MIT’s new AI understands the hardest part of human language
Voice-based artificial intelligence assistants can understand human speech better than ever. But while AI can decipher our words and context to deliver fast results and …
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If you have a 9 to 5 job, you’re working exactly one hour too many
For a huge percentage of the workforce in the United States and abroad you need to put in 40 hours per week to be considered a …
AT&T wins top J.D. Power customer care award, promptly rubs it in T-Mobile’s face
Awards in the telecom industry are kind of like company logos — everyone’s got them and they all think theirs is the best of the lot. …
Bus-sized asteroid will whiz by Earth today, coming closer than the Moon
Earth-ending apocalypse movies always start with sky-gazers spotting an astroid that nobody knew about until it was too late. If the speedy space rock called …
MRIs of astronauts prove that space messes with the human brain
It’s long been known that spending an extended period of time in space can have detrimental effects to the human body. Changes like muscle degradation …
Time Warner Cable ‘deliberately defrauded’ customers, New York State lawsuit says
On Wednesday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman filed a lawsuit in the state’s Supreme Court against Time Warner Cable and its new parent company, …
Boston Dynamics has been secretly developing this utterly terrifying wheeled robot
Boston Dynamics makes a lot of weird stuff, and the videos showcasing the firm’s various creations have always struck fear into the hearts of anyone …
Master & Dynamic MW50 review: Style meets comfort
When it comes to audio on the go, I’ve always been more concerned with portability and convenience than quality. I would take my $14.99 Sony …
Vespa creator is launching this weird cargo-carrying personal robot
Ever wish you had more than two hands? Sometimes carrying all your personal crap around every day is just too much for a person to …
Experts uncover 38,000-year-old engravings
Thirty-eight thousand years ago, someone in southern France carved the image of a wild cow surrounded by rows of dots into a slab of limestone. …
You won’t believe this one weird trick Facebook is using to fight clickbait and spam
Like any social network, Facebook has its fair share of problems, but its historic inability to accurately manage, filter, and verify the content being shared …
Japan’s high-tech space junk collector might already be broken
Flying into space is inherently dangerous, but mankind has gradually made it even more hazardous by filling Earth’s orbit with millions of pieces of random …
Apple delivers monster earnings as iPhone sales get back on track
Apple just posted its earnings report for the December quarter and the company appears to be back on track. Revenue wise, Apple posted $78.4 billion …
President Trump takes credit for F-35 price cut he had nothing to do with
Donald Trump has been notoriously tough on military contractor Lockheed Martin during his presidential run and subsequent victory, and the F-35 fighter jet program has …
Day trader is betting his last $250,000 that Apple shares will crash today
One of the oldest adages about investing is that you can’t time the market. Sure, you can do your best to try, but if you’re …
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 …
Here are the best Super Bowl TV sales from Walmart, Best Buy, and more
Black Friday is and probably always will be the undisputed king when it comes to big discounts on TVs, but the week before the Super …
Trump and Apple are on a dangerous collision course
Early Tuesday morning, the Financial Times published an interview with President Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro. The interview touched on a range of subjects — actually, …
Walmart’s going to war with Amazon with free 2-day shipping for everyone
The fight between Walmart and Amazon for control of the nation’s internet shopping habit isn’t going to be over any time soon. But Walmart is …
Eric Schmidt tells Googlers that Trump’s government will do ‘evil things’
Donald Trump’s Muslim ban is the president’s most controversial measure to date. Trump may be keeping his word when it comes to campaign promises, but the …
These gorgeous Bluetooth speakers are made from abandoned logging bits
If your biggest gripe about modern audio accessories is that they all look the same, you’ll appreciate the idea behind Rockit Logs. Created by World …
By squeezing and twisting, new robot could keep hearts pumping
Like Wall–E, a new robot may soon find its way into– or rather onto– your heart. Researchers from Harvard have created a silicone sleeve that …
Kal Penn used a racist Instagram comment to help raise more than $550 thousand for Syrian refugees
As the outrage surrounding President Donald Trump’s Executive Orders over immigration continues to swell, actor Kal Penn decided to transform a hateful Instagram comment into …
Apple could finally have broken its losing streak with the iPhone 7
Apple’s financial results have been bad for the past year, with revenue down for three straight quarters. For a company where increasing growth is normally …
Scientists discover that humans evolved from this creepy blob that had no anus
When you think of where you came — in the prehistoric sense at least — you probably imagine cavemen, then primates, or maybe even tiny …
Scientists now think your cat’s brain works just like your own
Cats bring us — “us” being the people who like them, of course — a lot of joy, but rarely do we ever consider exactly how …
Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Donald Trump’s immigration plan
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg isn’t a fan of Donald Trump’s recent Executive Orders regarding immigration. In a lengthy note on the matter posted on his …
Scientists find a way to turn hydrogen into a metal
It’s not every day that scientists are able to create an entirely new substance, but Harvard researchers managed to do just that, and in the …
Microsoft continues to make inroads in a premium PC market previously dominated by Apple
Apple has traditionally dominated the market for premium priced PCs, but it appears that pricier Windows are finally starting to make inroads into a market Apple …
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 …
