Hardware
First Node Of Europe's Space Laser Network Launches Into Orbit
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Europe has begun to roll out a data superhighway in orbit. The first node in the network is a telecommunications satellite that was launched from Kazakhstan.
Google's Project Skybender Is Another Internet-firing Drone
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Both Facebook and Google have been testing aerial devices that would be able to provide reliable wireless internet access in remote locations.
$60M Chip That Will Connect Human Brains To Computers Is In The Works
Posted in Hardware on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
The chip is designed to translate signals sent by neurons into the ones and zeros that computers understand, and vice versa.
Ben Goertzel On Artificial General Intelligence And Its Boader Implications
Posted in Hardware on 29th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Soon, AI researcher Ben Goertzel predicts, an AGI will be created that will do to the field what Sputnik did for space.
Google Says 5 Million Cardboard VR Headsets Have Shipped So Far
Posted in Hardware on 29th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
5 million Cardboard fans have joined the fold, Googles vice president of virtual reality, Clay Bavor, wrote in a blog post.