This gaming AI doesn’t play games, it builds them instead
To get an idea of how AI researcher Mike Cook spends his time, it might be helpful to play a game. A simple computer game …
Andy Meek is a reporter based in Memphis who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming.
Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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How robotic exoskeletons could save disabled children from a life in wheelchairs
It was bleak medical diagnosis for his young nephew that put the idea in Manmeet Maggu’s head to launch a startup focused on robotic exoskeletons …
Meet the AI startup that wants to make a digital copy of every person in the world
“Oben,” in German means “above,” or to be on top. That, in a nutshell, is also the vision Nikhil Jain has for the AI startup …
One VR pioneer thinks the tech has a dark side, and we need to be careful
The London Evening Standard has called him the David Foster Wallace of tech. But it’s not because Jaron Lanier is such a distinctive presence, with …
Meet the researchers who used TV episodes of CSI to train artificial intelligence
Federal lawmakers want to have a say in defining artificial intelligence. Researchers are now using TV shows to feed the predictive capability of an AI …
Meet the company building robots to augment – not replace – humans
If you believe the hype, many of us — maybe even most of us — are in danger of eventually finding ourselves made redundant by …
Meet the startup looking beyond self-driving cars to bring autonomy to the sea
A Boston-based startup wants to do for the commercial shipping industry what Tesla and other brands have done to the car, by retrofitting ships to …
Meet the new accessory that lets you actually feel virtual reality
The team behind a new accessory for virtual reality headsets that will create wind and synchronize it to VR events, immersing users even deeper into …
Interview: ‘Independence Day’ director debuts exciting new livestreaming VR tech
Roland Emmerich, the German filmmaker and producer behind blockbusters like “Independence Day” and “The Day After Tomorrow” and his friend and fellow Hollywood colleague Marco …
Interview: DelivAir imagines a future where drones drop deliveries wherever you are
Drone delivery of packages and smallish goods is still nowhere near pervasive — or even a common sight — but some companies are already trying …
Delfast built an electric bike with longer range than a Tesla Model 3
Daniel Tonkopiy was in Las Vegas in recent days for the Interbike International Expo to give the world the first major unveiling of his company’s …
This drone startup has a difference – its drones have guns
A Florida-based startup led by a veteran of the Israeli military wants its new product — a drone that’s been modified to be able to …
Hackers respond to Face ID on the iPhone X
Everyone is still coming to grips with the implications of iPhone X users having to rely on their face to unlock the device once Apple’s …
Meet the man using data science to predict who dies next on Game of Thrones
Sorry, all you Game of Thrones fans — Milan Janosov, a Ph.D. candidate at the Central European University Center for Network Science, thinks the Mother …
Interview: Mr. Robot writer and consultant discuss what’s next
Life, like the man said, is what happens while you’re busy with other plans. Which partly explains how Kor Adana and Ryan Kazanciyan — computer …
Interview: ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer talks about starring in Amazon’s new show debuting tomorrow
You won’t ever catch Kelsey Grammer glued to a smartphone to stream a TV show. “I’d rather sit in front of a big ol’ screen …
Interview: Neil deGrasse Tyson is helping to create this space exploration video game
When a video game that unfolds in space has the likes of celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson behind it, the expectation is rightfully set that …
Inside the Las Vegas bar where all the bartenders are robots
Bottoms up, human. Waiting to greet patrons inside a newly opened bar on the Las Vegas Strip — across from the Bellagio, in the Miracle …
Broomx is building a system that will project VR onto your walls
Those virtual bedrooms in the second episode of Season 1 of Black Mirror — the rooms with different projections on the walls that the occupants …
Interview: Meet the exciting AI company helping machines ‘see’ like humans
There’s a good chance the next big step forward in artificial intelligence innovation is going to come out of Israel. And when it does, the …
This startup wants to monitor drivers with cameras to fix distracted driving
Too many drivers get distracted too often behind the wheel, from stealing a quick glance at a text message to taking a phone call and …
Interview: Two Bit Circus is using VR to cram 50-acre amusement parks into 50,000 sqft spaces
Brent Bushnell is the co-founder of a company that wants to build a family of high-tech amusement park-type operations around the country. And as if …
This is what the future of gaming looks like
For Zero Latency, a Melbourne-based virtual reality gaming company that’s in the process of helping launch 2,000- to 4,000-square-foot gaming “arenas” around the world, the …
Interview: Electric airplane startup reveals ambitious plans for the future of air travel
The Kirkland, Wash.-based electric airplane startup that has been described as a kind of Tesla for the skies — and which came out of stealth …
Interview: Lightform’s exciting new tech can turn anything around you into a screen
Back when he was at Disney Imagineering eight years ago, Brett Jones saw a demo of projected augmented reality that he thought was one of …
Interview: Cast of Amazon’s Catastrophe mourn Carrie Fisher as new season premieres
When the third season of Amazon’s hit comedy Catastrophe debuts on Friday, it will reintroduce audiences to the propulsive charm and wit of Rob Delaney and Sharon …
Revolutionary new glove lets you actually feel virtual reality
Chris Taylor, a self-professed virtual reality junkie based in Atlanta, has given enough demonstrations of VR tech to keep seeing the same thing happen over …
Bill Nye-backed startup is using particle accelerator tech to make solar power accessible
After hitting more than $7 million in reservations as part of a Reg A+ equity crowdfunding campaign and getting a stamp of approval from celebrity …
Meet the company behind the world’s most stunning self-driving electric race car
With its swooping lines, the wing-like arches over the wheels, and its overall low, sleek design, the Robocar unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress …
Meet the team of hackers doing everything they can to keep you from getting hacked
French tech executive Nicolas Thibaut has been working for a few years now on a concept that’s morphed a bit in response to changing digital …
