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	Podcast:		Tech and Science Daily \| Evening Standard
	Episode:		Microsoft’s $16bn takeover of AI firm behind Apple’s Siri
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:05:58
	Publish Date:		2021-04-13 12:04:50
	Description:		The artificial intelligence and speech tech firm behind Apple’s Siri has been bought by Microsoft for $16 billion. The purchase of Nuance Communications is the second largest in Microsoft's history. Plus, the Kent coronavirus variant 'spreads more easily, but doesn’t make you more sick,’ Japan plans to release into the sea more than a million tonnes of radioactive water, Cyberpunk 2077 ‘will sell for years to come’ and, why the latest dinosaur discovery has been dubbed ‘Monkeydactyl’. Listen to our other podcasts: Women Tech Charge: interviews with incredible women leading in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths The Leader: a daily news podcast helping you make sense of the day’s most important stories Ask your Smart Speaker to ‘play the news from the Evening Standard' Visit standard.co.uk/tech for more tech news See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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