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The best streaming devices for 2025

Engadget

But there are still a few reasons you may want a streaming device. In that case, a streaming device can help you navigate more quickly and give you an interface thats more pleasant to deal with. Streaming devices come in handy when you travel, too.

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3 Emerging Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In the 2000s and 2010s, the telethon gave way to a new form of fundraising — the charity live stream. Gamers, some with enormous fan bases in the tens of millions, host live streams where they play video games and interact with their audience as a tool to raise money for nonprofits. 3) Google Assistant Voice Donations.

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Move over, Alexa: Amazon launches new realtime voice model Nova Sonic for third-party enterprise development

VentureBeat

Currently, the model supports multiple expressive voices, both masculine and feminine, in American and British English. Read More

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How to Improve Donor Retention: 3 Surprising Strategies from Top-performing Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

In addition to creating new streams of ongoing, predictable support, nonprofits who make monthly giving easy typically see higher long-term donor retention. It tells donors their voices matter and directly shapes your future relationship. Bottom line: Your donors live in a frictionless world.

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Instreamatic, which inserts interactive voice ads into audio streams, raises $6.1M Series A round

TechCrunch

Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic , which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 SF-HQ’d Instreamatic lets brands that advertise through streaming music apps and podcasts (for instance) have interactive voice-based dialogues with consumers. Need help sleeping?”

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Twitter is now testing its Clubhouse-like voice chat rooms

The Verge

Twitter has begun testing its Spaces feature, the voice-based chat rooms it first announced last month. what up y’all, we're the team behind Spaces––a small experiment focused on the intimacy of the human voice — Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) December 17, 2020. aye we’re live! Moderation seems to be a big focus of Spaces.

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I cant pass up Samsung’s Q-Series Dolby Atmos soundbar at over $700 off, and neither should you

Mashable Tech

And if you love yelling at your devices, built-in Alexa voice control lets you adjust settings without touching a remote. Adaptive Sound enhances dialogue, while the Active Voice Amplifier keeps voices clear, even in chaotic scenes. Price: $634.95 $1,399 Retailer: Walmart Sound Channels: 7.1.2

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