TikTok settles lawsuit with actress over its original text-to-speech voice
TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit with Bev Standing, the voice actress who said she was behind the app’s original text-to-speech voice. Standing sued TikTok in May, saying that the app was using her...
Amazon is now accepting your applications for its home surveillance drone
First announced at last year’s Amazon hardware event, the Ring Always Home Cam is now ready for take-off. Starting today, September 28th, you can request an invitation to be a crash-test dummy for Ring’s...
Cadillac axes Escalade’s hands-free driving feature due to chip shortage
The 2022 Escalade is heading into production, but it’ll be missing a key feature when the first customers pick up their new ride: the hands-free driving mode known as Super Cruise. It’s the latest...
Google is launching a new wired Nest Doorbell in 2022 with 24/7 recording
Google is working on a successor to the excellent Nest Hello doorbell, which it recently rebranded the Nest Doorbell (wired). The new Nest Doorbell will support 24/7 recording, will work with the Google Home...
Sonos says Google is blocking it from offering more than one voice assistant at...
Sonos developed a system called “Concurrency” that could make multiple voice assistants interoperable on its smart speakers but had to put its plans on hold because of Google, a new Washington Post report explains.
Concurrency does more or less...