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Google says it bears 'some responsibility' after self-driving car hit bus; no injuries reported

Posted in Software on 1st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The crash may be the first case of one of Google's autonomous cars hitting another vehicle and making an error.

Googles DeepMind AI group unveils health care ambitions

Posted in Medicine on 25th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

In collaboration with the latter group, Google DeepMind built a mobile app called Streams that doctors and nurses can use to diagnose acute kidney injury.

Alphabet-Google Shows Off New Humanoid Robot

Posted in Hardware on 24th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The new Atlas is smaller than its predecessor and not tethered to a power cord, suggesting the device is progressing in its journey from the lab to market.

Google Ideas is now a tech incubator under Alphabet called Jigsaw

Posted in Business on 17th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

It seems that Google Ideas produced enough good ideas to keep it going, albeit with a new brand to go under the new Alphabet umbrella.

Google patents delivery trucks that drive themselves

Posted in Business on 11th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The biggest change to delivery may not be flying unmanned robots, it could be smart package-carrying vans.