Self-Checkout on the Outs, Google Search Kind of Sucks, and More

Photo: Reshetnikov_art / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Don’t ring the funeral bells just yet, but the self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end. So far, the grand experiment in robot cashiers is an abject failure. Stores across the country are reversing course on the machines, and consensus is growing among analysts and insiders that self-checkout … Read more

6 Amazon Alexa Settings to Change for a Personalized Smart Home Experience

Configuring Alexa and becoming familiar with the basics is pretty easy once you get an Amazon Echo. You can quickly learn how to use your Echo to call someone, how to connect Alexa to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and even how to use Alexa in the kitchen. But there are other Alexa settings you’ll want to explore for a … Read more

Kristen Stewart & Lucy Boynton Bring Star Power to Chanel Show in Manchester | Alexa Chung, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, Hugh Grant, Jenna Coleman, Kristen Stewart, Lucy Boynton, Tilda Swinton | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Kristen Stewart and Lucy Boynton were among the stars in attendance at the latest Chanel fashion show! The actresses were in attendance at the brand’s Metiers D’Art show on Thursday (December 7) in Manchester, England. Also in attendance were Tilda Swinton, Jenna Coleman, Alexa Chung, and Hugh Grant with wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein. Kristen chatted … Read more

‘The Voice’ Season 24 Complete Team Rosters: Huntley, Ruby Leigh, Alexa Wildish, Mac Royals and More

The Voice season 24 has reached the Playoff Rounds, and it’s time for the coaches to start making the tough decisions! Reba McEntire is a first-time coach this season, stepping in for the departed Blake Shelton alongside her fellow coaches John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan. During the Blind Auditions, Reba had plenty of success landing singers for her … Read more

Former OpenAI Exec Announces ChatGPT Voice Now Available to All

OpenAI’s former President and Chairman Greg Brockman announced that ChatGPT Voice is now available to all users Tuesday afternoon. Users can now speak with ChatGPT, and it will talk back, announced Brockman on X, just days after OpenAI’s leadership was ousted. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech “ChatGPT Voice rolled out for … Read more

Amazon cuts ‘several hundred’ jobs in Alexa division

Visitors at Amazon Alexa boot during the international electronics and innovation fair IFA in Berlin on September 10, 2019. Nurphoto | Getty Images Amazon on Friday began laying off “several hundred” people in its Alexa division as part of broader belt-tightening that’s been underway since last year, the company confirmed. Daniel Rausch, Amazon’s vice president … Read more

Alexa PenaVega and Husband Carlos PenaVega Expecting Baby No. 4

Party of six! Alexa PenaVega and Carlos PenaVega took to Instagram on Friday to announce that they’re expecting their fourth child. The couple shared the happy news by posting two pics to the platform. Alexa shows off her growing baby bump in a skintight, pink bodysuit in the photos, while her husband kept in casual … Read more

‘The Voice’ Season 24 Complete Team Rosters: Huntley, Ruby Leigh, Azán, Alexa Wildish and More

The Voice season 24 is has reached the Knockout Rounds, and it’s time for the coaches to start making the tough decisions! Reba McEntire is a first-time coach this season, stepping in for the departed Blake Shelton alongside her fellow coaches John Legend, Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan. During the Blind Auditions, Reba had plenty of success landing singers for … Read more

Will the Humane AI Pin Kill the Smartphone?

After months of hype and speculation, the self-proclaimed “smart phone killer” is here. Humane, a startup founded by two former Apple employees, has launched its hotly anticipated AI pin, a small, cookie-sized device that you stick to the front of your shirt and that, according to its creators, is designed to revolutionize our relationship to computing. … Read more