It doesn’t include the plow, but it prepares the truck for one.
Source: CNET
HBO’s 1970s drama views the pitfalls of free enterprise through the eyes of sex workers.
Source: Wired
There’s no doubt that the competition to develop self-driving cars is hotting up. There are over 1 billion cars, trucks and buses on the planet, and that’s not even including off-road vehicles or heavy construction equipment, many of which could be turned into ‘ground drones’ in the future. This is a subject we’ll be turning to at Techcrunch Disrupt Berlin,… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Graphics chip maker Nvidia uses neural networks to draw photo-realistic images.
Source: CNET
Ford has a robotic butt it actually calls ‘Robutt’ (via MIT Technology Review) that it uses to test its car seats, helping to make sure they’re durable enough to withstand numerous backside encounters over their long useful lifetime. It’s not that surprising –Â car manufacturers use plenty of robots to mimic repeated stresses on car parts to make sure they can last… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Three new features add depth to Alexa’s smart home prowess.
Source: CNET
While its name still implies a focus on the Linux kernel, the Linux Foundation has long become a service organization that helps other open source groups run their own foundations and projects (think Cloud Foundry, the Cloud Native Compute Foundation, the Node.js Foundation, etc.). Today, the group is adding a new project to its stable: the Acumos project, which was started by AT&T and… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Rejoice cord cutters: You no longer have to use Chromecast and your phone to watch YouTube’s live TV streaming service.
Source: CNET
Live TV streaming service YouTube TV is now available on actual TVs with the launch of dedicated apps for smart TVs, streaming devices and gaming consoles. Following its rapid expansion across the U.S. since its April debut, Google’s popular competitor to Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Hulu Live TV, and DirecTV Now, is available to two-thirds of the U.S., including the top 50 metro areas,… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Researchers are training algorithms to spot tell-tale signs of self-harm in brain scans. But there’s probably better data to use.
Source: Wired