Human-machine conversation possible in 5 yrs: Google
LONDON Dec 07 (TNS): Google says artificial intelligence technology is forecast to master the human language to converse with machines in five years.
According to...
Apple pushes launch of HomePod smart speaker to early 2018
SAN FRANCISCO Nov 18 (TNS): Apple Inc has pushed the launch of its HomePod smart speaker to early next year from December, the company...
Uber paid hackers $100,000, concealed data stolen from 57 million accounts
LONDON Nov 22 (TNS): Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some...
Facebook crisis prompts Silicon Valley soul-searching
California March 24 (TNS): With Facebook mired in its worst-ever crisis, the rest of Silicon Valley is looking to come to terms with the...
New ’emotional’ robots aim to read human feelings
LAS VEGAS Jan 11 (TNS): The robot called Forpheus does more than play a mean game of table tennis. It can read body language...
Broadband users cross 50 million mark in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD Jan 16 (TNS): The number of broadband subscribers including those using 3G and 4G in Pakistan has crossed the 50 million mark, showing...
Citizen scientists discover five tightly packed planets outside our solar system
MASSACHUSETTS, Jan 13 (TNS): Citizen scientists have discovered five tightly packed planets outside our solar system, nearly 620 light years from Earth, using data...
Facebook edits feeds to bring less news, more sharing
LONDON Jan 13 (TNS): Facebook is changing what its users will see to highlight posts they are most likely to engage with and make...
China launches new Earth observation satellite
Taiyuan, May 6 (TNS): China launched a Gaofen 5 on Wednesday, a hyperspectral imaging satellite, as part of the country's high-resolution Earth observation project.
The...
Micrsoft’s Skype pulled from Apple, Android China app stores
BEIJING Nov 22 (TNS): Skype, Microsoft Corp’s internet phone call and messaging service, has disappeared from app stores in China including that of Apple...
