Anki survey: Brits may embrace companion robots, but some fear the Terminator
About 60 percent of Brits believe there will be a robot in every home within the next 50 years, according to a survey by...
Google Pixel Slate review: An expensive work in progress
Another year, another powerful Chrome OS device from Google. Like clockwork, flagship devices have accompanied milestone releases of the Mountain View company’s lightweight, Linux-based...
Uber AI ‘reliably’ completes all stages in Montezuma’s Revenge
Montezuma’s Revenge is a notoriously difficult video game for humans, much less artificial intelligence (AI), to beat — the first level alone consists of...
How Oblong helped IBM build its ‘immersion rooms’ with giant displays
John Underkoffler is best known as the science adviser for the landmark sci-fi film Minority Report, where actor Tom Cruise uses “data gloves” and gesture...
OpenAI and DeepMind AI system achieves ‘superhuman’ performance in Pong and Enduro
Machines learning to play games by watching humans might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but that’s exactly what researchers at...
Nvidia’s stock falls 15% after earnings miss
Graphics and AI chip maker Nvidia saw its stock price fall 15 percent in after-hours trading after it reported third fiscal quarter earnings (ended...
Microsoft previews PlayFab multiplayer game services
Microsoft is launching the public preview for the PlayFab multiplayer server platform, which helps game developers handle the backend requirements for online multiplayer games. Earlier...
How esports can use new monetization models to reach new heights (VB Live)
Money is pouring into esports and companies are taking note. In this special VB Live event, our panel of experts will discuss traditional monetization...
OpenAI made a system that’s better at Montezuma’s Revenge than humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer, simultaneously translate between languages, and teach robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity. And...
Zynga ramps from ‘fix it’ mode to ‘grow it’ mode as Q3 revenue hits $233 million
Zynga is shifting gears from its “fix it” mode to “grow it” mode as the company reported strong earnings results for the third quarter...