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Omilia raises $20 million for AI customer service chatbots

Omilia, a startup developing natural language technologies, today announced it raised $20 million in its first ever financing round. Founder and CEO Dimitris Vassos says the capital will help strengthen Omilia’s go-to-market efforts as it eyes expansion in North America and Western Europe. Omilia’s product portfolio spans a conversational platform and solutions targeting voice biometrics…
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How to install the iOS 13.5 public beta on your iPhone

Apple is currently beta testing iOS 13.5 for both developers and public beta users. The update includes three key changes in response to COVID-19, and here’s how you can try out the update today by joining the public beta. Should you install the iOS 13.5 beta? You should always be prepared for software bugs and performance issues in iOS betas, and iOS 13.5 is no different. That being said…
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How to rename a group iMessage on iPhone and iPad

Looking to make a group iMessage easier to find and have some fun personalizing it too? Read along for how to add a custom name or rename a group iMessage on iPhone and iPad. There are some handy features that Apple offers with iMessages (blue bubble texts) between you and…
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Stuck at home with kids? Turn your iPhone into a fun game of hide-and-seek with ‘Here Kitty!’

Many of us have extra time on our hands and lots of kids are out of school in the midst of the pandemic. Enter a new super fun app for kids (and adults) called “Here Kitty!” that lets you play hide and seek with iPhone. Looking for some engaging new activities to do with your kids? Developer “Impending” released a new iPhone app to provide just that with a new twist on the classic…
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Here’s how you’ll control COVID-19 contact tracing on Android

Instead of requiring a full OS update, Google is bringing exposure notifications to Android by leveraging Play services. Ahead of this month’s launch, the two companies are previewing contact tracing apps and what settings Android users will have to control COVID-19 contact tracing. Google Play services powers first-party apps, security scanning, helps locate lost devices, and manage account…
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