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Google Assistant is getting up to 10x faster thanks to on-device language processing

Google Assistant has historically relied on cloud-based services to recognize your voice and respond to your requests. But Google says it’s managed to shrink its voice recognition model to about 500MB, allowing it to be stored on a phone for on-device processing. Since there’s no round-trip to the cloud required, that means Google Assistant can […]

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$599 Asus Zenbo robot is an anthropomorphic smart home hub

Asus wants to sell you a robot butler. At a time when bots, voice-activated virtual assistants, and smart home tech are starting to gain traction, Asus has packed all of those features into robot that can roll around the house to follow you from room. It’s called Zenbo, and Asus plans to sell it for […]