White House: A.I. will be critical driver of U.S. economy
The White House sees artificial intelligence as an increasingly critical technology that can fight cyberattacks, upgrade weapons of war, improve health care and even unclog traffic for the commute home.
View ArticleThanks to Facebook, voter registrations surge
Social media is more than posts of cat videos and political rants as Facebook showed by getting hundreds of thousands of people to register to vote this fall.
View ArticleFacebook is leaking valuable younger users
Though Facebook has been working to bring in younger users for several years now, it doesn't appear to be having much success.
View ArticleMars lander goes silent, but scientists remain hopeful
All seemed well as the European Space Agency's robotic explorer Schiaparelli closed in on its Mars landing Wednesday. Then it went silent.
View ArticleFacebook hit by civil rights grievances
It's been a tough week for Facebook when it comes to civil rights allegations.
View ArticleIn presidential campaign, Twitter was a powerful political tool
The contentious presidential election lit up Twitter with users posting more than 1 billion tweets about the election since the Republican debates began in August 2015.
View Article5 things to know about fake news on Facebook, Google
With presidential election signs coming down from front lawns and voters watching protests on the news, many are wondering if fake news stories on Facebook and Google contributed to Donald Trump's...
View ArticleAWS comes out swinging with A.I. services
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy announced three artificial intelligence services that will be available to enterprise users this year, with more expected in 2017.
View ArticleAfter first week, A.I. system is beating human poker players
A third of the way through the latest man-vs.-machine poker tournament, the A.I. system is winning handily.
View ArticleAutonomous robots are about to deliver your lunch in D.C. and Silicon Valley
Starship Technologies, a company that builds autonomous delivery robots, has signed deals with two meal delivery companies set to launch as soon as next month.
View ArticleRobot reporter gets first article published in China
We're at "the beginning" of human jobs being replaced by robots, one analyst says.
View ArticleGoogle lets users get social with Maps
Google is moving to make Maps more than just about getting to your destination. Maps is getting social.
View ArticleSoftware glitch aborts SpaceX rendezvous with space station
A software glitch caused a SpaceX cargo spacecraft to abort its rendezvous with the International Space Station early on Wednesday.
View ArticleBoston Dynamics takes big jump with two-legged Handle robot
Robotics company Boston Dynamics has built a two-legged, wheeled robot that can roll down a flight of stairs and jump on and off a table, all while maintaining its balance and speed.
View ArticleGood-bye Internet pioneers. Hello, Oath?
After its acquisition of Yahoo wraps up, Verizon plans to place AOL and Yahoo under the umbrella of a new company, called Oath.
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