If you have an Echo of some kind, and regularly use Amazon’s virtual assistant – Alexa – there’s a good chance you’re using it mostly to listen to music, check weather forecasts and set timers. But there’s a lot more you can do if you just want to be mildly entertained and some less obvious, …

It’s setting up to be a slow year for Hollywood productions. Leadership for SAG-AFTRA, the national guild for screen actors, unanimously voted to send a strike authorization vote to its members. The guild represents over 160,000 entertainment and media professionals, and all of them now have an email in their inboxes:… Read more… Read More

Scientists are expanding the genetic map of humanity. This week, a large team published the first wave of research from the Pangenome Project, an effort to better capture the diversity of people around the world. The findings should allow scientists to better understand the influence of genetics on our health and… Read more… Read More

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Artificial Intelligence cameras are being installed in the United Kingdom to combat the ongoing littering problem on the region’s highways. The UK government is rolling out the cameras in a trial run in the South East of England which will be programmed to identify and fine drivers who litter on the highway. Read more… Read …