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Apple launches HomePod voice speaker, takes on Google, Amazon

Aftermissingthecriticalholidayshoppingseason,ApplehasjumpedintothevoicespeakerwarswiththeHomePodsmartspeaker,adevicethatwilluseitsSirivoiceassistantandcompeteag

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Samsung reportedly eyes first half of 2018 for smart speaker debut

Astonishingly,Apple'slong-delayedHomePodspeakermightnotbethelasttomarketwhenitlaunchesearlynextyear.Samsungwillreleaseitsownsmartspeakerinthefirsthalfof2018,acc

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Singapore's House speaker resigns for presidential election

Halimah Yacob, speaker of Singapore's Parliament, formally resigned as the speaker and a member of parliament on Monday, in order to contest in the presidential election next month.

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Apple reportedly begins production of its Siri speaker

ThoserumorsofAppleunveilingaSiri-enabledspeakerjustgotalittlemoretangible.BloombergsourcesclaimthatApplehasstartedmanufacturingthevoice-controlleddevice.Itmight

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Myanmar's union parliament sets March 17 for presidential run

Myanmar's union parliament on Monday announced March 17 as the date for three groups of the union parliament representatives to nominate their respective candidates for presidential run.

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Japan's lower house appoints new speaker

​The House of Representatives of Japan on Tuesday selected Tadamori Oshima as its new speaker after Nobutaka Machimura resigned for health reason.