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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- April 24, 2018

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A Home Robot Could Be Amazon's Next Gamble
Fighting Fake News and Forging Real Diplomacy
With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family
Facebook Rolls Out European-Style Privacy Protections
Nix This Innovative OS for Its Uninviting Complexity

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A Home Robot Could Be Amazon's Next Gamble
Amazon could bring a home robot to market as early as 2019. Codenamed
"Vesta," after the Roman goddess of home and family, the project is
several years old, but hiring for it recently has ramped up with an eye
toward placing prototypes in employees' homes this year. The robot could
be a mobile smart speaker. Some versions of the product apparently have
cameras and computer vision software.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85299.html

Fighting Fake News and Forging Real Diplomacy
Two new initiatives -- a concerted effort by Apple and a massive
educational effort called the "Pro-Truth Pledge" -- could help eliminate
much of the fake news BS that is really messing up the U.S. at the
moment. On another front, President Donald Trump's plan to meet with Kim
Jong-un reminds me of a pivotal meeting between former HP CEO Carly
Fiorina and then Apple CEO Steve Jobs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85294.html

With Custom Skills, Alexa Inches Closer to Being One of the Family
Amazon has introduced Alexa Skill Blueprints, adding personalization
capabilities to its smart speaker devices. The new tool provides pre-
crafted templates for users to create customized experiences, such as
skills for particular users. With Alexa Skill Blueprints, users can
build into their devices experiences that are personalized for
themselves, their friends and their families.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85295.html

Facebook Rolls Out European-Style Privacy Protections
Facebook has unveiled a comprehensive series of privacy enhancements
designed to extend protections required by the European Union's GDPR to
all of the social media company's users around the world. The updates,
which include major changes to the company's terms and data policies,
fulfill promises CEO Mark Zuckerberg made to House and Senate members in
Washington D.C., Facebook officials said.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85291.html

Nix This Innovative OS for Its Uninviting Complexity
NixOS is a modern and flexible GNU/Linux-based distribution that is both
archaic to install and maddening to set up. That combination makes NixOS
a reach too far for new users. That result may be an unintended
consequence for a Linux operating system that is built around a very
novel design approach. It is far more complex than other innovating
options.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85289.html

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