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VCs invest record $500 million in augmented and virtual reality in Q3
Posted in Business on 4th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
That was the ninth consecutive quarter of increased investment in the hot sector, which Digi-Capital estimates could be a $120 billion business by 2020.
Google's next big step for AI: Getting robots to teach each other new skills
Posted in Business on 4th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Robots haven't reached human intelligence yet, but Google's researchers are showing how they're closing the gap.
How chatbots will help education
Posted in Software on 1st Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Its an exciting time for innovations in ed tech, and chatbots are at the forefront.
Minecraft VR demos hit Microsoft's stores to promote Virtual Reality
Posted in Games on 1st Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller
Minecraft is one of the biggest properties in the world. And that means it could attract even more attention to the burgeoning VR medium.
Google says its new AI-powered translation tool scores nearly identically to human translators
Posted in Software on 30th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
Google Machine Neural Translation is nearly indistinguishable from human translation on standardized tests, the company said.