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Shhhh, they're listening - inside the coming voice-profiling revolution The Conversation 28 Apr 2021, 22:40 GMT+10 You decide to call a store that sells some hiking boots you're thinking of buying. As you dial in, the computer of an artificial intelligence company hired by the store is activated. It retrieves its analysis of the speaking style you used when you phoned other companies the software firm services. The computer has concluded you are "friendly and talkative." Using predictive routing, it connects you to a customer service agent who company research has identified as being especial...

Smart Speakers Like the Nest and Echo Could One Day Be Contactless Heart Monitors Share A prototype of the University of Washington's contactless, smart speaker-based heart monitor. (Image: Mark Stone/University of Washington) To sign up for our daily newsletter covering the latest news, features and reviews, head HERE. For a running feed of all our stories, follow us on Twitter HERE. Or you can bookmark the Gizmodo Australia homepage to visit whenever you need a news fix. As it turns out, smart speakers have proven to be handy in hospitals, allowing patients to independently control devices,...

Jonah Misner, president of UO’s Sigma Lambda Beta chapter (left), and Eduardo Olivares, director of finance and retreat coordinator (right), stationed outside Noodle Head on 13th Avenue in Eugene, where they handed out beta bags to UO students. (Lodi Castillo)

11:30 AM MYT Many people remain stuck at home because of Covid-19 and may be willing to try playing games on different devices. — AFP Relaxnews Zynga Inc, whose games are typically played on mobile phones and tablets, is jumping onto a new platform: Google Nest Hub and other Google Assistant-connected devices. A new voice-based puzzle game for Google’s smart-home gadgets, called Daily Word Wheel, will offer an anagram puzzle in the style of Words With Friends. It’s just the latest attempt by Zynga to broaden its appeal. With its games already available on phones, tablets and PCs, it�...