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What is assistive technology? Understanding accessibility features and services
Assistive technology devices and services help users with disabilities perform tasks like typing, d…
Ennica Jacob
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Technology has helped para athletes compete for decades. But it can also create an unfair advantage
In the early days, Paralympic technology was basic by today's standards. Athletes competed in regul…
PTI
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Robots and AI-powered assistive tech are poised to transform accessibility and mobility
Companies are developing mobility aids and technologies including robotic exoskeletons, limbs, and …
Jake Hall
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Good Morning Alexa: Students of Maharashtra village are taught by Amazon's virtual assistant
Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has become popular amongst rural kids after it upgraded its software…
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Google built a new Trojan Horse to get inside every aspect of your life
For all the talk in the tech industry about the new computing devices that could replace the smartp…
Steve Kovach
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Ford is continuing to press the case that it's a mobility company
Just last week we heard similar language from executive chairman Bill Ford, who said in a speech in…
William Fierman
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Pete Buttigieg says there's 'real concern' about the way drivers interact with systems like Tesla's Autopilot
The Transportation Secretary said driver-assistance technology had 'a lot of promise,' but had to b…
Sam Tabahriti
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Waymo, in an apparent dig at Tesla, drops the term 'self-driving' from its vocabulary
"Unfortunately, we see that some automakers use the term 'self-driving' in an inaccurate way," the …
Tim Levin
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3D-printed suicide pods are now legal in Switzerland
"More generations see euthanasia as a solution for unbearable suffering," said Jeroen Recourt, the …
Morgan Keith
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Waymo's CEO says Tesla is 'no competitor at all' when it comes to autonomous vehicles, according to reports
Waymo CEO John Krafcik said Tesla is "no competitor at all" for its autonomous vehicles, according …
Kevin Shalvey
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Tesla's recall on its Autosteer technology could bolster lawsuits claiming the feature is dangerous: report
Tesla recalled 2 million vehicles equipped with its Autosteer feature in a move plaintiffs in a law…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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This marketing services company is trying to make virtual events equally immersive for the dyslexic and visually-challenged
This step will empower corporates to add disability into their diversity and inclusion plan and wid…
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Google is ramping up its plan to put its AI in the hands of doctors
But as anyone who has used Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant - the top digital assistants for consume…
Greg Sandoval
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Virtual assistants are going to replace your mouse and touchscreen
Cheyer used the example of needing to pick up a bottle of wine that pairs well with a lasagna en ro…
Biz Carson
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Siri Is About To Get A Whole Lot Better (And It's About Time)
Abdel-rahman Mohamed, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Toronto who was recently hired…
Lisa Eadicicco
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In a first, a Tesla driver is facing felony charges for a fatal Autopilot crash
A California man faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter after he ran a red light and killed two…
Tim Levin
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GM is teaming with Microsoft to develop a ChatGPT-like virtual assistant for future cars, report says
GM reportedly plans to incorporate the AI technology behind ChatGPT into a personal assistant in it…
Aaron McDade
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OpenAI's new product could include sarcasm detection, report says
Updates to OpenAI's GPT technology could improve the automated customer service agent technology th…
Hannah Getahun
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Forget Mac versus PC, or iPhone versus Android - the next great battle is between Google and Amazon
For Amazon, Alexa has basically unlimited upside. If Alexa and its Echo smart speakers don't catch …