Month: October 2017

Oracle is the latest major IT provider to offer a blockchain cloud service; IBM and Microsoft have both been offering their own version of this […] Read the original post by StackSocial

After a brush with corporate death, the AltspaceVR social virtual reality platform is acquired by Microsoft. Read the original post by StackSocial

There are apps out there that help you keep track, and for the most part most food makers offer up the amount of calories that […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo

This is done through VR headsets which lets users feel like they are in the world itself, and sometimes with headphones and audio technology to […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo

However recently researchers have actually explored the idea of potentially using virtual reality to control robots , which is what we saw researchers at MIT […] Read the original post by Ubergizmo

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Steemit is a social network that pays users for their contributions. But in the cryptocurrency gold rush, it’s unclear who stands to profit. Read the original post by Andrew McMillen

Matt Sharp, now of The Rentals, writes a melancholy fable about everyone’s favorite CEO. Read the original post by Alex Davies

A self-organized mesh of artificial synapses might point the way to devices that match the brain’s energy-efficient computing prowess. Read the original post by Andreas von Bubnoff

Google is set to announce new Pixel phones and other new hardware at a live event in San Francisco. The live video starts at 9am […] Read the original post by Michael Calore

Appliance maker Dyson plans to make an electric car by 2020, but will buy self-driving software from others. Read the original post by Erin Griffith

macOS High Sierra offers the new Apple File System (APFS) that replaces the old HFS+ filesystem. While you can upgrade your Mac to use APFS, […] Read the original post by Glenn Fleishman

Connecting your A/C to your smartphone and smart home will save you smart money. Read the original post by Jason D’Aprile

To replicate ourselves in artificial intelligence, we first have to embrace human error. Sci-fi writer Hugh Howey says we shouldn’t try it. Read the original post by Hugh Howey

In his new book, Tim O’Reilly identifies the first case of an algorithm run amok—and it’s not what you think. Read the original post by Steven Levy