How TicHome Mini is Reinventing the Smart Speaker Space
The TicHome Mini smart speaker is both portable and waterproof. Ying Zhou, Business Director of Mobvoi, explains how this product differentiates itself in the crowded market.
"I believe TicHome Mini provides the freedom of bringing your smart speaker around you anywhere where there is WiFi," says Zhou. Mobvoi believes voice interaction will be the next generation of human machine interaction.
Zhou says she sees growing opportunity for smart speakers in home, auto, and wearables. The TicHome Mini is integrated with Google Assistant. Google is an investor in Mobvoi.
There were a record 2.6 million weddings in 2022, which is up from 1.9 million in 2021 and 1.3 million in 2020, according to a report from The Knot, a wedding planning agency.
In line with a Biden administration proposal, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is cutting the price of its most commonly prescribed insulins by 70 percent and capping out-of-pocket costs at $35 or less per month.
Demand for mortgage loan applications fell 5.7 percent in the last week of February, according to a survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).
A large cross-section of Americans is at risk of falling below the poverty line as the program that provided more than 32 million people with extra SNAP benefits during the pandemic is set to end. Families received at least $95 extra per month to spend on food.
The Black Innovation Alliance is working to empower Black entrepreneurs and recently received a $3 million commitment from UBS to help with resources. Ifeoma Ike, director of policy and movement strategy with the Black Innovation Alliance, joined Cheddar News to explain further the organization's mission.
