Voice assistants could reshape the web with narrower search
Voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant are hot right now, but they could also reshape how the web fundamentally works. Experts suggest that by returning even [...]
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Magna working at hiding robot car sensors
You would think that when it comes to making autonomous cars, getting them to drive themselves would the hard part. That’s only about half-right. The bigger, more pressing [...]
Announcing my new book: “The Hero Gotham Needs”
It gives me great pleasure to announce my next book project, The Hero Gotham Needs (working title), tentatively scheduled for publication in spring 2020 by Douglas & [...]
The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicles are expected to save many lives - but not all of them. How should they be programmed for when they get into unavoidable accidents? It’s an [...]
Facial recognition will kick off a technological face race
Police in China are now using sunglasses equipped with facial recognition capabilities, the latest in law enforcement’s growing enamouring with the technology. Sooner [...]
Apple is making good headway in growing online services
Apple shares have been taking a beating of late, largely thanks to slowing iPhone sales. But company watchers may be overlooking the fact that Apple is making good progress [...]
AI is tackling sports highlights
Editing together sports highlights can take humans hours, but IBM’s Watson can do it in minutes. The computer trains on previous footage and can quickly identify the [...]
Cellphone cameras challenging bigger SLRs with AI
There was a time when the suggestion that a cellphone camera could rival a bigger single-lens reflex was laughable, but no more. Tech companies such as Google are using [...]
Tesla should forget new vehicles and fix production
Tesla’s Elon Musk has announced a new semi truck and sporty roadster, but the electric car company should focus more on fixing production problems that plague its [...]
Augmented reality is changing home design and planning
Once upon a time, the humble tape measure revolutionized how homes were designed and built. Now, augmented reality is the second coming with its promise of speeding and [...]