Fad Or The Future? Robot-Made Burgers Wow The Crowds In San Francisco
Alex Vardakostas had a dream about creating a robot burger-maker in college. He’s now poised to open a restaurant with his Creator Burger robot in September.

August 26, 2018 at 08:00AM
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I Thought Robotic Dogs Were Ridiculous. Then I Played With One
Aibo’s newest model doesn’t entirely disguise the fact that it’s a robot — it’s hard, and not covered with fur — but it moved so smoothly and its little gestures were so endearing that it didn’t matter.

August 26, 2018 at 05:48AM
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How Do We Get Four Billion People Online?
Despite the name, the World Wide Web … isn’t. Some 52 percent of the world — roughly 4 billion people, mostly women — don’t have access to the open web.

August 25, 2018 at 11:39PM
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The Serious Security Problem Looming Over Robotics
Like most things connected to the internet, if a hacker wants to get in, they’ll find a way.

August 25, 2018 at 09:36PM
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The Untold Story Of A Jack The Ripper Game That Never Happened
About 10 years ago, Electronic Arts developed and then canceled a game about Jack the Ripper. This is its story.

August 25, 2018 at 02:47PM
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With The Help Of AI, You Too Can Dance Like Bruno Mars
Straight out of UC Berkeley, here’s an application of computer vision and video generation that’s as funky-fresh as it is… well, kind of terrifying. What’s real anymore?

August 25, 2018 at 09:19AM
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I’ve Read Too Much Of Amazon Propaganda Twitter And Now I’m In Hell
A group of Amazon employees have started new roles as “Fulfillment Center Ambassadors,” in order to ward off some of the negative press that Amazon has been getting about horrific working conditions for its warehouses.

August 24, 2018 at 04:25PM
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This Technology That Transfers Body Motion To Video Of Another Person Is Both Fascinating And Terrifying
It’s terrifying partly because of the literal fake news applications in the future, but also because the slightly glitchy way the altered person’s body moves is reminiscent of something from a horror movie.

August 24, 2018 at 08:38AM
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The Biggest Aircraft Ever Made Exists Now
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: A billionaire has managed to build the largest plane ever made, living in the Bay Area is really tough if you aren’t insanely rich and one game designer thinks he can improve the guns in “Doom” (2016).

August 24, 2018 at 06:22AM
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The Pivot To Whiskey
Artificial whiskey is coming and one company is betting you’ll drink up.

August 24, 2018 at 06:22AM
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