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Functional luxe
Life, Published on 21/12/2022
» Life picks 2022's 20 best gadgets and tech toys that are sure to pique your interest.
Cubetto
Life, AKIN, Published on 28/02/2018
» Cubetto from Primo Toys is a screenless programming system powered by an advanced coding language that lets children write their first computer programs. Using a friendly robot made of wood, a physical programming console and a set of expandable coding blocks, Cubetto helps children understand basic principles of coding in a very age-appropriate way.
Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life
AFP, Published on 15/12/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mark Zuckerberg envisions a software system inspired by the "Iron Man" character Jarvis as a virtual butler managing his household.
Even Facebook can't crack AI
Life, James Hein, Published on 30/11/2016
» So where are we as far as artificial intelligence is concerned? For some time now Facebook, with all of its resources, has tried to build a machine intelligence that can reason based on text input. Different groups have been trying for decades to build some form of machine intelligence but it is still a long way from what TV shows like Westworld and Humans portray. Even so, there are groups such as the University of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute and the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence in Cambridge that are also looking into the long-term risks of developing AI, just in case.
Tech giants race for edge in artificial intelligence
Life, Published on 12/10/2016
» Major technology firms are racing to infuse smartphones and other internet-linked devices with software smarts that help them think like people.
Virtual assistant Alexa boasts 1,000 'skills': Amazon
AFP, Published on 04/06/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon on Friday boasted that its virtual assistant Alexa is capable of 1,000 "skills," as the online retail giant bolsters defenses against rivals such as Google and Apple.
A stick with smarts
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 15/07/2015
» You can turn your smart TV in to a fully-fledged Windows computer by sticking a small Intel Compute Stick, which is just a bit bigger than your thumb, into its HDMI port.
With big investments, tech giants battle to stay ahead
AFP, Published on 07/11/2014
» NEW YORK - America's technology giants are drawing on their huge cash stockpiles to make big bets on investments and acquisitions that could prove to be visionary -- or end up as boondoggles.
Thousands in German anti-NSA protest
AFP, Published on 08/09/2013
» Thousands took to the streets in Berlin Saturday in protests against Internet surveillance activities by the US National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies, and the German government's perceived lax reaction to them.
TED tailors 'ideas worth spreading' for TV
AFP, Published on 04/05/2013
» The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience.