An astronaut in space has many tasks, from monitoring experiments to maintaining equipment to organising the more than 70 000 objects that are on the International Space Station, as well as staying fit and healthy. Astronauts ...
Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2016
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Major technology firms are racing to infuse smartphones and other internet-linked devices with software smarts that help them think like people.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 9, 2016
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Does your home really need a "smart speaker" that can answer questions, call you an Uber, turn off the lights or play music when you ask? You may be about to find out.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 5, 2016
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Google wants to add a middleman to your mobile chats—a personal virtual assistant who's not shy about interjecting itself into the conversation.
Software
Sep 21, 2016
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With the appearance of robotic financial advisors, self-driving cars and personal digital assistants come many unresolved problems. We have already experienced market crashes caused by intelligent trading software, accidents ...
Security
Jun 13, 2016
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The battle to be at the center of your digital life has taken on a new dimension amid a proliferation of connected devices.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2016
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With the arrival of its monosyllabic M, Facebook has introduced its own personal digital assistant, following those from Apple (Siri), Microsoft (Cortana), Google (Now) and Amazon (Echo). Technically, M operates partly on ...
Internet
Sep 3, 2015
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Google's next version of its Android operating system will boast new ways to fetch information, pay merchants and protect privacy on mobile devices as the Internet company duels with Apple in the quest to make their technology ...
Software
May 28, 2015
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An open-source computing system you command with your voice like Apple's Siri is designed to spark a new generation of "intelligent personal assistants" for wearables and other devices. It could also lead to much-needed advancements ...
Software
Mar 11, 2015
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While the gadgets of the future are only just arriving in Las Vegas for the annual International CES show, officials at the city's main airport are updating a decades-old terminal to cater to legions of tech-savvy travelers.
Other
Jan 4, 2015
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