It’s been a week when virtual reality news reigns supreme, with the technology shown off in medicine, film and entertainment, and as part of Apple’s future plans. The FCC has even suggested a spectrum designation for it. Oh, and did you hear about the Google AI’s defeat of a Go…
Stories of interest include Apple’s moves in VR and AR, the future of AI research, the security holes in the Internet of Things, and more. Apple reported to have hired a “leading thinker on virtual reality and augmented reality.” (Katie Collins, c|net) Three virtual reality films premier in the Sundance…
Stories of interest include the return of the bots, an exploration of Facebook’s interest in virtual reality, a host of wearable tech developments, and more. Apple acquires artificial intelligence startup Emotient. (Drew Olanoff, TechCrunch) Whether they crawl, answer queries, message or just chat, the re-rise of the bots is upon…
Stories of interest this week include Toyota’s high-precision mapping system, a European ToS fight, 3D printing with glass, a recap of VR breakthroughs in 2015, and more. • Google and Ford reported to team up for self-driving cars. (Sneha Teresa Johny, Reuters) • Researchers use a robotic arm to bring…
Stories of interest this week include a developers showcase for the HoloLens, robots able to feel textures like humans, a cool billion invested in AI, and more. Giroptic is building a GoPro for virtual reality. (Romain Dillet, TechCrunch) MIT app lets you use augmented reality to reprogram your world. (Liz…
Stories of interest this week include Google’s quantum computer (and bucket-load of patents), an AR-based visual browser, concerns over spying and toys, and more. Google proclaims its quantum computer a 100 million times faster than a regular computer chip. (Jordan Novet, VentureBeat) MIT introduces a text messaging system that…
Google goes Trek with a look to the lapel; Facebook continues its push into the workplace; Slack goes down for a few hours; a cyberlocker operator goes down for a few years; and more. Volvo and Microsoft partner to bring consumers virtual car shopping via HoloLens. (Jacob Demmitt, GeekWire) A…
Colleague Caitlin Bloom Stulberg has recently released a thorough examination on FDA compliance in the realm of consumer-generated content. It’s an issue we discuss often and is becoming more prevalent as increased social media use blurs the line between manufacturer-promoted advertising and independent consumer opinions. The discussion investigates when consumer-generated…
Stories of interest this week include an open-sourced AI from Google, the near-future of self-driving cars, two apps that might make the world a better place, and more. Take a look at Tensorflow—Google makes its AI engine open source. (Cade Metz, Wired) In last week’s News, it was canine recognition…
In their recent Alert on the Senate’s passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing bill, colleagues Brian E. Finch, Elizabeth Vella Moeller and Craig J. Saperstein explore and evaluate the U.S. Senate’s approval of legislation (long sought by industry) that would facilitate information sharing (including threat indicators) across government and industry lines in real…