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MIT Develops AI-Based System That Adds Sound to Silent Videos
Although the deep learning-based technology is still nascent, it's a step toward automating sound effects for movies.
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'I Feel Sick, Give Me the Bucket': What 25 Hours in Virtual Reality Feels Like
For the challenge, Westerman spent 25 hours making three-dimensional artwork in the game Tilt Brush.
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Netflix Reveals What Images Hook Viewers on New Shows
This week Netflix released new findings about the power of the images its presents to viewers while introducing them to shows.
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Alibaba's CEO Jack Ma Banned His First Employees From Living More Than 15 Minutes From Work
A new book on the Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has revealed that founder Jack Ma insisted that his first employees reside only minutes from work.
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Time to Change a Diaper or Car Tire? Futuristic Fabrics Will Let You Know
MIT professor Yoel Fink is spearheading an entire new industry: textiles for the 21st century.
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Domino's Has a Robot Delivering Pizzas in Australia!
Domino's latest "deliveryman" stands 3 feet tall and doesn't need to be tipped. It has ferried pizzas in Brisbane at a top speed of 12 mph, and the company's Australian master franchise said it's excited for what could come next.
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Google 'Paintbrush' Raises Some of Art's Oldest Questions
The artwork relies on software that remakes an image to include whatever the software is being told to see in the image.
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Goodyear's Radical Idea of What Driverless Car Tires Will Look Like
Goodyear at the Geneva International Motor Show, unveiled spherical tires as its vision for the tires of future autonomous vehicles.
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DJI's New Phantom 4 Drone Can Follow Your Footsteps
DJI's Phantom 4 is smart enough to recognise 3D shapes, and keep the subject in its sight no matter what direction it heads.
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New Drone Can Follow Our Every Footstep
The world's leading drone company announced a new version of its flagship drone Tuesday, including a feature that allows it to trace the path of a moving object.
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For the First Time, Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Some Blame for a Crash
Google's 53 vehicles have driven more than 1.4 million miles autonomously and been in 17 crashes, but never been at fault before.
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For The First Time, Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Some Blame For A Crash
A Google self-driving car sideswiped a bus this month, the first blemish on the otherwise spotless driving record of the company's vehicles.
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Why Roboticists Are Raving About Google's New Robot
"It's a huge step towards getting robots that can actually operate in our world in unstructured environments on uneven terrain."
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Behold, The $1M Electric Super Car No One Asked For And No One Needs
Move over Tesla. A new option has emerged for the driver who craves an absurdly fast electric car -- the Concept_One from Croatian automaker Rimac Automobili.
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This Danish City Is So Bike-Friendly Even Kindergartners Ride To School
At the start of each school year principal Lars Christian Eriksen delivers the speech. He's been giving it to the parents of kindergartners at his Danish elementary school for 11 years.
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MIT Develops AI-Based System That Adds Sound to Silent Videos
Although the deep learning-based technology is still nascent, it's a step toward automating sound effects for movies.
-
'I Feel Sick, Give Me the Bucket': What 25 Hours in Virtual Reality Feels Like
For the challenge, Westerman spent 25 hours making three-dimensional artwork in the game Tilt Brush.
-
Netflix Reveals What Images Hook Viewers on New Shows
This week Netflix released new findings about the power of the images its presents to viewers while introducing them to shows.
-
Alibaba's CEO Jack Ma Banned His First Employees From Living More Than 15 Minutes From Work
A new book on the Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has revealed that founder Jack Ma insisted that his first employees reside only minutes from work.
-
Time to Change a Diaper or Car Tire? Futuristic Fabrics Will Let You Know
MIT professor Yoel Fink is spearheading an entire new industry: textiles for the 21st century.
-
Domino's Has a Robot Delivering Pizzas in Australia!
Domino's latest "deliveryman" stands 3 feet tall and doesn't need to be tipped. It has ferried pizzas in Brisbane at a top speed of 12 mph, and the company's Australian master franchise said it's excited for what could come next.
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Google 'Paintbrush' Raises Some of Art's Oldest Questions
The artwork relies on software that remakes an image to include whatever the software is being told to see in the image.
-
Goodyear's Radical Idea of What Driverless Car Tires Will Look Like
Goodyear at the Geneva International Motor Show, unveiled spherical tires as its vision for the tires of future autonomous vehicles.
-
DJI's New Phantom 4 Drone Can Follow Your Footsteps
DJI's Phantom 4 is smart enough to recognise 3D shapes, and keep the subject in its sight no matter what direction it heads.
-
New Drone Can Follow Our Every Footstep
The world's leading drone company announced a new version of its flagship drone Tuesday, including a feature that allows it to trace the path of a moving object.
-
For the First Time, Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Some Blame for a Crash
Google's 53 vehicles have driven more than 1.4 million miles autonomously and been in 17 crashes, but never been at fault before.
-
For The First Time, Google's Self-Driving Car Takes Some Blame For A Crash
A Google self-driving car sideswiped a bus this month, the first blemish on the otherwise spotless driving record of the company's vehicles.
-
Why Roboticists Are Raving About Google's New Robot
"It's a huge step towards getting robots that can actually operate in our world in unstructured environments on uneven terrain."
-
Behold, The $1M Electric Super Car No One Asked For And No One Needs
Move over Tesla. A new option has emerged for the driver who craves an absurdly fast electric car -- the Concept_One from Croatian automaker Rimac Automobili.
-
This Danish City Is So Bike-Friendly Even Kindergartners Ride To School
At the start of each school year principal Lars Christian Eriksen delivers the speech. He's been giving it to the parents of kindergartners at his Danish elementary school for 11 years.
