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Are you tired of having to yell upstairs to summon your spouse from their study? Fortunately, for those of us with more than one Alexa-powered smart speaker , you can use the Alexa app and voice commands to intercom with the different devices throughout your home. It’s all through a useful Alexa feature called Drop In, and it’s pretty simple to use. We’ve assembled this guide to teach you how to use Drop In with your Alexa gear, as well as how to make announcements to all of your devices at once. What is Drop In? The Drop In feature (available in the Alexa app and through Alexa voice commands) is a communication tool that functions like a two-way radio. When you “drop in” on a compatible Alexa device, such as an Amazon Echo speaker or Echo Show , the caller will be able to hear and speak through the Echo device they’ve pinged. If it’s an Echo Show you’re pinging, you’ll be able to see through the device as well. Likewise, the receiver of the Drop In will be able to … [Read more...] about How to use your Alexa device as an intercom

SINGAPORE: Around S$1.3 billion in casino entry fees were paid by Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) between 2010 and 2018, said Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo in Parliament on Monday (May 6). Mrs Teo was responding to a question from Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Member of Parliament Alex Yam, who wanted to know the amount collected since the entry levy was introduced and whether it has been effective in deterring problem gambling. Singaporeans and PRs have to pay a levy to enter the two casinos in Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands. This levy, originally set at S$100 a day or S$2,000 a year, was increased to S$150 and S$3,000 on Apr 4 this year. “The daily and annual entry levies serve to deter casual and impulse gambling by locals and are part of a holistic suite of social safeguards,” Mrs Teo said, noting that the number of local visitors to the casinos fell by 50 per cent between 2010 and 2018. The probable problem and … [Read more...] about S$1.3 billion in casino entry fees paid by Singaporeans, PRs since 2010

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There has been an odd twist to the charges of sexual harassment being brought against Gov. Andrew Cuomo . He met his latest accuser at the wedding of one of his top aides, and the aide’s wife is standing foursquare against the governor. Gareth Rhodes must feel like he’s caught between a rock and a hard place — or in this case between his boss and his wife. Cuomo’s latest accuser, Anna Ruch, was a guest at Rhodes’ wedding. She is not a state employee, CBS2’s Marcia Kramer reported Tuesday. READ MORE : Third Accuser Reportedly Comes Forward, Says Gov. Cuomo Acted Inappropriately At 2019 Wedding She told the New York Times that first, Cuomo, touched her bare lower back — and she moved his hand away. She then says he placed his hand on her face and asked to kiss her. Ruch says she pulled away, but apparently not before he kissed her cheek. Rhodes’ wife, Alexa Kissinger, is taking sides — and it’s not the governor’s. She tweeted, in part, “I am so … [Read more...] about Wife Of Top Cuomo Aide Shows Support On Social Media For Governor’s Latest Sexual Harassment Accuser

NEW YORK: For a few days last week, it really seemed as though the robot uprising might be upon us. Owners of Amazon’s smart speakers reported spontaneous bouts of creepy giggling from their Echoes. Uninvoked, it seemed, Alexa was laughing at us - we who are supposed to be her masters. “Lying in bed about to fall asleep when Alexa on my Amazon Echo Dot lets out a very loud and creepy laugh,” tweeted @GavinHightower. “There’s a good chance I get murdered tonight.” One Reddit user described Alexa’s laugh as “witchlike”, while another said it was “chillingly creepy”. Right on cue, Elon Musk turned up on a panel at the South by Southwest film festival in Texas this weekend to ramp up the terror factor. “I’m close to AI and it scares the hell out of me,” Mr Musk said. “The danger of artificial intelligence is much greater than the danger of nuclear warheads, by a lot.” A RECURRING PROBLEM Amazon insists Alexa’s laugh is not a menacing prelude to mass destruction. It is … [Read more...] about Commentary: Smart speakers will take over the world? Don’t make me laugh

LOS ANGELES: Tesla founder Elon Musk said in a court filing on Monday (Sep 16) that he did not mean to accuse a British caver of paedophilia when he referred to him as "pedo guy" in a tweet. READ: Trial date set for Elon Musk's 'pedo guy' tweet Musk, who is being sued for defamation in Los Angeles by Vernon Unsworth, who helped in the dramatic rescue of 12 boys trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand last year, claimed the term "pedo guy" was a common insult used in South Africa when he was growing up. "It is synonymous with 'creepy old man' and is used to insult a person's appearance and demeanour, not accuse a person of acts of paedophilia," he said in his court filing "I did not intend to accuse Mr Unsworth of engaging in acts of paedophilia," he added. "In response to his insults in the CNN interview, I meant to insult him back by expressing my opinion that he seemed like a creepy old man." READ: British cave diver says considering legal action after Elon Musk … [Read more...] about Elon Musk claims ‘pedo’ term used against Thai cave diver not an accusation

On a recent trip to Seattle, I kept hearing the same phrase repeated over and over again. “It doesn’t rain that much here,” rang the chorus line. The locals, apparently, were keen to dispel the myth that their beloved city is in a perpetual state of deluge. “If you think Seattle, you think rain,” explained Rand Rogers, a Seattleite based in Singapore since 2012. For the record, it rains only about 150 days a year in Seattle (Singapore had 188 days of rain in 2018, by comparison). Indeed, for the four days I spent in the city – a journey made easier thanks to Singapore Airlines ’s (SIA) new non-stop flight – I was blessed with sunshine and blue skies. Regardless whether you love or hate downpours, the precipitation does have one major upside: It makes everything lush. Seattle isn’t called the Emerald City for nothing. From green urban spaces to National Parks, the greenery is an attraction unto itself. Perhaps most famous of all is Mount Rainier National Park, anchored … [Read more...] about Looking for killer whales and hiking up a volcano in Seattle – California’s got competition