartphones from China sell record numbers

31 Jul 2014

NYT's Mark Thompson says while print advertising and subscriptions are falling, digital is doing well, showing growth in both subscriptions and advertising. Image:

New York Times profits halve, digital subscription revenue climbs

30 Jul 2014

Amy Abernethy of Duke Medicine says people need to depend less on doctors and take more control of their own health issues. Image: Duke University

Mobile technology reshapes healthcare sector

29 Jul 2014

Zillow's Spencer Rascoff says economies of scale will reduce costs but increase the user base tremendously. Image:

Zillow online real estate company buys Trulia

29 Jul 2014

Strategy Analytics Researcher Peter King says Android has consolidated it position because so many manufacturers are using its operating system. Image: Strategy Analytics

Android's market share rises

24 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the company is focused on being a platform for users around the world with its cloud and mobile devices. Image: Wikimedia

Nokia hurts Microsoft revenues

23 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says he is "incredibily excited" about new operating systems and new products due to be released by Apple soon. Image: Apple

Apple's profits of $7.7bn in June quarter

23 Jul 2014

The Nvidia Shield has been built specifically for gamers who cannot bear to be away from their games for more than a few minutes. Image: Nvidia

On-the-go gamers get new Tablet

23 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

A screen sample of how things can now be saved on Facebook to view in more detail at a later stage. Image:

Facebook update lets users save 'stuff'

22 Jul 2014

With the click of the 'Buy' button on Facebook, users will immediately be able to buy products directly from the distributors or retailers. Image:

Facebook tests 'buy' button on some pages

21 Jul 2014

Amazon's subscription service takes on other subscription services offering users access to titles in their stores for $9.95. Image:

E-book subscription deal from Amazon

21 Jul 2014

The Yo application lets users send a single word, Yo to other users. Now investors have put $10m into the venture. Image:

Why are investors putting money into Yo?

21 Jul 2014

Google's Patrick Pichette says the company plans to integrate Chrome and Android to offer users a seamless experience across all devices they use. Image:

Google's profit of $3.42bn in three months

18 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says the deal with IBM will take iOS 8, the iPad and iPhone directly into the enterprise arena, boosting sales to major companies worldwide. Image: Apple

Apple, IBM to work together building business apps

16 Jul 2014

Google remains at the top of the digital advertising spend, with Microsoft showing strong growth alongside Facebook and Twitter, while Yahoo's share continues to drop. Image: Isolated Images

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo

16 Jul 2014

Researcher Russell Clayton says there is no doubt that extensive use of social networks is damaging to relationships. Image:

Extensive use of Twitter bad for marriages

7 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Matt Tomlinson says all Outlook mails will be strongly encrypted to improve security. Image:

Microsoft improves Outlook mail security

2 Jul 2014

IMB's Mike Rhodin says the Watson supercomputer is able to combine foods and tastes in innovative and unusal ways. Image:

Supercomputer starts churning out recipes

2 Jul 2014

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Judge Lucy Koh has rejected the compensation offer from major technology companies in Silicon Valley who underpaid their employees as part of an anti-poaching agreement designed to keep salaries low. Image: Wikipedia

Silicon Valley staff anti-poaching settlement rejected

11 Aug 2014

Facebook's Joe Sullivan has confirmed the company has bought PrivateCore to improve security on all its servers. Image:

Facebook buys security startup PrivateCore

8 Aug 2014

The rumoured iPhone 6 may be unveiled on 9 September at an Apple event. The new phone is expected to have a larger screen and a new processor. Image:

Large-screen iPhone: 9 September's the day

7 Aug 2014

David Weil, Administrator of the Labour Department's Wage and Hour Division has ordered LinkedIn to pay $6m to employees and former employees who were entitled to overtime but didn't get paid. Image:

LinkedIn must pay $6m in backpay to workers

5 Aug 2014

Paedophile John Henry Skillern was arrested after Google tipped-off police about images he was send via Gmail. Image:

Google tips-off police over child porn suspect in Texas

5 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Deputy Counsel David Howard is confident Samsung will have to pay for using Microsoft's technology as per an agreement set up in 2011. Image:

Now Microsoft sues Samsung in US

5 Aug 2014

Dartmouth University's Jay Hull warns that video game players may become what they are pretending to be. Image:

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse

5 Aug 2014

Fortify's Mike Armistead says that eight out of ten devices failed basic security tests. Image:

Your fridge could be behind an attack on you

1 Aug 2014

Keith McCarty, Founder of Eaze delivers dagga to a patient's doorstep typically within ten minutes of receiving the order. The dagga is for medicinal purposes and legal in many US states. Image: Twitter

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order

31 Jul 2014

IDC's Melissa Chau says inexpensive well-built smartphones with a host of features from Chinese companies are boosting sales for Huawei and Lenovo. Image: YouTube

Smartphones from China sell record numbers

31 Jul 2014

NYT's Mark Thompson says while print advertising and subscriptions are falling, digital is doing well, showing growth in both subscriptions and advertising. Image:

New York Times profits halve, digital subscription revenue climbs

30 Jul 2014

Amy Abernethy of Duke Medicine says people need to depend less on doctors and take more control of their own health issues. Image: Duke University

Mobile technology reshapes healthcare sector

29 Jul 2014

Zillow's Spencer Rascoff says economies of scale will reduce costs but increase the user base tremendously. Image:

Zillow online real estate company buys Trulia

29 Jul 2014

Strategy Analytics Researcher Peter King says Android has consolidated it position because so many manufacturers are using its operating system. Image: Strategy Analytics

Android's market share rises

24 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Satya Nadella says the company is focused on being a platform for users around the world with its cloud and mobile devices. Image: Wikimedia

Nokia hurts Microsoft revenues

23 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says he is "incredibily excited" about new operating systems and new products due to be released by Apple soon. Image: Apple

Apple's profits of $7.7bn in June quarter

23 Jul 2014

The Nvidia Shield has been built specifically for gamers who cannot bear to be away from their games for more than a few minutes. Image: Nvidia

On-the-go gamers get new Tablet

23 Jul 2014

US attorney Sally Quillian Yates says that each one of the people included in the indictments will be prosecuted under US law for piracy and theft of intellectual property. Image:

Android app pirates face prosecution

22 Jul 2014

A screen sample of how things can now be saved on Facebook to view in more detail at a later stage. Image:

Facebook update lets users save 'stuff'

22 Jul 2014

With the click of the 'Buy' button on Facebook, users will immediately be able to buy products directly from the distributors or retailers. Image:

Facebook tests 'buy' button on some pages

21 Jul 2014

Amazon's subscription service takes on other subscription services offering users access to titles in their stores for $9.95. Image:

E-book subscription deal from Amazon

21 Jul 2014

The Yo application lets users send a single word, Yo to other users. Now investors have put $10m into the venture. Image:

Why are investors putting money into Yo?

21 Jul 2014

Google's Patrick Pichette says the company plans to integrate Chrome and Android to offer users a seamless experience across all devices they use. Image:

Google's profit of $3.42bn in three months

18 Jul 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says the deal with IBM will take iOS 8, the iPad and iPhone directly into the enterprise arena, boosting sales to major companies worldwide. Image: Apple

Apple, IBM to work together building business apps

16 Jul 2014

Google remains at the top of the digital advertising spend, with Microsoft showing strong growth alongside Facebook and Twitter, while Yahoo's share continues to drop. Image: Isolated Images

Microsoft gets more ads than Yahoo

16 Jul 2014

Researcher Russell Clayton says there is no doubt that extensive use of social networks is damaging to relationships. Image:

Extensive use of Twitter bad for marriages

7 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Matt Tomlinson says all Outlook mails will be strongly encrypted to improve security. Image:

Microsoft improves Outlook mail security

2 Jul 2014

IMB's Mike Rhodin says the Watson supercomputer is able to combine foods and tastes in innovative and unusal ways. Image:

Supercomputer starts churning out recipes

2 Jul 2014

Twitter is to buy Tap Commerce for $100m to boost advertising from clients and re-engage with users. Image:

Twitter buys mobile advertising firm Tap Commerce

2 Jul 2014

The GreenSeeker ensures precision fertilisation of crops based on data collected by computers. Image:

With new technology, precision farming gains traction

30 Jun 2014

Social phychologist Susan Fiske says she was "a little creeped out" by the manipulation conducted by Facebook Image:

Facebook's secret study to manipulate emotions

30 Jun 2014

Google's Eric Schmidt, working with a panel of advisers, is removing harmful content about European individuals from Google search engines based on requests received by the company. Image: .

Google starts removing information from search engines

27 Jun 2014

The Activite smartwatch from Withings that looks good and monitors your health. Image:

Activite: a smartwatch that fuses fashion and fitness

26 Jun 2014

Bob O'Donnell says Microsoft's strategy allows platforms and services to be separated and is counter-intuitive. Image:

Nokia X2 from Microsoft runs Android's OS

26 Jun 2014

Google's Sundar Pichai says that Android software platforms will be used in smartwatches, cars and televisions sets. Image:

Android software to be used in cars, watches, TVs

26 Jun 2014

McAfee's Vincent Weafer says malware is a growing threat for smartphones. Image:

More and more apps vulnerable to malware

25 Jun 2014

Forrester's Analyst Nate Elliott says Facebook remains the most popular social media platform in the US among teenagers. Image: Forrester.

Facebook reigns supreme among US teens

25 Jun 2014

Google is now selling its Glass product in Britain to anyone prepared to spend £1000 or becoming an early adopter. Image: Wikipedia

Google's Glass is now available in the UK

24 Jun 2014

Oracle's President Mark Hurd says the purchase of Micros Systems will boost profitability immediately. Image:

'Big data' deal sees Oracle buy Micros Systems

24 Jun 2014

Mark Daiss of Aviate says that the new software provides information as and when you need it. Image:

Aviate your Android smartphone with Yahoo

24 Jun 2014