Connectivity Using Drones to Bathe the World in Internet Isn’t Working Out So Great Alphabet has scrapped its project. Facebook’s is struggling, too. by Jamie Condliffe 2017-01-12T13:10:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Want to Understand AI? Try Sketching a Duck for a Neural Network Google’s kooky AI experiments offer a glimpse of how the technology actually works, which may prove increasingly important. by Will Knight 2016-11-18T13:20:00-05:00
Connectivity Most of India Still Isn’t Online—Here’s Google’s Plan to Fix That Google is testing new initiatives to boost Internet access in India that could prove useful everywhere. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-27T11:20:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines AI Is Taking Control of Project Loon Google thinks a computer is up to the task of flying its balloons through the stratosphere. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-23T12:55:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Lyft’s Driverless Pipe Dream Getting car-service vehicles to drive themselves in the next five years will require huge improvements in a technology that is very far from being finished. by Will Knight 2016-09-19T15:55:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Burrito-Delivering Drones—Seriously? Automated package drops might improve the efficiency of shipping one day, but for now experiments are gimmicks that pander to stereotypes. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-09-12T15:10:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Glaxo and Verily Join Forces to Treat Disease By Hacking Your Nervous System Small implantable devices would treat people by blocking or altering signals sent from the brain. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-08-01T12:35:00-04:00
Connectivity Google’s Android Is Mega Popular, but It’s Got a Big Problem Google’s Android OS is severely fragmented, and it’s trying a bunch of things to fix it. by Rachel Metz 2016-05-26T16:15:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Could AlphaGo Bluff Its Way through Poker? One of the brains behind Google’s Go-winning software says a similar learning approach makes it as good as a human expert at Texas hold ‘em poker. by Will Knight 2016-03-30T13:35:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Why Google Is Selling Off Some of the Coolest Robots Ever Built By putting Boston Dynamics up for sale, the search giant may be acknowledging how hard it is to turn impressive humanoid robots into a viable product. by Will Knight 2016-03-17T16:44:00-04:00
