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Per @cheddar, Facebook is announcing its video chat device for the home next week. It’s called Portal and will work with Amazon Alexa. It will function similarly to an Amazon Echo Show with social features and come in two screen sizes. The wide-angle video camera will use artificial intelligence to recognize people in the frame and follow them as they move throughout a room.
ICYMI Amazon is doubling down its Alexa-powered devices, with plans to release at least 8 new voice-controlled hardware devices before the end of the year, including a microwave oven, in-car device and various pieces of audio equipment.
Via @digiday: Lately, media companies, including The New York Times, ESPN and USA Today, have rolled out ad products that they say can match ads to people in certain moods.
Per @WIRED, a brand new update to Amazon’s Alexa will enable it to whisper when you need quiet (say, when someone is sleeping), and listen out for trouble when you’re away from home.
Per @kimmaicutler, early Instagram folks had very deliberate discussions *not* to have a re-share feature *because* images could become so easily decontextualized – so this news may be troubling….
ICYMI, here’s @Poynter’s analysis of the podcast kerfuffle this week. “Everybody wants a ‘Serial,’ but nobody wants to spend ‘Serial’ money,” says one veteran podcast editor.
Do it – Read! Per @TheFutureBook, @RyanHoliday says watching the news raises cortisol levels and causes sleeplessness, but reading a book for six minutes reduces stress levels by up to 68%.
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