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This AI Has Sparked A Budding Friendship With 2.5 Million People

We’re in an age where it doesn’t matter if something is alive or not alive, its founder says.

Google, Amazon AreWhy Spotify Needs Its Own Speaker

They're building a wall between Spotify and its customers.

This Chatbot Is Helping People Track Harassment At Work

A chat bot from researchers in Europe is helping people formalize their memory of harassment -- butit's not solving the anonymity problem.

These Walking, Rolling Robots Are Designed To Replace Human Couriers

What if Uber carried robots instead of people? This startup is working on it.

Racist, Sexist AI Could Be A Bigger Problem Than Lost Jobs

Decisions about real people are being made inside a black box that few understand, or question.

These Robots Could Help Grocery Chains FightAmazon

An Israeli startup is arming grocery chainswith robot infrastructure to fight Amazon.

Banks May Be Turning Into Dumb Pots Of Money

It's for exactly the same reasons that mobile networks became dumb pipes.

The Algorithm That Helped Google Translate Become Sexist

Widely-used machine learning models are picking up social biases, and the only way to fix the problem is get more humans involved.

Apple's HomePod Has One HiddenAdvantage

Tests against its competitors show it speaks and listens in a more human-like way.

Amazon Just Unveiled Its Grand Plan For Whole Foods: To Make The 'Last Mile' The First Mile

Supermarket firms shouldlook past Amazon’s threat and consider copying its move to turn stores into mini-warehouses.