New Siri sibling Viv may be next step in A.I. evolution
With the creators of Siri offering up a new personal assistant that won’t just tell you what pizza is but…
Does This Terrifying Robot Really Have to Look Like a Mermaid?
Of all the designs to choose from for a remotely operated underwater vehicle, you might think a humanoid would be…
WIRED Book Club: Let’s Unpack the Gripping Fifth Season
We’re seven chapters into N.K. Jemisin’s gripping read, and we’re ready to start talking. The post WIRED Book Club: Let’s…
Original Siri Team Member Leaves Apple for General Electric
Darren Haas, one of the last remaining members of the original team that developed Siri, has left Apple to work…
Adorable, Mildly Confused Seniors Love This Self-Driving Car
A group of seniors got to test drive a self-driving car at the University of California San Diego campus. The…
Rumor: Apple's 2017 iPhone will be radical redesign with Touch ID, FaceTime camera & speaker embedded in display
With this year’s "iPhone 7" expected to have a similar design and form factor to the current iPhone 6s, rumors…
Google wants better female representation in emoji
A quick perusal of the emoji database reveals no shortage of doctors and lawyers and business executives, but if you…
Mozilla rehashes Firefox feature-testing program
Mozilla yesterday cranked up Test Pilot — restoring a 2015 project with a name from 2009 — to collect feedback…
Defense Department expands efforts with tech startups
The U.S. Department of Defense is expanding its work with tech startups, bringing tech executives to work at its Silicon…
Scala language moves 'closer to bare metal'
Scala, a general-purpose language combining object-oriented and functional programming, is about to find another deployment option. Already used atop the…