Google's Assistant in Allo now has French support

 

The Google Assistant in Google Allo now has French support. 

Google Allo is the smart messaging app for Android and iOS that helps user say more and do more right in their chats. Users can get help from the Assistant without ever leaving the conversation. Sharing sports scores, recipes, or travel plans in French is now easy to do right in your chats with friends.

To start using the Assistant in Canadian French, just say “Talk to me in Canadian French” when you’re chatting with your Assistant in Google Allo. You can also adjust the language setting for your Assistant on your device. So whether you’re looking into weather forecasts for your trip to The Laurentians or for directions to the Olympic Stadium, add @google to your chat and your Assistant is ready to help.

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$600,000 prize pool confirmed for the Injustice 2 Championship Series

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the Injustice 2 Championship Series Presented by PlayStation®4, a global esports program for the upcoming Injustice 2 video game from NetherRealm Studios.  The 2017 series has Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment teaming up with ESL, Gamelta esports Professional League, GameStop, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Twitch to further build the fighting game community around the world. 

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Malwarebytes 3.0 causes MS Office to crash on Windows 10 Creators Update

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I've been experiencing a frustrating issue where my Microsoft Word documents crash whenever I try to cut text for copying or pasting. This issue was so persistent that it rendered MS Word unusable and even caused hours of lost work as well. I eventually got my Surface Book replaced under warranty because of this and another discovered hardware issue. Imagine my surprise when, three days later, after reinstalling all my applications and settings, the issue started up again.

Because of the issue, Microsoft Word users running on Windows 10 Creators Update can't cut or paste content from Word or even paste and save content. Word freezes up, has to be restarted and your document cannot be recovered.

Malwarebytes, is an antivirus and anti-malware solution. Mine is the paid version yet the company still has not made a fix available (instead, they are asking for users to install their latest beta version of Malwarebytes v. 3.1.0.1716. Personally, I avoid installing beta software on my work machine, so I have no recourse but to uninstall Malwarebytes from my Surface Book until they fix this serious issue.

New IBM Innovation Space in Markham supports startups, entrepreneurs and businesses

Ontario has partnered with IBM Canada, Ontario Centres of Excellence and ventureLAB to open the IBM Innovation Space-Markham Convergence Centre that will provide businesses access to the technology and expertise they need to grow and compete in the global marketplace.

Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science attended the grand opening today with Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth and Michael Chan, MPP for Markham-Unionville.

This centre is part of the IBM Innovation Incubator (I³) Project, which will help small and medium-sized enterprises fast-track the launch of new technologies and products to international clients by leveraging IBM's technical resources. This includes cognitive business technology and a cloud-based development platform, as well as its physical space and network of customers. The I³ project is expected to create up to 2,600 jobs by 2020.

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