Going Rogue - Nissan's Hot Crossover Freshens Up For 2017
Google's secretive DeepMind AI is analysing human speech to allow it to converse
Google’s secretive British DeepMind division is teaching its AI to talk like a human.The groundbreaking project has already halved the quality gap between computer systems and human speech, its creator say.Called WaveNet, it is capable of creating natural-sounding synthesized speech by analyzing sound waves from the human voice - rather than focusing on the human language.Scroll down for video Google's DeepMind claims to have an AI that produces more natural-sounding synthesized speech. Called W..>> view originaliPhone 7 for free? There must be a catch
You can get your iPhone for free! Kind of. James Martin/CNET Free always comes with its fair share of strings. That's the case with the multitude of "free iPhone" offers that the carriers have been touting since Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. One after another, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizonoffered to give you a free iPhone 7 in exchange for an older model. AT&T initially offered the deal to just its Dire..>> view originalSamsung Note 7 Users Urged to Turn Phones Off Due to Fire Risk
Users of Samsung Electronics Co.’s troubled Note 7 smartphones in the U.S. and South Korea were urged to immediately turn off and stop charging them, while aviation authorities around the world called on passengers not to use the devices during flights.The warnings were issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Samsung, which are also in talks on an official recall of the devices as soon as possible. About three dozen of the phones, released just three weeks ago, had batteries t..>> view originalHeadphone companies: no headphone jack, no problem
This week Apple launched a new iPhone without a headphone jack and stirred up an understandable furor of discontent. But you won’t hear any headphone companies complaining about the move, even though it takes away their familiar entry point into the Apple ecosystem. Most of them have already been preparing for this change for months, and those who haven’t don’t particularly care about plugging into an iPhone in the first place. I spoke with a few of the major headphone manufacturers in the wake..>> view originalFacebook Backs Down on Censoring 'Napalm Girl' Photo
By Kjetil Malkenes Hovland in Oslo and Deepa Seetharaman in San Francisco Updated Sept. 9, 2016 3:07 p.m. ET Facebook Inc. FB -2.43 % reversed a decision to delete posts containing a famous Vietnam War photo of a girl fleeing napalm bombs after the move drew rebuke from Norway’s prime minister and the nation’s largest newspaper. The flare-up highlighted Facebook’s powerful role as a host for news—even though it says it isn’t a media co..>> view original1 death linked to massive GM air bag recall
2014 Buick LaCrosse(Photo: Al Vanderkaay / Buick)One death has been linked to a massive recall announced Friday for General Motors Co. vehicles with faulty air-bag software.GM said it is recalling 3.64 million 2014-17 model-year vehicles in the U.S. for a software issue that may prevent front air bags from deploying. The global recall includes nearly 4.3 million vehicles. The automaker said it is aware of one fatality and three injuries related to the safety defect.The recall covers certain mo..>> view originalAfter iPhone 7, Apple is now shifting focus to its secret car project
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple may not become an automaker, but it still wants to develop its own self-driving technology. The iPhone-maker's automotive project, long an open secret in Silicon Valley, is shifting to focus on creating the technology for an autonomous vehicle that doesn't require a human driver. The new direction apparently doesn't foreclose the possibility that Apple might someday build its own car, but it opens the door to partnering with other car companies. The new emphasis ..>> view originalApple is already testing self-driving cars amid 'reboot' of project
Apple’s secretive car initiative, code-named Titan, has progressed to real-world testing on a closed track, according to a report from The New York Times today. The testing of autonomous vehicle software is indicative of a recent "reboot" in strategy for Apple, which is said to be moving away from building its own electric car to focus on developing self-driving software. The shift toward software is part of a new plan from longtime Apple executive Bob Mansfield. He came out of retirement to le..>> view originalFacebook's algorithm puts hoax story about 9/11 on Trending Topics
Facebook got hoodwinked again. On Friday, Facebook's algorithm for selecting trending stories placed "9/11" at the top of its list, linking to an article by The Daily Star, which claimed the Twins Towers fell because of bombs planted within the buildings, instead of a terrorist attack. It's the second time in two weeks Facebook's algorithm posted a fake news story on the top of its Trending Topics. On August 27, it posted a hoax story about Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly -- ..>> view original
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