Google has begun using Duplex, its AI chat agent that can arrange appointments over the phone, to contact businesses about the status of certain “in-demand” items like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and cleaning solutions. As reflected in an update to a support webpage and confirmed to VentureBeat by a spokesperson …
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Photo by Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com Summer’s the season we dream of all year — surely, those hazy, lazy, carefree days will allow us to somehow wring out more time to read. Whether it’s a frothy paperback smudged with Coppertone and savored on a sandy beach or an electronic thriller …
Read More »What It Looks Like Inside an Amazon Warehouse Now
KENT, Wash. — After months of being embattled over its response to the coronavirus, Amazon is working to convince the public that its workplaces — specifically, the warehouses where it stores everything from toys to hand sanitizer — are safe during the pandemic. The giant internet retailer has started running …
Read More »When the Office Is Like a Biohazard Lab
Here’s what it will be like when Cisco employees return to the office: Before heading in each day, workers will be required to log on to a new app the giant networking company designed, and answer several questions about their health. Have they had close contact in the last 14 …
Read More »COVID-19: What Will Going To The Movies Look Like When Theatres Finally Reopen In S’pore?
As the government gradually eases the circuit breaker measures, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said that Singaporeans would need to get used to a “new normal”, as returning to the previous state of affairs is not possible. After living in ‘lockdown’ and being confined to our own homes for …
Read More »We’re Not Going Back To Normal: Here’s How Life After COVID-19 Will Look Like
After a 76-day lockdown, China reopened factories and offices resumed operation. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases is plummeting in some countries such as Germany and Thailand. Some other countries are even thinking of lifting their lockdowns altogether. For Singapore, our ‘circuit breaker’ measure was due to be lifted on May 4, …
Read More »What Will Going To The Movies Look Like After MCO? We Ask 3 Major M’sian Cinema Chains.
Author’s Blurb: I’ve watched a few movies online before that made me think, “I regret not watching this in cinemas when it came out”. While I’m eager to visit the cinemas again with friends when the pandemic is over, I believe that cinemas will have to work hard to regain …
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You know the #ITGTopShelfie—our interview series that shares the beauty routines of Into The Gloss’ lovely, accomplished, and loyal community of readers. Now we’re taking you into the bathrooms, cabinets, and makeup bags of some of Glossier’s own. These folks work in beauty, and they bring to the table lots …
Read More »COVID-19: South Korea’s Recent Election Gives S’pore A Glimpse Of How GE 2020 Might Be Like
Earlier this Wednesday, the Elections Department of Singapore (ELD) announced that the Registers of Electors have been certified and are now available for public inspection online. According to the ELD, 2.65 million Singaporeans are now eligible to vote in the upcoming election — this is an increase of over 59,000 …
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