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Google’s ‘Pixel Buds’ may be the key to breaking the language barrier

Mandatory Credit: Photo by AP/REX/Shutterstock (9114955r) Google Pixel Buds are shown at a Google event at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco Google Showcase, San Francisco, USA – 04 Oct 2017 Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock Out of all the products Google launched at its big event this week, there’s one that should have Apple really worried. No, […]

This isn’t the first time Dove rolled out a racist ad

Image: MARK ZUCKERBERG/FACEBOOK For all the good Facebook has done in the wake of Hurricane Maria, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sending his cartoon avatar to the ravaged streets of Puerto Rico on Monday afternoon stands out as a tone-deaf misstep. He capitalized on a natural disaster to promote his company’s new tech, and the whole thing […]

Google Photos can now recognize the lovable faces of your cats and dogs

I wish this was one of the approximately 8,000 dog photos on my phone. Image: Ruud Lauritsen/Kennel Club/REX/Shutterstock Google knows that your phone holds untold gigabytes of snapshots of your favorite animal friends. So the search giant is making it even easier to group those pics all together. SEE ALSO: Why the iPhone 8 Plus […]

Intel’s new ‘self-learning’ chip is designed to act like a human brain

Image: intel Intel just introduced a new type of chip that could have big implications for artificial intelligence. The company is experimenting with a new “self-learning” chip that’s designed to learn like the human brain. [AdSense-A] SEE ALSO: Facebook AI researchers are teaching bots to have human-like expressions Called the “Intel Loihi test chip,” the […]

Watch this robot from Boston Dynamics totally eat it during demo

A robot fail usually sends shockwaves throughout the Internet, but a Boston Dynamics demo that went awry last month is just now getting a reaction. SEE ALSO: The creepiest videos from the robotics company Google just sold At the annual Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders at UMass Lowell, Boston Dynamics presented its humanoid […]