The Comunicano for Friday March 17 2017

There are a lot of mature and emerging tech hubs around Europe now. But there remains an unusually tight link between Ireland’s tech economy and Silicon Valley.

New algorithm is based on human psychovisual system. Images look better, too.

An update to Amazon’s iOS app puts iPhone and iPad owners just two taps away from a voice assistant that surpasses Siri in significant ways.

Starting today and available to all iPhone users next week, you can talk to Amazon’s intelligent assistant Alexa while using the Amazon app.

Voice-controlled artificially intelligent assistants will transform how you interact with computers — and Amazon is determined not to miss out.

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube is doubling down on the lucrative business of competitive gaming, where players square off on virtual games for big prize money in tournaments.

Netflix is getting ready to replace stars with Pandora-like thumbs ups and thumbs downs in the coming weeks.

Led by Comcast’s impressive growth of 161,000 pay-TV subscribers, cable had its best year for video subscriber growth since 2006, collectively losing only 278,000 customers.

Some automakers already offer drowsiness detection systems, and more are likely to follow with ever more sophisticated technology.

Singapore is one of the most expensive places in the world to own a car, thanks to government fees and restrictions designed to reduce congestion and encourage the use of public transportation. 

The bike-sharing startup has come out of stealth and announced it has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

For Sabre airfares booked at U.S. points of sale, American Express Global Business Travel now rebooks cheaper airfares that become available within 24 hours of booking. 

Clorox executive Nick Vlahos is the new chief executive.