Smart speakers with Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri are popular, but which one is right for you?
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A heaving robotic platform adapted from the tech that powers flight simulators could help train other robots to do surgery.
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Like CES, this week’s Mobile World Congress feels like a bit of a down year, now that the smoke has cleared. Perhaps its was fact that Samsung’s big news stole the show before it even began. Maybe it’s companies’ continued push to launch handsets on their own terms. It could also be that, as many have predicted, the age of the smartphone is truly drawing to an end.… Read More
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Microsoft today launched Soundscape, a new iOS app that aims to give people who are blind or visually impaired a greater awareness of their surrounding by using 3D cues. It’s worth stressing that the app isn’t about replacing guide dogs or canes. Instead, it’s all about enriching people’s perception of their surroundings. A guide dog can’t tell you that your… Read More
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WIRED contributor Joi Ito on the importance of developing intuition and common sense in artificial intelligence machines.
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Prevent Biometrics thinks its smart mouthguard can make contact sports safer for athletes.
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New Stanford research shows how companies alienate women before they start working.
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German automaker Daimler has been steadily investing in a stream of new transportation services as it positions itself for the next generation of car ownership and travel. Today, it consolidated its position in one of those business: it paid €70 million ($85 million) to buy the remaining 25 percent of car-sharing company car2Go that it did not already own, valuing car2Go at €280 million… Read More
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The majority of security advisories for critical infrastructure like power plants and factories recommend patches. But for most critical infrastructure, that advice isn’t practical.
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Sure, Apple didn’t have any sort of official presence at this year’s MWC, but this was the week the iPhone X really came into its own. The company’s premium flagship was everywhere in spirit, through the design choices from the competition. For some it was the mere legitimization of the notch — for others, the inspiration was a bit more unabashed. With Huawei’s… Read More
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