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bots_alive — There will be no shortage at Toy Fair next month of robots and gadgets promising artificial intelligence — and generally falling short. But a more modest approach from an actual AI researcher has produced a clever and accessible way to create lifelike behavior through a simple and elegant modification of a popular existing robot. Read More

There will be no shortage at Toy Fair next month of robots and gadgets promising artificial intelligence — and generally falling short. But a more modest approach from an actual AI researcher has produced a clever and accessible way to create lifelike behavior through a simple and elegant modification of a popular existing robot. Read More

Bots_alive kit imbues toy robots with charming, lifelike AI

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence augmented reality Crowdfunding Gadgets Kickstarter robotics TC toys on January 24, 2017 by Devin Coldewey

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2013. Zuckerberg says the company is not building a phone or an operating system. Rather, Facebook is introducing a new experience for Android phones. The idea behind the new Home service is to bring content right to you, rather than require people to check apps on the device. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) — Speculation that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg could run for president has been brewing in recent weeks. His personal goal for 2017 is speaking with people from all 50 states. He fought to stop government service from being considered a voluntary company resignation. And on top of all that, he’s been distancing himself from atheism. Though these signs scream politically… Read More

Zuckerberg says he’s not currently planning to run for president

This entry was posted in Buzzfeed Government Mark Zuckerberg Policy president Social software TC the social network and tagged facebook on January 24, 2017 by John Mannes

3_here_one_both_colors — Doppler Labs is growing its executive team as it prepares to ship its first major product release. Today, the company announced that Brian Hall, former Corporate VP of Devices at Microsoft, will be joining Doppler Labs as its COO. Hall joins the smart earbud company after 20 years at Microsoft where he was most recently tasked with working on products like the Microsoft Surface, Surface Hub… Read More

Doppler Labs is growing its executive team as it prepares to ship its first major product release. Today, the company announced that Brian Hall, former Corporate VP of Devices at Microsoft, will be joining Doppler Labs as its COO. Hall joins the smart earbud company after 20 years at Microsoft where he was most recently tasked with working on products like the Microsoft Surface, Surface Hub… Read More

Doppler Labs taps former Microsoft corporate devices head for COO, ...

This entry was posted in Doppler Labs Gadgets hardware TC on January 24, 2017 by Lucas Matney

app-store-purge-hero — Apple is finally going to give its developers a way to respond to customer reviews on its App Store and Mac App Store – a feature that’s long been available to Android developers on Google Play, much to the chagrin of the Apple developer community. According to developer documentation for the iOS 10.3 beta, when this version of Apple’s mobile operating ships,… Read More

Apple is finally going to give its developers a way to respond to customer reviews on its App Store and Mac App Store – a feature that’s long been available to Android developers on Google Play, much to the chagrin of the Apple developer community. According to developer documentation for the iOS 10.3 beta, when this version of Apple’s mobile operating ships,… Read More

Apple will finally let developers respond to App Store reviews

This entry was posted in app-store Apps developers iOS iOS App Store iOS apps Mobile TC and tagged apple on January 24, 2017 by Sarah Perez

google-android-blog-post-iphone_1200x675px_v3 — After a bit of a delay, the launch of Android Wear 2.0 is finally drawing near. Today, Google launched the fifth and final developer preview of Wear 2.0 ahead of its consumer launch in early February. There aren’t any major surprises here, but with this release, Android Wear 2.0 is finally getting full iOS support, too, which was missing from the previews — but not Wear 1.x… Read More

After a bit of a delay, the launch of Android Wear 2.0 is finally drawing near. Today, Google launched the fifth and final developer preview of Wear 2.0 ahead of its consumer launch in early February. There aren’t any major surprises here, but with this release, Android Wear 2.0 is finally getting full iOS support, too, which was missing from the previews — but not Wear 1.x… Read More

Google launches the fifth and final dev preview of Android ...

This entry was posted in Android Wear Gadgets hardware smartwatch TC Wearables and tagged google on January 24, 2017 by Frederic Lardinois

airpods — The ultimate first world problem is finally solved. Apple just released the first beta of iOS 10.3 to developers. Among other changes, the beta includes way to find your lost AirPods in the Find My iPhone app. Here’s how it works. As you know, Apple’s AirPods only have tiny W1 chips in each earbud. These chips only support Bluetooth — there’s no Wi-Fi, there’s no… Read More

The ultimate first world problem is finally solved. Apple just released the first beta of iOS 10.3 to developers. Among other changes, the beta includes way to find your lost AirPods in the Find My iPhone app. Here’s how it works. As you know, Apple’s AirPods only have tiny W1 chips in each earbud. These chips only support Bluetooth — there’s no Wi-Fi, there’s no… Read More

Apple releases first iOS 10.3 beta with “Find My AirPods”

This entry was posted in Gadgets iOS TC on January 24, 2017 by Romain Dillet

tilt founders khaleed james beshara — We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and early January caught wind that the company may be acquired by Airbnb. And it looks like the chatter was right, with The Information reporting today that the company is in talks with Airbnb for an acquisition. The report jives with what we’ve heard as well. The… Read More

We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and early January caught wind that the company may be acquired by Airbnb. And it looks like the chatter was right, with The Information reporting today that the company is in talks with Airbnb for an acquisition. The report jives with what we’ve heard as well. The… Read More

Airbnb is in talks to acquire social payments startup Tilt

This entry was posted in Airbnb Apps Mobile Social Startups TC on January 24, 2017 by Matthew Lynley

tilt founders khaleed james beshara — We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and early January caught wind that the company may be acquired by Airbnb. And it looks like the chatter was right, with The Information reporting today that the company is in talks with Airbnb for an acquisition. The report jives with what we’ve heard as well. The… Read More

We’d been hearing murmurs for a while that Tilt was up for grabs and was talking to a few folks in recent weeks, and early January caught wind that the company may be acquired by Airbnb. And it looks like the chatter was right, with The Information reporting today that the company is in talks with Airbnb for an acquisition. The report jives with what we’ve heard as well. The… Read More

Airbnb is in talks to acquire social payments startup Tilt

This entry was posted in Airbnb Apps Mobile Social Startups TC on January 24, 2017 by Matthew Lynley

cartwheel-hand — Target’s Cartwheel application has grown to some 27 million shoppers who have used it over the past three years following its debut to save over $600 million at checkout. Now, the retailer hints it may be adding mobile payments to the app, and potentially its main Target application, as well. The company didn’t confirm which of the two, or if both, would be updated to include… Read More

Target’s Cartwheel application has grown to some 27 million shoppers who have used it over the past three years following its debut to save over $600 million at checkout. Now, the retailer hints it may be adding mobile payments to the app, and potentially its main Target application, as well. The company didn’t confirm which of the two, or if both, would be updated to include… Read More

Target will launch its own mobile payments system this year

This entry was posted in Apps eCommerce Mobile mobile payments payments on January 24, 2017 by Sarah Perez