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Chinese search giant Baidu is now the world’s second biggest vendor of smart speakers, according to a new report from Canalys. The research firm says Baidu overtook Google to capture 17.3 percent of the global market with 4.5 million shipments in the second quarter of 2019, representing staggering year-on-year growth …

If you’ve been hunting for the perfect Father’s Day gift for dad, and still haven’t gotten anything gift-wrapped yet, you’re cutting it pretty fine. Father’s Day 2019 is this week – Sunday, September 1 – meaning you’ve got a bit less than seven days,. Shopping for a gift online at …

At the 45th G7 summit currently being held in France, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has put forward stern plans regarding the management of terrorist content that is shared online. As reported by Reuters, in the event of a crisis, Australia will block any domain that is hosting shared or …

On Friday, a series of cryptic posts began to appear on r/pan, a Reddit community that seemed to materialize out of nowhere. “On public-access television, anyone can be a star,” read one post, a GIF with text overlaid on a grainy background. “Today we live in a society where many …

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a Snow Crash-load of times: Virtual reality is much more than a gaming technology. In fact, VR has the makings of a pedagogical silver bullet. Developers can simulate just about anything in a headset, from the rings of Saturn to the aqueducts …

reMarkable A thin design and spacious 10-inch E Ink screen make reMarkable’s tablet look like a giant Kindle (you can use it to read ebooks), but it’s actually a powerful note-taking tool. The screen is sensitive to the tilt and pressure of the plastic stylus, which is comfortable to write …

1. Kano PC Computers-for-kids pioneer Kano recently partnered with Microsoft to launch an Intel-powered mobile PC with an 11.6-inch touchscreen. After your child has assembled it—connecting the components and snapping on the clear case—they can complete tutorials on how to create emoji, 3D models, or Python scripts. In addition to …

Did you know that the painter Rockwell Kent, whose splendorous Afternoon on the Sea, Monhegan hangs in San Francisco’s de Young Museum, worked on murals and advertisements for General Electric and Rolls-Royce? I did not, until I visited Gallery 29 on a recent Tuesday afternoon, phone in hand. Because the …

A lidded and vacuum-insulated mug like this one is essential for dorm life, where you’ll be consuming many hot things you want to keep hot and even more cold things you’ll want to keep frosty. The extra-wide mouth on this 14-ouncer not only gives you plenty of room to spoon …

Samsung’s line of Galaxy Note smartphones have always been known for their bigness, but over the past couple years Samsung has tried to make them stand out for their phone-ness. The Note is typically way more phone than most people would ever need, both in size and features. Advanced vapor …