Facebook Chief Technology Officer to Step Down in 2022
Mike Schroepfer, who leads the company’s artificial intelligence and other technical efforts, said he planned to transition into a role as a senior fellow.
Opinion | Voice Assistants Don’t Understand Us. They Should.
Even for new technologies, accessibility matters.
Social robots may be more persuasive if they project less authority
In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activities of daily living. But will people actually accept advice or instructions from a robot? A new study from University of Toronto Engineering suggests that the answer hinges on how that robot behaves.
The new space race: A breeding ground for great innovation?
The new space race is grabbing headlines and driving public interest in the potential of ‘extraterrestrial’ exploration. For tech innovators, it opens the doors to a world of exciting new possibilities. It has brought in a fast-moving, ‘Silicon Valley’ type innovative paradigm to a sector that was previously the government’s domain.
Microsoft takes another crack at a dual-screen Android phone with Duo 2
Microsoft is taking the wraps off a seemingly much improved second iteration of its Surface Duo 2 Android dual-screen device, which will begin rolling out in October.
Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has a new obsession: Toilets
What do tech leaders do when they leave the scene? They focus on some of the more basic things in life.
An AI-powered revenue operating system for aviation and beyond: FLYR Labs Lands $150 Million in Series C Funding
A multi-trillion dollar business in crisis, upending incumbents, unfettered ambition, and pragmatic deep learning. FLYR's story has it all.
How a drone-in-a-box can help fight wildfires
Drones are fast emerging as critical tools for disaster mitigation.
El científico iraní y la máquina operada a control remoto que lo mató en menos de un minuto
El padre del programa nuclear de Irán había eludido los atentados israelíes. Una operación planeada por el Mosad innovó con inteligencia artificial y sin agentes en el lugar del ataque.
British court disagrees with Australia, rules that AIs cannot be patent inventors
The UK and Australia may have made a historic pact last week, but one thing they can’t agree on is whether AIs can be patent inventors.
Telstra and Airspeeder team up to get racing multicopter series off the ground
Telstra 5G network to be used for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications.
Human learning can be duplicated in solid matter
Researchers have found that learning -- a universal feature of intelligence in living beings -- can be mimicked in synthetic matter, a discovery that in turn could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence (AI).
Tube-shaped robots roll up stairs, carry carts, and race one another
Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape.
Nutanix announces new features for Cloud Platform
Nutanix is launching AOS version 6, Nutanix Era and other new tools to help customers manage data and build out software-defined data centers.
Scientists show how fast algorithms are improving across a broad range of examples
Algorithms are sort of like a parent to a computer. They tell the computer how to make sense of information so they can, in turn, make something useful out of it.
Artificial intelligence can help highway departments find bats roosting under bridges
Photographs and computer vision techniques using artificial intelligence are able to detect the presence of bats on bridges automatically with over 90% accuracy, according to our new study.
Researchers psychoanalyse AI
We do not know exactly what is going on inside the "brain" of artificial intelligence (AI), and therefore we are not able to accurately predict its actions. We can run tests and experiments, but we cannot always predict and understand why AI does what it does.
Google announces 50 recipients of second Black Founders Fund
A range of companies participated, including ones focused on solving homelessness, improving the court system and helping the elderly.