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Meet EMMA: The AI Receptionist Who Answers Calls For One Million Patients In UK
A new AI-powered receptionist named EMMA is now answering calls for nearly one million GP patients in the UK, reducing phone queues and changing how patients interact with local healthcare services.
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Watch: Zohran Mamdani Shovels Snow To Help New Yorkers As Deadly Storm Kills 7
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani navigated the early test of his management chops by assisting motorists whose cars were trapped by heavy snowfall on freezing city roads.
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AWS Unveils Frontier AI Agents for Enterprises, Can Operate for Days Without Intervention
AWS has introduced a new class of autonomous “frontier agents” aimed at software teams, including a coding assistant named Kiro, a security agent and a DevOps agent. Designed to pursue goals rather than single tasks, these agents can work independently, handle multi-step workflows and scale across complex projects. AWS says the technology could...
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University Of Barcelona Invites Applications From Economics Doctorates, Virtual Interviews To Be Held
University of Barcelona Professor Applications 2026: Candidates are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must have completed a PhD when taking up the position.
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Meet Diella, World's 1st AI-Made 'Minister' Tasked With Curbing Corruption
Albania has become the world's first country to appoint an 'AI minister' -- not a person to oversee the growth and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the country, but a virtual member of government, made of pixels and code.
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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
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Why Gen Alpha Will Be The Most Watched Generation In Human History
From smart toys and virtual assistants to personalised learning platforms, Gen Alpha is surrounded by AI-powered devices.
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Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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Perplexity AI Said to Be in Talks With Samsung, Motorola for Virtual Assistant Integration Deal
Perplexity is reportedly exploring partnership options to increase the visibility of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. As per the report, the company is in talks with Lenovo-owned Motorola and Samsung to integrate the virtual assistant into their devices. It is said that the partnership with Motorola could be announced soon, while discuss...
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
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Meet EMMA: The AI Receptionist Who Answers Calls For One Million Patients In UK
A new AI-powered receptionist named EMMA is now answering calls for nearly one million GP patients in the UK, reducing phone queues and changing how patients interact with local healthcare services.
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Watch: Zohran Mamdani Shovels Snow To Help New Yorkers As Deadly Storm Kills 7
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani navigated the early test of his management chops by assisting motorists whose cars were trapped by heavy snowfall on freezing city roads.
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AWS Unveils Frontier AI Agents for Enterprises, Can Operate for Days Without Intervention
AWS has introduced a new class of autonomous “frontier agents” aimed at software teams, including a coding assistant named Kiro, a security agent and a DevOps agent. Designed to pursue goals rather than single tasks, these agents can work independently, handle multi-step workflows and scale across complex projects. AWS says the technology could...
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University Of Barcelona Invites Applications From Economics Doctorates, Virtual Interviews To Be Held
University of Barcelona Professor Applications 2026: Candidates are expected to show outstanding commitment to research and must have completed a PhD when taking up the position.
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Meet Diella, World's 1st AI-Made 'Minister' Tasked With Curbing Corruption
Albania has become the world's first country to appoint an 'AI minister' -- not a person to oversee the growth and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the country, but a virtual member of government, made of pixels and code.
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Video Shows Indian Man Remotely Operating Front Desk Of US Hotel, Americans Furious
The viral video has sparked concerns about job outsourcing, particularly with American jobs being handled remotely by workers in other countries.
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Why Gen Alpha Will Be The Most Watched Generation In Human History
From smart toys and virtual assistants to personalised learning platforms, Gen Alpha is surrounded by AI-powered devices.
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Perplexity Could be Default AI Assistant on Samsung Galaxy S26 as Part of 'Wide-Ranging' Deal: Report
Samsung Galaxy S26 series could offer access to Perplexity's AI assistant as part of a new, "wide-ranging" deal, according to a Bloomberg report. This collaboration might also see Perplexity's AI features extend to the company's apps, such as Samsung Internet and its virtual assistant, Bixby. The move follows Perplexity's recent partnership with Mo...
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Perplexity AI Said to Be in Talks With Samsung, Motorola for Virtual Assistant Integration Deal
Perplexity is reportedly exploring partnership options to increase the visibility of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. As per the report, the company is in talks with Lenovo-owned Motorola and Samsung to integrate the virtual assistant into their devices. It is said that the partnership with Motorola could be announced soon, while discuss...
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Amazon to Reportedly Process Alexa Voice Recordings in the Cloud, Ending Local Processing
Amazon is reportedly informing Echo users that the voice requests sent to Alexa will soon stop supporting local processing. As per the report, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant is planning to stop on-device processing of voice recordings for Echo devices starting March 28. The company is reportedly making the change since the new artificial intell...
