May 1, 2019 IBM hopes AI can speed up glaucoma treatment A glaucoma diagnosis typically requires multiple painstaking tests to accurately gauge vision loss. If IBM has its way, though, you might just have to…
May 1, 2019 Lyft hires ex-Google engineer to be its new head of AI Lyft announced today that it is hiring Tal Shaked, an engineer who previously worked at Google, to serve as its first-ever head of machine…
May 1, 2019 Lyft loses effort to overturn NYC’s driver wage law Lyft’s effort to overturn New York City’s first-in-the-nation minimum wage law for drivers was blocked by a state judge Wednesday, according to Business Insider….
May 1, 2019 UK sacks Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson over Huawei leaks UK Prime Minister Theresa May fired the country's Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson today over his role in a recent Huawei leak. Last week, we…
May 1, 2019 Spotify tests placing podcast episodes alongside music recommendations Spotify is spending millions to become a major player in podcasting, and today we got a look at how it might begin promoting shows:…
May 1, 2019 Fortnite’s volcano is starting to erupt Back in February, season 8 of Fortnite introduced a volcano to the game’s ever-changing island, and now it’s finally starting to erupt. Events were…
May 1, 2019 Google’s CallJoy is an AI phone operator for small businesses Around a year ago, Google unveiled Duplex, an AI-powered feature that can call businesses and book appointments for you. Ahead of this year's I/O,…
May 1, 2019 ‘Borderlands 3’ hands-on: More of the same, but in space Borderlands 3 is achingly familiar. It's as if Gearbox distilled the grimy, viscous essence of Borderlands into a crisp new game highlighting the core…
May 1, 2019 Google employees protest retaliation with international sit-in Google employees are holding a sit-in at offices around the world to protest alleged retaliation against workers. A Google employee told The Verge that…
May 1, 2019 Huawei’s first television could also be the world’s first 5G 8K TV Huawei is reportedly working on the first 5G 8K television and could unveil it as early as this year, according to Nikkei Asian Review….