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Study suggests smart assistant design improvements for deaf users Despite the inherent challenges that voice-interaction may create, researchers at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently found that deaf and hard-of-hearing users regularly use smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri in homes, workplaces and mobile devices. The work highlights a clear need for more inclusive design, and presents an opportunity for deaf and hard-of-hearing users to have a more active role in the research and development of new systems, according to Johnna Blai...

JUI refuses to shut seminaries over coronavirus threat National December 26, 2020 MANSEHRA: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) has refused to close down seminaries, saying they wouldn’t shut down the religious educational institutions until Wafaqul Madaris asked them to do so. “We would never allow district administration to close seminaries until the Wafaqul Madaris take a decision,” Mufti Kifayatullah, the district president of JUI, told a gathering. A large number of heads and teachers of the seminaries from parts district attended the gathering here on Friday. The administration had c...