Apple Exploring Original Programming Move, Could Compete with Netflix
The moment the media and technology industries have been expecting for years may finally be arriving: Apple is exploring getting into the original programming business. Sources indicate the Cupertino, Calif. colossus has held preliminary conversations in recent weeks with executives in Hollywood to suss out their interest in spearheading efforts to produce entertainment content.

September 1, 2015 at 04:24AM
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What The Military’s Top Roboticist Is Afraid Of (It’s Not Killer Robots)
We’re on the verge of an explosion in robotic capability and diversity, and it would be folly to stop exploring now, says the man who ran DARPA’s Grand Robotics Challenge.

September 1, 2015 at 03:24AM
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How Will Our Future Laws Treat Robots?
Will a robot marry your daughter? Should you tip a robot? Can you rape a robot? Just ask the author of “Humans Need Not Apply.”

August 31, 2015 at 09:57PM
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How virtual reality training is changing American Football
Virtual reality technology allows players to relive plays and practice without the physical effects of getting hit. Will this change football?

August 31, 2015 at 09:07PM
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Selfie Sticks Extend Their Reach
The use of a stick to hold a camera at a distance for a self-portrait is not a new phenomenon, but the popularity of the new breed of extendable selfie stick has exploded over the past two years. Collected here are recent images of selfie sticks in use around the world, from high in the sky above China to the shores of Greece and beyond.

August 31, 2015 at 09:07PM
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Renewable Energy is Good for Your Health
Renewable energy projects and energy efficiency measures — particularly those that replace coal-fired power plants — will not only decrease carbon emissions but may also have major health implications worth millions of dollars.

August 31, 2015 at 08:09PM
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An IBM supercomputer will take on China’s air pollution crisis
Before they enslave us, the machines are going to help us fight air pollution. The air quality in Beijing, China is so poor that breathing it for 24 hours is akin to smoking 36 cigarettes. IBM, famed for its unlikely computer projects to beat humans at chess and Jeopardy, is seeing what it can do to mitigate the problem with machine learning technology.

August 31, 2015 at 07:06PM
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Google Life Sciences Makes Diabetes Its First Big Target
Google’s Life Sciences division has its first big mission: developing new ways to treat and manage diabetes. But in a sign that the company is serious about making real progress, it’s not diving into diabetes research alone.

August 31, 2015 at 06:05PM
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Google Is Taking a Big Step to Kill Off Flash for Good
Google’s decision to start auto-pausing web ads that use Flash in Chrome is the latest nail in Flash’s coffin, which is great news for the web: Flash is a bloated, insecure battery hog, and it deserves to die.

August 31, 2015 at 03:50PM
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Smartphone addiction is not a real diagnosis.
The continuous onslaught of alarming headlines and gloomy statistics seems to have colonized our common sense, leaving us susceptible to the silly notion that smartphone overuse truly is a medical disorder.

August 31, 2015 at 02:37PM
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