Blu-Ray Gets a Second Shot at Relevancy in the Data Center, of All Places
As a way of watching movies, Blu-Ray doesn’t have much of a future. But Blu-Ray discs could find a new…
Google’s AI Is About to Battle a Go Champion—But This Is No Game
Today, at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Google will put the future of artificial intelligence to…
Google’s Artificial Intelligence Gets Its First Art Show
Neural networks are not only driving the Google search engine but creating art for which some people will pay serious…
Google Laser-Beams Real Genius 60 Miles Between Balloons
The laser was shot from a balloon 20 miles above the Nevada desert. Its target was a one-and-a-half-inch hole on…
Twitter Has a New App, But This One’s Just for Coders
For the just the second time in its history, Twitter has built a new smartphone app. That’s a big deal—but,…
Spotify Moves Itself Onto Google’s Cloud—Lucky for Google
Spotify’s move shows just how reliable and cost-effective the cloud has become. And not just Amazon’s. The post Spotify Moves…
Facebook Will Open Source Wireless Gear to Forge a 5G World
To make the world’s wireless networks faster and better, Facebook will build a new breed of gear—and freely share it…
Facebook’s AI Points Internet Drones To Where the People Are
Facebook is building satellites, drones, and lasers to bring the Internet to everyone who doesn’t already have it. Now, the…
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Big Bet That Facebook Can Make VR Social
When Facebook acquired Oculus for $2 billion, Mark Zuckerberg called VR the social platform of the future. It seemed a…
Excruciating New Credit Cards Finally Give Apple Pay a Problem to Solve
The switch to chip-based card readers has turned the checkout counter into a big pain. Maybe the time has come…