June 12, 2015 Baidu Fires Researcher Tied to Contest Disqualification by JOHN MARKOFF By JOHN MARKOFF A team from the Chinese web services company was thrown out of a computer vision contest last week after organizers found…
June 11, 2015 Sex Dolls That Talk Back by THE NEW YORK TIMES By THE NEW YORK TIMES In just two years, the creator of RealDoll says he will sell a robotic version with convincing artificial intelligence,…
June 11, 2015 Shop Locally, Download Globally by J. D. BIERSDORFER By J. D. BIERSDORFER Some independent booksellers gain a portion of e-book sales through partnerships with bigger e-bookstores like Kobo and Amazon Source. Published:…
June 11, 2015 Kevin Rose Moves On From Silicon Valley to Watches by MIKE ISAAC By MIKE ISAAC Kevin Rose, a founder of Digg and a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur, is moving across the country to become chief executive…
June 11, 2015 Options for Simplifying the Commute by JOHN MARKOFF and CONOR DOUGHERTY By JOHN MARKOFF and CONOR DOUGHERTY GPS, the wireless Internet and smartphones have brought back the principle of dial-a-ride, a short-lived service born in…
June 11, 2015 Reddit Banishes 5 Groups From Site Over Harassment by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Only one of the five communities had over 5,000 subscribers, Reddit said. It ridiculed overweight people. Published: June 10, 2015…
June 11, 2015 A Futurist Looks at Where Cars Are Going by QUENTIN HARDY By QUENTIN HARDY Eric Larsen, who heads research in society and technology at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development, says that family values and connectivity are…
June 11, 2015 Speakers That Make You the Life of the Pool Party by ERIC A. TAUB By ERIC A. TAUB Bluetooth wireless technology has extended the range of speakers to the outdoors — even the pool. Published: June 10, 2015…
June 11, 2015 Tipping Point in Transit by FARHAD MANJOO By FARHAD MANJOO The future of driving is in many ways already here, and the changes are coming fast and furious. Many could see…
June 11, 2015 Washington Scrutinizes the Sharing Economy by REBECCA R. RUIZ By REBECCA R. RUIZ Two conferences in Washington on Tuesday examined peer-to-peer Internet companies like Uber and explored their impact on the economy and…