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• Amazon on Wednesday previewed a new type of skill for Alexa that it calls Alexa Conversations.
• Conversations is a tool for app developers that makes it easier for them to create skills (or apps) for the device with less code.
• However, Alexa Conversations promise to do more than the average skill: It lets Alexa proactively string together skills in a single conversation and ask you about them.
• The first Alexa Conversation is called "book an evening out."
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Fiat Chrysler pulled out of an offer to merge with French automaker Renault late Wednesday, saying in a statement that France’s political climate would prevent the tie-up from being a success

A study found doctors and the public disagree over the symptoms, leaving some people undiagnosed.

Makayla Allen and Caroline Mayne never crossed paths at Beaumont Children’s Skandalaris Family Center for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders, while they both battled Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

The East West Market on Main Street hopes printing messages like "Colon Care" and "Adult Video Emporium" will stop plastic bag use.

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert remains hospitalized while recovering from a stroke suffered last month.

As parents and educators try to make sense of the UCP’s new legislation for K-12 students — from lifting the cap on charter schools to giving principals unlimited time to create GSAs — some worry the changes may reduce student success within an already struggling system. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange tabled Bill 8: The Education […]

'That candidate would be elected in a landslide. Every single time'

Atlanta, Georgia. Special to The Spoof. The Georgia legislature today began consideration of a drastic measure that would ban resuscitation except in the case of attempted suicide. The bill is sponsored by an aggressive, right-wing religious gro...

Valentina Shevchenko has no problem digesting her status as one of the biggest favorites in title fight history at UFC 238.

The Chicago Cubs, the Major League affiliate of the Eugene Emeralds, selected a total of thirty players during the third and final day of the 2019 MLB Draft on Wednesday.

A panel on MSNBC slammed President Trump for his late-night Twitter attack against Bette Midler, calling the tweet "an embarrassment" amid his trip to Europe to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and that it stems from his hatred of "strong women."

The authorities accused the doctor of deliberately prescribing fatal doses of the powerful opioid to critical-care patients. He pleaded not guilty.

Everything you need to know about the best, and lovingly-soundtracked, toys in town.

Will this 'adpocalypse' be the final straw?

A Michigan man accused of fatally shooting his wife was nearly attacked by her son during a court appearance.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., blasted President Trump on Wednesday over his recent comments about why he didn't serve in Vietnam, saying he used his "wealth and privilege" to avoid being inducted into the military.

Lenetta Parry is leaving her position as executive director of the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank.

June is LGBTQ Pride Month but many homophobic activists find the celebrations so objectionable that they sought to collect snowflakes everywhere for a “Straight Pride” event. Now the group behind it is being unearthed as a right-wing organization with a propensity for anti-Semitism. The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that it didn’t take long for the […]

Rain washed out the entire schedule at the French Open on Wednesday. Two men’s quarterfinals and two women’s quarterfinals were postponed until Thursday.

With a whole lot of fanfare, Apple in 2015 introduced 3D Touch to the world and positioned it as one of the flagship features of the iPhone 6s. Years in the making, 3D Touch was supposed to change the way we used our smartphones by completely adding a completely new and intuitive method of UI interaction. Nearly four years after its introduction, however, it's fair to say that 3D Touch never quite managed to live up to the hype that accompanied its unveiling. While the feature -- which presented... Читать дальше...

1. iOS 13 will effectively kill 3D Touch – one of the iPhone’s most underappreciated features  BGR
2. Everything new coming to CarPlay in iOS 13  AppleInsider
3. iOS 13: 3D Touch’s features come to all devices, but 3D Touch itself is on the way out  9to5Mac
4. Apple's 'Find My' Feature Uses Some Clever Cryptography  WIRED
5. Google Maps has just been challenged by one of its biggest rivals  Express
6. View full coverage on Google News

The Commerce Commission has laid Fair Trading Act charges against retailers Torpedo7 Limited (trading as 1-Day) and Container Door Limited for allegedly supplying bicycles without some information about the bicycles that should have been provided to consumers.

HONOLULU (AP) — The first question a special federal prosecutor asked a witness Wednesday in an ongoing Hawaii corruption trial: Did you take the mailbox at the home of a now-retired police chief and his wife? “Absolutely not,” answered Gerard Puana. U.S. prosecutors say framing Puana was key to a conspiracy by ex-Honolulu chief Louis […]

Carrie Underwood rocks a short dress while walking the carpet at the 2019 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (June 5) at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The 36-year-old country singer was joined at the event by her husband, former hockey player Mike Fisher. Carrie is performing during the show and she’s also nominated for [...]