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1.All the pieces Amazon announced at its Alexa match

Amazonheld a huge shindig the day before this day to explain an entire bunch of unique hardware sooner than the holidays. Naturally, the lineup involves unique Echo orderly speakers, along with Alexa-powered earbuds, glasses, a orderly ring and even an oven.

Oh, and Alexa might maybe maybe be getting movie superstar voices — starting with Samuel L. Jackson, whose tender tones you are going to be in a position to purchase for comely ninety nine cents.

2.Facebook announces Horizon, a VR huge-multiplayer world

Facebook Horizon is a virtual actuality sandbox universe the effect you are going to be in a position to make your hold environments and video games, play and socialize with chums or comely stumble upon the user-generated landscapes. Veritably, it’s Facebook’s address 2d Existence, and it’s launching in non-public beta subsequent year.

3.Verizon lights up 5G in (parts of) NYC

The giant apple and downtown Brooklyn are the carrier’s first focal point in Recent York City, bringing the entire selection of cities with Verizon 5G to 13. (Mandatory reminder: Verizon owns TechCrunch.)

4.Summer wishes to conquer pupil loans for borrowers, and now has $10M to invent it

By Summer’s platform, borrowers can win a elephantine 360-level behold of their most up-to-date pupil loan self-discipline, and birth exploring alternatives for tricks on how to repay it in doubtlessly the most financially atmosphere pleasant blueprint most likely.

5.Nigeria’s CcHub acquires Kenya’s iHub to fabricate mega Africa incubator

Two of Africa’s powerhouse tech incubators will most likely be part of forces: Nigerian innovation center and seed-fund CcHub has purchased Nairobi-basically based iHub.

6.Founders, win to Disrupt SF for solutions to the in reality hard questions

Yes, it’ll be stress-free to glimpse all the celebrities (Will Smith! Steph Curry!) at Disrupt SF, however kind particular to take a examine the agenda for the Additional Crunch stage, the effect we’ll win extra in-depth about the challenges that every founder faces.

7.How Amazon is closing out rivals by opening up inform

Extra Amazon data: The company announced the formation of a novel consortium referred to as the Issue Interoperability Neighborhood, which aims to fabricate a space of requirements and technology for inform-enabled hardware, with customers in a position to space off one inform over one other with the factual space of “wake phrases.” (Additional Crunch membership required.)