Listen To The Super Lifelike Computer Voice Google Is Building
DeepMind — the Google company behind AlphaGo, the groundbreaking “Go”-playing bot — is working on a new speech generator called WaveNet, and it sounds really, really good.

September 21, 2016 at 12:20PM
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The Algorithm That Predicts What The Ultra-Wealthy Want
What do you get the ultra-luxury hotel guests who have everything? A computer program that analyzes their TripAdvisor reviews to figure out what they want.

September 21, 2016 at 10:38AM
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The Algorithm That Predicts What The Ultra-Wealthy Want
What do you get the ultra-luxury hotel guests who have everything? A computer program that analyzes their TripAdvisor reviews to figure out what they want.

September 21, 2016 at 10:38AM
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Google Allo review: This is fine
If for some reason you abhor the dozen or so widely-used chat apps out there today, maybe Allo will appeal to you (assuming you can also get your friends to use it).

September 21, 2016 at 10:38AM
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Activity Trackers May Undermine Weight Loss Efforts
Wearable activity monitors can count your steps and track your movements, but they don’t, apparently, help you lose weight. In fact, you might lose more weight without them.

September 21, 2016 at 10:38AM
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Illumina, Secret Giant Of DNA Sequencing, Is Bringing Its Tech To The Masses
With spin-off investments Grail and Helix, and a new software-savvy CEO, Illumina is poised to make DNA an even bigger part of your life.

September 21, 2016 at 10:38AM
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Was New York’s mass-text manhunt really unprecedented?
Yesterday morning, millions of phones across New York City’s five boroughs blared with a siren-like alarm and an ominous message. “Wanted: Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28-yr-old male. See media for pic.” To many, this seemed like a new invasive and dangerous protocol, but was it really?

September 21, 2016 at 07:22AM
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TB-tracking headbands, mapping cancer and a malaria hackathon: How data is fighting disease in Africa
In a newly built innovation hub on Johannesburg’s trendiest block, 20 young scientists from eight different countries stare intently at their computers in a hackathon unlike any other. The code they’re trying to crack isn’t the password of a high-ranking official or executive’s email. They’re trying to figure out how to beat the deadly, drug-resistant malaria that has become a global scourge.

September 21, 2016 at 12:06AM
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A New Federal DMV for Driverless Cars
With the federal government stepping in and handling the regulation of driverless cars, will drivers even need to go to the DMV anymore?

September 20, 2016 at 05:04PM
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Badass ‘Inception’ Coffee Table Is Like Something Out Of A Dream
If you love “Inception” and you’re rich like Saito, we have the perfect coffee table for you.

September 20, 2016 at 04:43PM
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