Amazon reveals Alexa glasses
Tech Life
BBC
4.4 • 221 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2019
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The tech giant takes its Alexa smart assistant out of the home. Plus, are neural interfaces the next big thing in how we control computers? And, the Facebook-backed Libra digital currency has met with opposition from governments. Can the project get back on track? Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with BBC tech reporter Chris Fox, and special guest, Caroline Carruthers, business author and data consultant.
(Image: Eyeglass frames with voice-activated digital assistant Alexa at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle, Credit: Glenn Chapman/ AFP/ Getty Images).
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| 0:44.3 | from the technology world. I'm Rory Kathleen Jones and this week we find out about Amazon's plans |
| 0:49.0 | to take its Alexa voice assistant out of the home and into the outside world. |
| 1:02.6 | As Facebook buys a mind control device company, we look at the growth of research into the interface between computers and the human brain. |
| 1:10.4 | And another Facebook story, is that Libra digital currency its backing ever going to convince regulators it's a good idea? Joining me this week is BBC technology reporter Chris Fox. Hi, Chris. Hi going to convince regulators, it's a good idea. |
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