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Nokia and Ericsson pitch themselves as Huawei 5G alternative

European telecom equipment makers were on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to reassure lawmakers that their 5G gear is a safe and secure alternative to equipment from Chinese giant Huawei. Their testimony comes as new legislation, allocating $1 billion in subsidies to rip and replace Huawei gear in rural wireless networks, awaits the signature of President Donald Trump. The Senate Commerce …

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Google launches screen reader and translation tools for Android phones

Google on Wednesday said it’s launching new speech and translation tools for Android phones.  The new feature lets Google’s Assistant software read long-form text out loud. The tool is meant mainly for listening to articles, blog posts and short stories on the web. Google said the technology is different from other screen-reading software because it’s meant to read stuff in …

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