August 26, 2019 Which Animal Will Develop Human-Level Intelligence in the Future? Animals that think and talk like humans have long enchanted the public—in the form of myths, children’s books, and overrated TV shows. Somehow even…
August 26, 2019 Google and Dell team up to take on Microsoft with Chromebook Enterprise laptops Google is launching new Chromebook Enterprise devices that it hopes will draw more businesses away from Windows-powered laptops. Microsoft has dominated enterprise computing for…
August 26, 2019 Google and Dell team-up on the first Chromebooks made for business The next time you get a laptop from your company's IT department, you might be getting a Chromebook. Not that you couldn't already get…
August 26, 2019 5G isn’t ready for me Over the spring and summer, the first 5G networks lit up over the US, with all the major carriers offering a 5G service of…
August 26, 2019 The Morning After: Making millions from esports Welcome to Monday! If you weren't built for sports (guilty), then esports might offer similar financial rewards, with this year's Dota 2 tournament offering…
August 26, 2019 The online silencer market is booming — just don’t call it a silencer Dominick Reuter AFP/Getty Images Dozens of retailers sell de facto silencers, making it easy for gun owners to avoid federal screening and registration Continue…
August 26, 2019 Baidu overtakes Google in global smart speaker market Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Chinese search giant Baidu is now the world’s second biggest vendor of smart speakers, according to a…
August 25, 2019 Australia will block domains with extremist material during terror attacks Australia's quest to fight online extremism will soon involve temporary but far-reaching bans. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country will block…
August 25, 2019 Is Captioning an Audiobook Illegal? Major Publishers Say Yes, And They’re Suing Audible Seven of the biggest names in publishing filed a lawsuit against Audible on Friday, arguing that its recently announced AI-generated captions feature breaks copyright…
August 25, 2019 Netflix thriller ‘Clickbait’ will explore the dark side of social networks Netflix isn't leaning solely on Black Mirror to comment on the perils of the digital age. The company has snapped up Clickbait, a thriller…