Monthly Archives: July 2022

Skullcandy is partnering with Amazon to offer dual smart assistants

Skullcandy announced at Amazon’s Alexa live event today that is partnering Native Voice — a voice service provider for hardware devices — to make multiple voice assistants available on the upcoming models of its Push Active and Grind Series headphones. These headphones will have support for Amazon Alexa and “Hey Skullcandy” wake words. Skullcandy unveiled…

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ trailer will remind you Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a football club

About two years ago, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought Wrexham, a Welsh football club that’s the third oldest professional football club in the world. The two Hollywood actors teamed up to transform the club, never having worked together before and with no experience running a football club at all. “It’s an underdog story,” says…

‘Nope’ spoiler-free review: Jordan Peele returns to rain down terror with scorching sci-fi horror

Thanks to Jordan Peele, you’re never going to look at the sky the same way again. As teased in the haunting promotional poster for Nope, the supernatural horror at the center of the heralded writer/director’s third film is a dark cloud, ominously trailing a string of brightly colored flags. Fear not: The secrets within this…

Amazon just made it easier to buy stuff through Alexa

Amazon has unveiled a slate of new Alexa-focused developer features as part of its annual Alexa conference – and some could substantially alter the way we interact with the retailer’s smart home devices.  Designed to enhance the real-world usability of Alexa-powered products like those in Amazon’s Echo Dot and Echo Show lineups, the upgrades include…

Trump, who would be 78 if he won the presidency in 2024, tells New York Post it’s ‘not old’

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a Republican campaign event on July 8 in Las Vegas. John Locher/AP Photo Donald Trump called a New York Post columnist about his ex-wife, Ivana, who passed away last week. He told the reporter that 78 “is not old.” The comments come as Biden, 79, faces questions about whether…

Founder and CIO of Hungary’s most-funded tech startup uses ethos of self-reliance and strong partnerships to drive innovation

BI Graphics SEON SEON, a fraud prevention service, is Hungary’s most well-funded tech startup ever.  Founder and CIO Tamas Kadar uses an ethos of self-reliance and strong partnerships to drive innovation. This article is part of Innovation Leaders, a series examining how business leaders view their role in driving tech innovation. Tamas Kadar is the…