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Happy St. Patricks Day…are you green yet? So to not delay things, like green beer, a shot of Irish whiskey and more, let’s get on with the news, in today’s COMUNICANO.
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![]() There are a lot of mature and emerging tech hubs around Europe now. But there remains an unusually tight link between Ireland’s tech economy and Silicon Valley.
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Google Watch
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![]() New algorithm is based on human psychovisual system. Images look better, too.
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Amazon Watch
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![]() An update to Amazon’s iOS app puts iPhone and iPad owners just two taps away from a voice assistant that surpasses Siri in significant ways.
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![]() Starting today and available to all iPhone users next week, you can talk to Amazon’s intelligent assistant Alexa while using the Amazon app.
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![]() Voice-controlled artificially intelligent assistants will transform how you interact with computers — and Amazon is determined not to miss out.
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Media Watch
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Alphabet Inc’s YouTube is doubling down on the lucrative business of competitive gaming, where players square off on virtual games for big prize money in tournaments.
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![]() Netflix is getting ready to replace stars with Pandora-like thumbs ups and thumbs downs in the coming weeks.
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![]() Led by Comcast’s impressive growth of 161,000 pay-TV subscribers, cable had its best year for video subscriber growth since 2006, collectively losing only 278,000 customers.
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In Motion Watch
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![]() Some automakers already offer drowsiness detection systems, and more are likely to follow with ever more sophisticated technology.
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![]() Singapore is one of the most expensive places in the world to own a car, thanks to government fees and restrictions designed to reduce congestion and encourage the use of public transportation.
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![]() The bike-sharing startup has come out of stealth and announced it has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
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![]() For Sabre airfares booked at U.S. points of sale, American Express Global Business Travel now rebooks cheaper airfares that become available within 24 hours of booking.
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Odds & Ends
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![]() Clorox executive Nick Vlahos is the new chief executive.
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