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Artificial Intelligence
How AI could bring dead relatives back to life, sort of
AI could give you a whole new lease of death (Getty Images)
It was inevitable that someone would bring the power of AI to bear on the tricky problem of death, and at least one company is already creating digital versions of people that, given enough data, can keep engaging with their loved ones after they've gone.
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Smart Home
Alexa speakers have cost Amazon a cool $25 billion
Amazon's Alexa devices haven't sparked the shopping revolution the company hoped for (Future)
Amazon's Echo speakers have proved to be a very costly loss-leader for the company, according to sources, with Amazon having bet on people using Alexa to buy much more from its stores than has been the case. Might a paid-for Alexa AI tier help plug the hole?
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Computing
CrowdStrike reveals what caused the big Windows outage
CrowdStrike is promising to do better (Shutterstock / rafapress)
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has produced an initial report on what caused the 'blue screen of death' issue that crashed millions of Windows computers and caused global chaos last week – and as was widely reported, it was all down to a faulty software update.
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Music streaming
Spotify CEO teases a 'deluxe' tier – and it'll cost you
Another day, another 'Spotify Premium' teaser… (Shutterstock)
It feels like a premium, hi-res Spotify tier has been in the works for almost as long as Spotify has been around, but now CEO Daniel Ek has given the clearest indication yet that a "sort of deluxe" version is on the way – and he's even hinted at pricing.
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Entertainment
Only Murders in the Building season 4 is coming in August
There's more murder afoot as the hit Hulu / Disney Plus show returns (Hulu / Disney Plus)
Only Murders in the Building has been a huge hit for Disney Plus and Hulu, and it's been announced that season 4 will begin streaming on August 27, and will see the intrepid sleuthing trio of Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez heading to LA.
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