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Google built a processor just for AI
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Tensor Processing Units are designed to speed up machine learning. Google is no stranger to building hardware for its data centers, but it's now going so far as to design its own processors. The internet
Google News
Google is reportedly creating a startup incubator
Wired UK - Emily Reynolds
Google is reportedly creating a startup incubator to allow internal teams to create new ventures. Dubbed "Area 120", the incubator would allow …
Carsharing
Jaguar Land Rover launches InMotion subsidiary to develop car sharing services
The Verge - Chris Ziegler
The UK's Jaguar Land Rover is launching a wholly owned subsidiary called InMotion, which it describes as "a new technology business that builds apps and on-demand services to overcome modern travel and
Hitachi's answer to Pepper the robot is swifter and sturdier
Engadget - Jon Fingas
The EMIEW3 helper robot can keep up with fast-moving humans. Look out, Pepper: you have some fresh competition. Hitachi has unveiled EMIEW3, its first humanoid assistant robot built for full-fledged commercial
Solar cell generates power from raindrops
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Solar power's nemesis might become its friend. Rain is normally a solar energy cell's worst nightmare, but a team of Chinese scientists could make it a tremendous ally. They've developed a solar cell an
Artificial Intelligence
Hiring a robot waiter can cost you your business
Engadget - Daniel Cooper
As two restaurants in China close due to inefficient service. If you've ever whined that employing people means dealing with their personal messes, don't think hiring robots can make your life any better.
The reality of AR/VR business models
TechCrunch - Tim Merel
There is nearly as much confusion as there is excitement about augmented and virtual reality. While VR could be big and AR could be bigger (and take longer), there are more questions than answers out I’ll
Machine Learning
Google is using machine learning to teach robots how to grasp random objects
TechCrunch - Frederic Lardinois
Using your hand to grasp a pen that’s lying on your desk doesn’t exactly feel like a chore, but for robots, that’s still a really hard thing to do. So to teach robots how to better grasp random objects,
The future of work is 5 billion customers looking for a good job
TechCrunch - Jonathan Shieber
David Nordfors Contributor David Nordfors is the co-chair and co-founder of the i4j Innovation for Jobs Summit together with Vint Cerf. More posts by this contributor: The future of business is good jobs
IBM Watson powers Hilton's robotic concierge 'Connie'
Engadget - Mariella Moon
It can answer guests' questions about the hotel and tourist destinations. IBM Watson is training for yet another job at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The hotel has recently welcomed a new concierge named
Koov is Sony's answer to Lego Mindstorms
Engadget - Steve Dent
The robotic and coding kits are the first element in Sony's Global Education program. Governments and educators around the world want to teach kids coding at an early age, so many corporations are eager
Humans trust this emergency robot more than common sense
Engadget - Devindra Hardawar
Researchers found people will follow the bot, even when it's pointing them away from known exits. Getting people to trust robots is as big a deal for the future of technology as building them. But, it
Internet of Things
The Politics Of The Internet Of Things
TechCrunch - Henry Pickavet
Dominique Guinard Contributor Dominique Guinard is the co-founder and CTO of EVRYTHNG. The prospective scale of the Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to fill anyone looking from the outside with
Barriers To Augmented Reality Are Holding Us Back From The Holodeck
TechCrunch - Henry Pickavet
Justin Hendrix Contributor Justin Hendrix is executive director at NYC Media Lab. More posts by this contributor: The Science Of Selfies • How Attackers Could Send Your Smartphone To An Early Grave There
Understanding The Future Of Mobility
TechCrunch - Henry Pickavet
Jonathan Matus Contributor Jonathan Matus is CEO of Zendrive. More posts by this contributor: Uber Ruling Is A Harbinger Of The Need For Employment Law Change Stefan Heck Contributor Stefan Heck is a Professor
A Car Full Of People With No One Driving
TechCrunch - Brooks Rainwater
Ever since the days of the horse and buggy there has been a fundamental relationship between vehicle and driver. The advent of driverless cars will invert this dynamic as we all roll forward into the What
Apps
Where Are The Invisible Apps?
TechCrunch - Eli Portnoy
More than a year ago, Matthew Panzarino wrote an article on TechCrunch in which he described a new type of mobile app experience that he coined the Invisible App. He predicted that we would imminently
Brainwaves
Your Brain Waves Could Replace Passwords
TechCrunch - John Biggs
Researchers at Binghamton University have discovered that, with a bit of training, your computer can identify you based on the way your brain reacts to certain words. This means that instead of a password
New York sets rules for running Bitcoin exchange businesses
Engadget - Mariella Moon
New York has finally issued an official set of rules for businesses that deal with Bitcoins. If you recall, New York Superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin M. Lawsky and his team have been writing
MicroSD
Google’s Project Vault Is A Secure Computing Environment On A Micro SD Card, For Any Platform
TechCrunch - Darrell Etherington
Project Vault is a secure computer contained entirely on a micro SD sized device. Google’s ATAP said the micro SD format made sense because there’s already advanced security features on your phone, contained
Ricoh invents super-efficient power-producing rubber
Engadget - Andrew Tarantola
No, this is not an image of a delicious Fruit Roll-Up, it's actually a unique new flexible material from Ricoh that can create electricity from pressure and vibration. Dubbed "Energy-Generating Rubber,"
Self-awareness
The Light Phone Is The Anti-Smartphone
TechCrunch - John Biggs
The Light Phone is the opposite of every other phone in existence. It is thin, light, lasts 20 days on a charge, and literally does nothing but make and answer calls. It’s as if the makers of the Sports
Carl Sagan's solar-powered spacecraft is getting its first test flight
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Legendary astronomer Carl Sagan once envisioned a solar sailer, a spaceship that uses sunlight radiation to push itself through the solar system much like a boat relies on the wind. Decades later, his
Cooking with Watson: Italian grilled lobster
Engadget - Terrence O'Brien
'Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson' is a collaboration between IBM and the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. Once a week, as part of an ongoing series, we'll be preparing one recipe from
NASA thinks a robotic eel might be the key to exploring Europa
Engadget - Timothy J. Seppala
We've seen the submarine that NASA wants to explore Saturn's moon Titan with, but compared to what the aeronautics outfit's looking at for icy climes like Jupiter's Europa it's downright pedestrian. The
The Void wants to offer fully immersive virtual reality games
Engadget - Mariella Moon
Ken Bretschneider dreams of a virtual reality experience that will have you literally running, jumping around and chasing digital villains. That's why this fall, he'll start building The Void: a virtual