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Google wants to improve your smart home with iRobot’s room maps

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The two companies are working together to leverage spatial data generated by iRobot’s robovacs Google and iRobot have announced they’re working together to improve smart home technology using mapping data collected by iRobot’s robot vacuums. The two companies say the aim is to make smart homes “more thoughtful” by leveraging the unique dataset collected by iRobot: maps of customers’ homes. iRobot’s latest Roomba, the i7+, creates maps using a combination of odometry data (measuring how far the robovac’s wheels move) and low-res camera imagery. The resulting maps can be used to create custom cleaning schedules or to let users ask their Roomba to vacuum specific rooms. An integration with Google Assistant lets customers give verbal commands like, “OK Google, tell Roomba to clean the kitchen.” Google and iRobot say this data will be useful for other smart home devices. The maps could be used to locate products like Wi-Fi-connected lighting, for example, automatically as...

Watch Video: Bride-to-be Priyanka Chopra dances at her bridal shower at the Tiffany & Co. Blue Box Cafe in New York City

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Priyanka Chopra held her bridal shower at Tiffany & Co. Blue Box Cafe in New York City, on Sunday, October 28, ahead of her December wedding with fiancé Nick Jonas. Priyanka can be seen dancing with her mother Dr Madhu Chopra and posing with the ladies of the Chopra and Jonas households, including Madhu and Nick’s mother. There’s also a picture of Priyanka with Oscar-winning actor Lupita Nyong’o. The first pre-wedding event hosted by Priyanka’s close friends was attended by Lupita Nyong’o and Kelly Ripa among others. Thanking filmmaker Mubina Rattonsey and her manager Anjula Acharia for the gorgeous bridal shower, Priyanka wrote on Instagram: “Love, laughter and a room full of amazing ladies...and some special gentlemen (what a special surprise)! Thank you so much @mubinarattonsey and @anjula_acharia for throwing me such a memorable bridal shower that broke all the rules! My amazing friends and family who made me feel so special and loved, thank you. And to top it off @tiffanya...

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh confirm November wedding, announce Wedding date on Twitter

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The Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh wedding date is out; the couple on Twitter announced they will be married on November 14-15. Bollywood celebs were quick to say, ‘Badhaai Ho’. The actors began dating on the sets of Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ramleela. After months of speculation, actors Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone have confirmed that they will get married on November 14 and 15. The couple shared a joint wedding announcement on Twitter on Sunday; wedding venue has not been revealed yet. “We thank you for all the love you have showered upon us over the years and seek your blessings as we embark on this incredible journey of love, loyalty, friendship and togetherness,” they wrote on Twitter. Ranveer and Deepika shared the announcement in Hindi and English, ending months of will-they-won’t they. Here is Ranveer and Deepika’s wedding announcement... “With the blessings of our families, gives us immense joy in sharing that our wedding is set to take place on the 14th and 15t...