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Meta tweaks Facebook app to act more like TikTok.
For most of Facebook’s history, its executives have executed a tried-and-true playbook: Mimic the success of others.On Thursday, the company, which has been renamed Meta, continued that tactic with a revamp of its main Facebook app that…
How the healthcare industry can leverage data to fix a fragmented system
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The healthcare sector is complex…
AnchorMaps Gives the Best Use for AR: Real World AR
Augmented Reality is fantastic — especially if you like wearing heavy, expensive ski goggles and don’t mind sitting on your sofa while you use them. Okay, that’s an oversimplification of the uses of augmented reality (AR), but for the…
Why distributed AI is key to pushing the AI innovation envelope
The future of AI is distributed, said Ion Stoica, co-founder, executive chairman and president of Anyscale on the first day of VB Transform. And that’s because model complexity shows no signs of slowing down.
“For the past…
Zero-day used to infect Chrome users could pose threat to Edge and Safari users, too
A secretive seller of cyberattack software recently exploited a previously unknown Chrome vulnerability and two other zero-days in campaigns that covertly infected journalists and other!-->!-->…
Amazon’s One Medical acquisition brings it closer to being a healthcare giant
Amazon is continuing its expansion into health care, announcing on Thursday that it will acquire One Medical, a “technology-powered” combination primary care and telehealth service, for nearly $4 billion. That makes this one of…
Amazon Wants 100,000 Electric Vans. Can Rivian Deliver?
Nearly three years ago, Amazon announced that it would buy 100,000 custom-made delivery vehicles from Rivian, a fledgling maker of electric vehicles. On Thursday, after some delays, the companies said hundreds of the vans were finally on…
Rodney Brooks Explains What Robust.AI Is Actually Doing
With direct funding plus prize money that reached into the millions, DARPA encouraged international collaborations among top academic institutions as well as industry. A series of three preliminary circuit events would give teams…
Artificial Muscles Woven Into Smart Textiles Could Make Clothing Hyperfunctional
It's an all-too-common ploy, and legitimate manufacturing companies and distributors suffer mightily as a result of it. But the danger runs much deeper than getting ripped off when you were seeking a bargain. When purchasing…
China Fines Didi $1.2 Billion as Tech Sector Pressures Persist
For Didi, once hailed as an innovator and disrupter in China’s staid transportation sector, it has been a fast fall from grace. The company was considered the pride of China’s spunky, and valuable, start-up scene in 2016 when it beat its…