When Will The Machines Wake Up?
While biology has held a relatively firm monopoly on “consciousness” over the last few hundreds of millions of years, many researchers in the domain of machine learning are of the belief that, eventually, humans may replicate self-awareness and inner experience in our machines.

February 6, 2016 at 12:08PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/20LGyW4

Amazon Echo Is Suddenly a Lazy Stoner’s Dream
You can now order a Domino’s pizza, stream music from Spotify, and hail an Uber all by yelling commands at your Amazon Echo.

February 6, 2016 at 12:08PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1PYaWor

How ‘Live’ is Live TV?
From Periscope to Twitch, live video is just something we expect in this day and age. When it comes to live television, however, not only is there often an intentional broadcast delay between when an event is taped and when it hits screens, the unintentional lag may be getting worse.

February 6, 2016 at 11:03AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1mhZIDn

Guy Expertly Beatboxes Along With Siri
She’s the personal assistant who’s going to help take your music career to new heights.

February 5, 2016 at 02:14PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1miAtky

Robot Golf Would Be A Terrible Sport Because No One Would Ever Lose
The creepy wheeled thing is LDRIC, a robot that scored a hole-in-one at the PGA Tour yesterday. His kind puts us humans to shame.

February 5, 2016 at 02:14PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1NUBG81

Lipstick Robot’s Best Isn’t Good Enough
At least you tried, buddy. At least you tried.

February 5, 2016 at 12:42PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1PXSiNw

You Can’t Kill Twitter, Even if it Dies
The tech press is obsessed with calling things dead. So now that it’s become abundantly clear Twitter is flailing pundits have begun to lament the End of Twitter. The situation, however, isn’t as dire as the commenters make it seem.

February 5, 2016 at 10:33AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1NSAodw

An Early Glimpse At How Unreal Engine Works In VR Is Blowing Our Minds
Using the Unreal Editor in VR mode, developers can create content in VR using the HTC Vive and Oculus motion controls.

February 5, 2016 at 10:25AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1Ra0RtG

Battle of the Internet Giants
Apple, Facebook and the like make a lot of money. This staggering live ticker shows just how much they make — and how fast they’re making it.

February 5, 2016 at 09:34AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1qbgp0t

Who Needs A Drone When You Can Tie A String To You iPhone?
Skier Nicolas Vuignier decided to record a run down the slopes in 360 degrees, using stuff he probably had laying around in the junk drawer.

February 5, 2016 at 09:19AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/1UQxUCb