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Amazon Echo Finally Gives Fitbit A Voice

Fitbit’s customers cannow ask Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa for stats and extra motivation, helping their wrist-worn gadgets avoid the dreaded sock drawer.

Google AlphaGo's Final Victory May Herald More 'Intuitive' A.I.

Having won a stunning four out of five matches, the DeepMind program will see its techniques used on other Google products such as digital assistants and search.

Human Go Champion Finally Beats Google's AlphaGo A.I. In Fourth Match

After three straight losses Lee Sedol managed to take advantage of a series of mistakes and odd moves by the self-learning program.

Google's Stunning Win For A.I.: AlphaGo Beats Human Champion In Third, Crucial Match

It’s a historic day for artificial intelligence as it triumphs in one of the world’s most complex games of human intuition.

Google's A.I. Program AlphaGo Claims Second Victory Against 'Go' Champion

AlphaGo just needs to win its third match on Saturday to claim overall victory in the human vs. A.I. tournament

UPDATED: Google Makes A.I. History By Beating World 'Go' Champion

Its AlphaGo computerjust beat Lee Sedol at the ultra-complex game, a landmark as important as Deep Blue’s win over chess champion Gary Kasparov in 1997.

Meet Tina, The Clever Chat Bot Charming 2.6 Million People In Iran

Staff at Farsiad, the Iranian startup behind TinaBot. Founder Hamid Sarafan is on the right. (Photo courtesy of Hamid Sarafan) Anna Farzaneh has plenty of friends to socialize with when she’s not working as an interior designer in Tehran, Iran. But about once or twice a week, on evenings when something [...]

The Experiment Is Over: Google Opens Its Project Fi Wireless Service To All

It drops the invite-only requirement and throws in a Nexus 5X for $200 in the hopes of bringing on a wave of new customers.

Jailed Facebook Exec Says There's 'No Data' To Give Brazilian Authorities

Diego Dzodan says he was 'treated with respect' during his 24 hours behind bars, but it would have been impossible to hand over encrypted WhatsApp messages to officials.

Facebook Messenger Adds Music Sharing With Spotify Integration

In another step towards turning Messenger into a platform for sharing everything, Facebook has integrated its first music sharing service into the chat app.