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• Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life

  14-12-2016 23:42
  [AFP] - Mark Zuckerberg envisions a software system inspired by the "Iron Man" character Jarvis as a virtual butler managing his household. The Facebook founder's dream is about artificial intelligence, which is slowly but surely creeping into our daily lives, no longer just science fiction. Artificial intelligence or AI is getting a foothold in people's homes, starting with the Amazon devices like its Echo speaker which links to a personal assistant "Alexa" to answer questions and control conne
  
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• Daily Report: When Cars and Tech Repeatedly Collide

  14-12-2016 19:27 via nytimes.com
  The government proposed rules requiring new cars and small trucks to transmit speed, location and direction data, and Alphabet is spinning off its self-driving project.
  
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• The Quest for Your Dream Streamer

  14-12-2016 19:18 via nytimes.com
  The wide array of available video-streaming devices can be overwhelming, but a bit of research will help you figure out what features you really need.
  
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• (Google) Home for the Holidays

  14-12-2016 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s that time of year. Holiday music, sweet treats, classic movies — all the reasons to cozy up and spend time at home with the ones you love. And with Google Home, there are countless ways to spread the holiday cheer.  Play Netflix on your TV with the magic words “Ok Google”Serve up the holiday classics that make your season bright, hands-free, right to your TV — when Google Home is paired with a Chromecast device. Now, in addition to YouTube videos, you can
  
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• Biggest Tech Failures and Successes of 2016

  14-12-2016 17:30 via nytimes.com
  From exploding smartphones and hoverboards to fake news on social media, many tech hardware, software and web products suffered embarrassing setbacks. But it was not all bleak.
  
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• How Self-Driving Cars Work

  14-12-2016 12:49 via nytimes.com
  Autonomous cars have arrived. What does the car see, and what self-driving features may you have already used?
  
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• The Great A.I. Awakening

  14-12-2016 11:00 via nytimes.com
  How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself.
  
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• The Year in Search: 2016

  14-12-2016 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s that time of year — when we look back at the last 12 months and reflect on the trends that defined the year in Google Search. From Powerball numbers to Olympic champions, whether making dessert or becoming a mannequin, this year affected us all in different ways. Through all the highs and lows, people came to Search to learn more and understand.
  So to celebrate the end of 2016, here’s a peek at some of the trending U.S. topics that caught our attention as especially unique
  
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• Meet Waymo, Google's self-driving car company

  14-12-2016 07:14
  
  [Reuters] - Alphabet Inc's Google self-driving car project recast itself as Waymo on Tuesday, an independent entity within the technology giant, as executives suggested the company is close to bringing its autonomous driving to the public. Although no deals were announced, the move signals a desire to finally monetize the company's valuable research amid fierce competition from a score of rivals all vying to be the first to launch production-ready self-driving cars. Google's high-profile program
  
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• Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims, deport immigrants

  14-12-2016 00:35
  
  [Reuters] - More than 200 employees of technology companies including Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google, Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) and Salesforce pledged on Tuesday to not help U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration build a data registry to track people based on their religion or assist in mass deportations. Drawing comparisons to the Holocaust and the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, the employees signed an open letter at neveragain.tech rebuking ideas floated by Trump
  
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• New Alphabet Self-Driving Car Company, Waymo, Reveals Itself as Commercial Venture

  14-12-2016 00:15
  
  [at TheStreet] - The CEO of the one-time Google experimental unit says it's 'close' to providing solutions for moving things and people around safely.
  
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