Microsoft has created a new research incubator for scientists and engineers to work towards general-purpose artificial intelligence. The incubator will tackle the development of AI that can be deployed into all products, rather than narrow AI, which is built for a singular purpose. See Also: Microsoft likes self-driving cars, but won’t be building them This […]
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Walk this way towards better wearables security
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have invented a new layer of security for wearables, by tracking the way the owner walks and recognizing slight alterations in the style. The team also figured out a way to harvest energy from hand movement and feed it back to the wearable, potentially extending the battery […]
Mitsubishi Outlander hacked, raising car security stakes
Researchers at Pen Test Partners have wirelessly hacked the Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid SUV, allowing them to take control of the vehicle’s electric charging and even turn off the alarm system. In a five minute video, security researcher Ken Munro demonstrates how easy it is for a potential hacker to take control into the system and […]
Why The Gig Economy Appears To Be Growing
A new study shows how—and why—the sharing economy is burgeoning.
Tzoa’s Wearable Enviro-Tracker Wants To Clear The Air
Can a wearable start an environmental movement?
When Should You Launch Your iOS App? Aim For The Weekend
That’s when people have the free time to download and use them.
One Thing Is Missing From Facebook’s Research Guidelines: Respect For Its Users
Who needs protections for research subjects anyway?
Just How Creepy Can Targeted Ads Get? New Tool Promises To Tell You
XRay can predict ads.
Quantum Computing And The Value Of Storytelling In Science
Station Q is where where Microsoft is building its vision for the future of computing.
How To Opt Out Of Facebook’s Mind-Altering Experiments
There’s one easy step, if you’re ready to take it.
GitHub Gets Its Science On
Sometimes even GitHub acknowledges that GitHub isn’t just for software developers.
How Researchers Map The Future Of Innovation
The head of Microsoft Research Peter Lee on how the trials and tribulations of artificial intelligence demonstrate how researchers create the future.
The Future Is Built By People Exploring The Art Of The Possible … And Pushing Past It
Forget disruption. Technological progress comes via waves of building on past breakthroughs.
Americans Losing Faith In Technology, But Can’t Break The Addiction
Americans are ever more dependent on technology, according to a new poll, but are also increasingly frustrated with it.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Saves Companies Money – But Could Cost Users Big
A new Cisco study says a strong BYOD policy could save organizations $1,300 per year per mobile user. But users could end up paying more.
How An Open Source Operating System Jumpstarted Robotics Research
The ROS (Robot Operating System), an open-source platform on which engineers build robotic programs and apps, is speeding robotic innovation around the world.
Drunk, Scared And Alone? Time To Hit Facebook
New research shows that anxious people who use alcohol like Facebook more than their peers.
9 Things Microsoft Does Right
What does Microsoft do wrong? Lots of things. But the company also does some important stuff right.
Teenagers & Smartphones: How They’re Already Changing The World
The rapid embrace of smartphones by teenagers will likely have significant and lasting repercussions for the web, the browser, the PC – and all that these touch.
At Microsoft’s TechFest, The Future Is Big. Big Screens, That Is
At Microsoft’s annual technology fair, researchers are busy showing off what the future is going to look like. They have one word for us: Big screens. (OK, make that two words.) Plus technology for controlling them with smartphones.