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Steven Soderbergh says studios are keeping 'cinema' out of movie theaters
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Hiiiii! Why are you adding extra vowels to your words?
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William Shatner questions Reddit's permissive culture, suggests 'downvoting' won't deter hate
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Microsoft's new Xbox will include improved Siri-like speech recognition
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Amazon acquires Kindle Fire text-to-speech provider, but this isn't about Siri
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Intel hopes to boost Stephen Hawking's speech to ten words per minute
Intel has worked on Stephen Hawking's speech technology for over a decade; the scientist, stricken Continue reading…
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Nuance's new voice-control software tracks your personality across devices
We just met with Nuance at CES to get a first-hand look at the company's new Wintermute project, Continue reading…
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Tweets of rage: does free speech on the internet actually exist?
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Reddit leaders deflect censorship criticism and defend hands-off policies
Reddit prides itself on its decentralized meritocracy —"subreddits are a free market. Anyone can Continue reading…
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Steve Jobs discusses 21st century technology in rare 1983 speech
An additional 40 minutes of a speech that Steve Jobs gave at the International Design Conference in Continue reading…
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Nook Simple Touch e-readers reportedly adding web browser and email client next week
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British explorer Daniel Hughes makes first smartphone video call from Everest's peak
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Why Laurene Powell Jobs broke her silence to support immigration reform
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