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 …
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.
Articles by Andy Meek
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 …
Interview: Secret messaging app Confide wins new fans in the Trump era
It started with an email, which led to a swapping of voicemails, which led to several days of back and forth until the two professionals …
The robots are coming (to deliver your groceries)
The future will feature a lot more pizza bots instead of pizza boys if London-based delivery robot maker Starship Technologies has anything to say about …
Interview: Survios is pushing the boundaries of VR to go ‘beyond reality’
2017 is going to be another banner year for virtual reality, with a continued torrent of new content flowing into the mainstream and a steady …
Inside X-Force Command, IBM’s cutting-edge cyber security facility
Seated at a row of computers inside IBM’s new office in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Mass., an unsuspecting employee has just clicked a malicious link …
Interview: Minority Report science advisor shares his vision for the future of computing
John Underkoffler is known for his imaginative vision for the future of computing, thanks in part to his work as a science advisor on the …
Interview: Can VR help us understand what it means to be human?
Dan Cook, the founder of EyeMynd BrainwaveVR, is the kind of person you have a conversation with that meanders beyond technology and eventually encompasses… the meaning …
New AI-based digital assistant comes to… gas pumps
Cortana, Siri, Alexa, meet… Miles. Through February, the oil and gas giant BP is testing a new kind of pump technology at several gas stations …
Interview: CBS Digital gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how TV shows are made
If 2016 has provided a bumper crop of compelling TV content — in the form of everything from Westworld to all those Amazon and Netflix …
New OK Go video packs a lot into ‘One Moment’
It’s an understatement to acknowledge that a lot tends to happen in an OK Go music video — those trippy, creative spectacles that have seen …
‘Uber for doctors’ wants to change the way we heal
The road to the husband-and-wife team of Nick Desai and Dr. Renee Dua landing a $26.9 million Series A funding round for their Santa Monica-based …
Meet the professor who will help robots learn common sense
Sergey Levine is an assistant professor at UC Berkeley whose research is focused on the thing our parents used to make such a fuss over, …
Interview: John McAfee wants to protect you from the next big cyber threat
Computer security legend John McAfee’s social accounts have been racking up the retweets, likes and shares in recent days after he posted an image of …
New app co-created by Elon Musk’s estranged wife could be a game-changer for retail
When 24-year-old author and entrepreneur Stacey Ferreira dropped out of NYU last year to participate in the Thiel Fellowship, the grant program launched by PayPal …
VR brings new reality to theme parks of today and tomorrow
A company in Salt Lake City says it’s about to break ground on the amusement park of the future — one built especially with VR …
The high-tech hotel of the future is already here
If the Starwood hotel chain has its way, the hotel room of the future will be more of a customizable set of experiences that listens …
A look at what companies are cooking up in the most important room of the smart home
The California-based smart kitchen startup Innit has been cooking up an expanded master plan for itself this year that’s brought it millions in new funding …
Hot new app uses augmented reality to bring concerts to your living room
A startup team based in Ireland that includes some ex-musicians and fans of the potential inherent in augmented reality is building a company to essentially …
Interview: Meet Yubl, the hot new messaging app you’ve never heard of
Time was, companies big and small were scrambling to launch new social networks. Back when people still talked with a straight face about dislodging Facebook …
Meet the robots that will help us win the wars of the future
If former Marine and entrepreneur Sean Bielat has his way, the law enforcement officer tentatively approaching a vehicle in the future after making a traffic …
