Tech News Today 1833

The Wall Street Journal says that Apple plans to invest one billion dollars into the acquisition and production of its own TV shows, while aiming to match the quality of HBO content.

AltspaceVR might not be shutting down after all as the company posted that there are relationships in the works that will effectively keep the lights on for the many communities that have made it home.

Voice calling, a much awaited feature for the Google Home, is beginning to roll out to users in the US. The new feature will allow users to place calls to businesses and numbers from their address books using the device.

Also, the Essential phone will begin shipping next week, the Hexa robot is a creepy crawly robot from your nightmares, and Rafe Needleman discusses why bots should never pretend to be human.

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Links

• Apple Readies $1 Billion War Chest for Hollywood Programming
• AltspaceVR is back!
• Google Home can now make phone calls in the US and Canada
• Essential Phone in ‘Black Moon’ will begin shipping within 7 days
• Is it OK for a Chatbot to Impersonate a Human?
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