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Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

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Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

Voice assistants can be controlled using sounds above the range of human hearing and used to download malware, make video calls and post on social media

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Science fiction picks: Time for a reality check

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Donate your voice so Siri doesn’t just work for white men

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Glove turns sign language into text for real-time translation

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Say it with feeling: The complex world of emojis

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Don't feel sorry for apologising – it could be good for you

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Automatic sign language translators turn signing into text

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First words: The surprisingly simple foundation of language

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Ultrasonic speaker lets you whisper to people 30 metres away

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Ultrasonic speaker lets you whisper to people 30 metres away

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How the brain's ability to time travel may have led to speech

Did our free-roaming minds set the stage for language, as we mimed our adventures, real or imaginary? A new book explores an important theory about language

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Google uses neural networks to translate without transcribing

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Inside knowledge: What's really going on in the minds of animals

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Life

The feeling you get when nails scratch a blackboard has a name

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Smart-reading: How to read faster and comprehend more

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