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At least three dead, 12 missing in US flooding

Rescuers searched Monday for at least 12 people missing in spectacular flash flooding in Texas and Oklahoma that also left at least three dead. The raging waters destroyed hundreds of homes and sent cars floating down streets, rolling and bobbing like giant toys. In the Texas city of San Marcos, residents were ordered to evacuate their homes as flood waters rose menacingly around them, following torrential rain that turned streets

Google patent details Amazon Echo-style smart toys

If you thought the idea of barking commands into a cylindrical black box to order supplies from Amazon was strange, get a load of what Google may be planning for the next generation of internet-connected smart toys. The US Patent and Trademark Office (via Engadget) published a patent application from Google late last week entitled “Agent Interfaces for Interactive Electronics that Support Social Cues,” which could wind up being little

Google patent details Amazon Echo-style smart toys

If you thought the idea of barking commands into a cylindrical black box to order supplies from Amazon was strange, get a load of what Google may be planning for the next generation of internet-connected smart toys. The US Patent and Trademark Office (via Engadget) published a patent application from Google late last week entitled “Agent Interfaces for Interactive Electronics that Support Social Cues,” which could wind up being little

Play-off talking points

Early goals from Cameron Jerome and Nathan Redmond put Norwich in the ascendancy at Wembley and Middlesbrough could find no way back as Alex Neil’s men won 2-0 to storm into the Premier League in style.