It’s fair to say there’s a certain amount of fear around smart speakers at the moment, as these tiny devices that we put on our coffee tables and bookshelves have the potential to listen in on our every conversation.
It harks back to the fear at the center of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984. Perhaps even further back, to something more p
Read more: Listen up: Alexa isn't spying on you, and this 'spying' skill only proves it
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If you spend much time chatting to a digital assistant on a smart speaker or your phone, you'll be interested in a new study that put nearly 5,000 questions to Google Assistant, Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Cortana from Microsoft.
The test by digital agency Stone Temple found that Google's AI-powered bot was the smartest of the bunch overall,
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UK race fans probably already know that coverage of the 2018 Formula One season is once again split between Channel 4 and Sky Sports F1 - and both are showing the Azerbaijan Grand Prix live.
The race itself starts on Sunday, April 29 at 1.10pm BST (8.10am ET, 5.10am PT, 1.10pm CET).
Practice one and two will
Read more: How to watch Azerbaijan GP qualifying online: live stream F1 for free
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Got friends who like to share just a few too many Instagram pictures of their vacations Want to tidy up your social media feeds without hurting anyone's feelings You could soon be able to mute specific users in your timeline without unfollowing them, based on limited tests Instagram seems to be running right now.
Instagram user @wongmjane spotted
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Malware, adware, fake apps, scams - just some of the dangers your Android device might encounter every single time you install something new.
The answer is simple, at least in theory. Independent testing shows that the best antivirus apps do a great job of keeping you safe, regularly blocking 100% of their test
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System76 is one of the few retailers to sell computers with 100 per cent Linux compatible hardware pre-loaded with Ubuntu. The Ubuntu desktop may not be Canonical’s core business anymore, but it is at System76 – the announcement, in April 2017, that Ubuntu’s Unity desktop project was to end affected 91 per cent of its business.
In response,
Read more: Pop OS 18.04 bursts onto the Linux scene
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