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Chris Monroe / CNET 2019 was a great year for Alexa. Amazon launched half a dozen large Echo speakers and shows, considerably completing its list of voice products. Amazon’s voice assistant also continued to mature, adding new creative skills like Alexa Guard and a Food Network Kitchen app. And yet, …

Major league players will continue to hear the roar of the crowd even though the stands will be empty when the baseball season opens next week. Following the example of two European soccer leagues, Major League Baseball will play the crowd noise of its official video game through stadium sound …

“The diversity we see in front of the camera should be reflected in the diversity of the creative team behind the camera,” actress Aisha Dee wrote in a long post. One of the stars of The bold type is calling the show for its lack of behind-the-scenes diversity. Aisha Dee, …

Netflix shares fell Thursday night after the close, despite the streaming giant reporting relatively positive second-quarter gains amid the coronavirus pandemic. Netflix announced Thursday that it had added 10.09 million more paid subscribers than expected, as audiences joined their homes due to Covid-19 restrictions and watched their shows in the …

Is it safe for children to return to school while the coronavirus is loose? © (Associated Press) Science teachers register students before a summer session at a school in Wylie, Texas. (Associated Press) That depends on what can happen if a student becomes infected. Will the virus jump to their …