How smart home pioneer ecobee competes with Amazon and Google, and where it’s headed next

Ecobee launched its first smart doorbell last year, including a camera that integrates with its video-enabled thermostats. (Ecobee Photo)

Greg Fyke is president and CEO of ecobee,

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The best tech of 2024 so far – the 11 finest gadgets we've tested and what's coming next

You may have seen that 2024’s progress bar recently hit 50%. To mark that mildly terrifying milestone, we’ve decided to cast our eye back over the past six months and

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AI is only widening the chasmic skills gap. Here’s how to meet the challenge

Transform your upskilling strategy with these 5 tips from a job training leader. Stay ahead of the AI skills gap and ensure your employees are equipped for success.

Today’s

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This new AI voice assistant beat OpenAI to one of ChatGPT's most anticipated features

OpenAI’s delaying of ChatGPT’s impressive Voice Mode upset many fans of the AI chatbot, but they may have now been scooped. French artificial intelligence developer Kyutai has introduced a real-time

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Whatsapp might make an AI feature Google and OpenAI don't offer: an AI image of you

WhatsApp is apparently developing an artificial intelligence-fueled image creator that will allow users to make AI avatars of themselves to place in virtual settings they suggest. The feature, first identified

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'Transformers would take over the world': Little-known AI startup bet on ASICs — and claims it can trounce Nvidia's flagship GPU, the B200, by almost 10 times

Back in 2022, before ChatGPT totally revolutionized the world of artificial intelligence, Etched decided to invest heavily in transformers. With this focus, the startup has developed Sohu, a specialized ASIC chip

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Tesla joins Chinese tech companies in showing off AI advances

China’s tech companies and startups showed off more than 1,500 artificial intelligence-related products and models at the country’s largest AI conference in Shanghai this week.Read more…

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Why Payments Data Is a Game-Changer

Payments data offers a profound narrative of consumer behavior, preferences, and emerging trends. Each transaction captures a unique story, providing invaluable insights into the collective psyche of the market. For

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Passwords are passé: GenAI demands new methods of digital security

Passwords might seem like a relatively recent, internet-age phenomenon, but the first digital password dates all the way back to 1961. Other significant events that year: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

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Apple is working on a mysterious new smart-home accessory, according to a new leak

It’s long been rumored that Apple is working on a smart speaker with a built-in display to compete with products like the Amazon Echo Show, but now news outlet MacRumors

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What are AI agents? 

MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series here.

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Manila banks on AI-related hub to hike R&D spending from 0.30 to 1% of GDP

ANILA is banking on the success of the Center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research and other AI-related initiatives to increase the Philippine Gross Expenditure on research and development (R&D) from

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