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andrew.e.meek@gmail.comHollywood vet Drew Pearce, whose directorial debut “Hotel Artemis” includes stars like Jodie Foster and Jeff Goldblum and hits theaters June 8th, has helped pen the script for big budget features for years …
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Google may be the one tech company the world can’t afford to lose
If the stream of big Google-related news so far this week — from details about Android P to some of the wow moments at I/O like Duplex — has reminded us of anything …
Tech
Is Google crossing a line with new AI that pretends to be human?
Most people, even if they don’t know anything about the norms of journalism, are aware that reporters are expected to identify themselves as such to sources. That there’s something … shady, let’s say …
Science
Meet the research team using AI to help catch suspects in mass shootings
Data in the public domain like tweets and social media video is increasingly relied on to make sense of the immediate aftermath of tragedies like mass shootings. A team of researchers, meanwhile, is …
Tech
Bosch is helping build the future of personal transportation
Companies like Bosch that supply the component parts of electric bicycles are busier than ever these days. As such, they’re also armed with data that suggests the e-bike market — contrary to how …
Business
You’re what’s wrong with Facebook
These lines jumped out at me from CNN reporter Dylan Byers’s “Pacific” email newsletter, focused on tech and innovation, in the edition sent out the night before Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day round of grilling …
Tech
New IBM report predicts 5 technologies that will change the world in the next 5 years
At IBM’s inaugural THINK conference which kicks off today in Las Vegas, the company will be announcing what it describes as the world’s smallest computer. It’s an IBM-designed product that’s smaller than a …
Tech
App creator says you’ll want to use his avatars every day, unlike Animoji and AR Emoji
Digital media entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk kicked off a recent episode of his DailyVee vlog series by thinking out loud about how the time is supposedly drawing near when all of us will have …
Lifestyle
How one German company is trying to change how you think about e-bikes
Being the top executive at European e-bike company Riese & Muller, based near Frankfurt, Germany, has given Sandra Wolf a distinctly global perspective on the preferences of e-bike customers in unique markets, like …
Science
Experts agree: There’s no real threat of a robot uprising anytime soon
The Twitterati have been freaked out for several days now over a video showcasing the creepy door-opening ability of the SpotMini, a dog-like robot from Boston Dynamics. The robot is so creepily life-like …
Business
Former Apple CEO Sculley: Apple’s still got it
In the wake of Apple reporting record quarterly earnings thanks in part to the high price tag of the iPhone X, former Apple CEO John Sculley told BGR in an interview he remains …
Tech
Meet the Swiss startup with a VR glove that wowed CES
Following a warm reception at CES this year, a Swiss-based startup called Sensoryx in a few weeks is planning to launch an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for VRfree, a glove system for …
Tech
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 that’s accessible here. In designing the game, Mike …
