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English - August 31, 2017 20:30 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratings
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The world of voice assistants gets more complicated with an Alexa-Cortana link-up, Google counters Apple's augmented-reality toolkit with an announcement of its own, and Berlin's IFA trade show brings announcements of new smartwatches and mobile PCs.

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Guest Starring:

Melissa Riofrio and Shahid Kamal Ahmad

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