Google’s eerily human phone bot is ready for the real world
For one minute and ten seconds on Tuesday, I worked in a trendy hummus shop and took a reservation from a guy who punctuated his sentences with "awesome" and "um."
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Codebreaking Bombe moves to computer museum
The UK's National Museum of Computing has expanded its exhibits celebrating the UK's wartime code-breakers and the machines used to crack German ciphers.
Gene-edited farm animals are on their way
Scientists have created pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.
IBM’s machine argues, pretty convincingly, with humans
On a stage in San Francisco, IBM’s Project Debater spoke, listened and rebutted a human’s arguments in what was described as a groundbreaking display of artificial intelligence.
A new approach to cybersecurity: let the hackers in
With the number of high-profile hacks growing, some cybersecurity experts are thinking of new and creative ways to stop these attacks. One example: don't stop them at all. Set a trap.
Net neutrality rules are now repealed: What it means
The net neutrality rules are no longer the law of the land.
Key ‘step forward’ in cutting cost of removing CO2 from air
A Canadian company, backed by Bill Gates, says it has reached an important threshold in developing technology that can remove CO2 from the air.
Apple gives Siri new powers over apps
Apple has overhauled its virtual assistant Siri to control third-party apps without users having to open them.
Facebook to be banned in Papua New Guinea for a month
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month while it identifies fake profiles and considers the website's effect on the country.
What if a digital twin could go to work for you?
Meet Cora. She's a customer service avatar designed by New Zealand company Soul Machines. But what will digital 'humans' entering the workforce mean for us all?
