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Apple is shifting the focus of its secret car project

U.S. News

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, people wait in front of an Apple store in Munich, before the worldwide launch of the iPhone 6s. Apple may not become a car-maker, but it still wants to develop its own self-driving technology. The iPhone-maker's automotive project, long an open secret in Silicon Valley, is shifting to focus on creating the technology for an autonomous vehicle that doesn't require a human driver.


Issue #66 H Weekly

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Inside โ€“ Elon Musk and neural lace, prosthetics, ethics of transhumanism, IBM Watson creates a trailer, EU might request mandatory drone registry, robots at Haneda Airport, the taste of CRISPR-modified crops and more! Elon Musk is Looking to Kickstart Transhuman Evolution With "Brain Hacking" Tech Elon Musk has recently hinted that he may be working on a "neural lace," a mesh of electronics that will allow AI and the brain to work together. This could help human brains keep up with future enhancements in AI. The story of Nicholas Huchet, founder of Bionicohand and amputee, who designed an affordable 3D printed prosthetic hand. From defeating death and aging to merging with machines to gene editing, transhumanist movement is going to challenge our current worldview and ask some serious ethical questions. Will gene editing allow rich to be better, healthier and smarter than everyone else?


Alexa's move to the tablet is a bigger deal than you may think

Washington Post - Technology News

On Thursday, Amazon announced that it is adding its voice assistant Alexa to its Fire tablets for the first time. The voice assistant has previously been in Amazon's Echo, Fire TV and Fire Stick devices, but will launch with the new, low-priced 90 Fire HD 8 tablet that ships on Sept. 21. Alexa is also coming to the Fire HD 10, Fire and last year's Fire HD 8 tablets via a free over-the-air software update in the coming months. This move is significant, as it puts Alexa more at odds with Siri, Apple's voice assistant, and pitches up the simmering competition in the voice-assistant space. The end game of all these voice assistants is to become an integral part of users' lives.


The grandfather kings of nerdcore

Engadget

In terms of popularity, nerdcore occupies a space somewhere between underground hip hop and the end of the universe, according to rapper and educator Mega Ran. Nerdcore is a brand of hip hop characterized by a focus on geeky things, which means its subject matter is as vast and varied as Tolkien's Encircling Sea. It's niche but limitless; visible but not known. It's big enough to support the musical careers of artists like MC Lars, MC Frontalot, Beefy and MC Chris, yet it's small enough that even the most fervent Star Wars fan may have never heard of it. Even in an age where geek chic is hot and "nerd" is no longer a vicious insult, nerdcore remains underground -- but its influence on popular culture is showing.


'Perfect Illusion' shows Lady Gaga has rediscovered her mojo

Los Angeles Times

Let's not bother with a poker face here. Released late Thursday, "Perfect Illusion" is a stomping disco-rock jam with a killer robot-Motown groove, buckets of scuzz-punk guitar fuzz and a key change designed to trigger Pavlovian fist-pumps. It has a melody that will burrow into your brain before the 2-minute mark. And like all the best pop songs, it can't decide if it's sad or happy, paranoid or ecstatic; the tune lifts you up at the same time that it marches over you, a blast of serotonin under constant threat of reuptake. "I don't need eyes to see / I felt you touching me," Lady Gaga sings, her voice fraying at the edges.


It's official: iOS 10 is coming on 13 September. Here are the details

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When will iOS 10 be released in the UK? What are iOS 10's best new features, and what are the differences between iOS 10 and iOS 9? Which iPhones, iPads and iPod touch models can run iOS 10, and is it possible to install iOS 10 right now? It showcased the software as it had done at WWDC in June. We've got all the details about iOS 10 that you need to know: all of its best and most interesting features, how to install it, and a list of the iPads and iPhones that can run it. Since then Apple has released a series of beta versions of iOS 10, and the final public version will roll out on 13 September to iPhone 5 and later and the iPad mini 2, iPad 4, iPad Air and later generations. In this article you'll find: the 10 best new features in iOS 10; when iOS 10 will be released to the public, and how to download it ahead of the official launch; a list of iPads and iPhones that can run iOS 10; and everything else you need to know about iOS 10 and its imminent launch. Updated, 9 September 2016, with the news that the iOS 10 final release candidate is being rolled out; on 7 September, following 13 September release date; on 31 August with news of Apple's newly announced press event on 7 September; on 24 August with news of iOS 10 beta 7; and on 23 August with iOS 10 release date rumours courtesy of Barbra Streisand Update, 9 September 2016: Apple has notified all members of its iOS beta program that the final release candidate is being rolled out today. "We are pleased to give you access to the iOS 10 and macOS Sierra final release candidates," says Apple, in an email. "We will be shipping the final versions to customers worldwide in the coming weeks and appreciate you trying out the releases and providing feedback. You can install the iOS 10 GM candidate from Software Update."


'2 Broke Girls' Stars Beth Behrs And Kat Dennings Poke Fun At Themselves With Crazy Filters, Face Swap

International Business Times

With barely over a month left before "2 Broke Girls" Season 6 makes its way to television, the show's stars Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings are making fans miss their tandem as they share way-too-cute photos and videos on their social media page. Behrs seems to enjoy doing this the most. On her Twitter account (@BethBehrs), the actress posted a video showing her and Dennings with deer filters. The two happily said hello, then Behrs said, "I'm a deer!" Dennings looked at her best friend and added, "You're a-deer-able!" Then both ladies shared cute giggles.


In the Near Future, Will Robots Take Over Hollywood?

Huffington Post - Tech news and opinion

When did you start the company? I started working on the project in 2011 and it took many years of research and developing but I finally went to a Toronto International Film Festival family event in 2014. I managed to reach out to industry professionals but the feedback wasn't great so I went back to the drawing board and redesigned the software to be more interactive and more interpretable. I then founded the corporation in 2015 although I've been working on the project as a whole for 5 years now. Was your family supportive of you starting a company just like that?


This AI-Made Trailer For The Movie "Morgan" Is Intensely Creepy

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Seeing as its capabilities have almost no bounds, it's only natural that one of the most complex and well-known AI's on the planet, IBM's Watson super-computer, would take a stab at something more advanced than your average prediction. IBM Watson scientists worked with the folks at 20th Century Fox to create the first "cognitive movie trailer" for the upcoming horror flick Morgan. IBM Watson analyzed more than 100 horror movies to learn what makes for a successful horror movie trailer. It analyzed each scene in those trailers, paying attention to the audio, visual, and overall composition trends that make something seem scary to us humans. The choice of using Morgan for this experiment is eerily perfect, too: The movie is about a humanoid robot that gets out of control and retaliates against its makers.


T3 โ€“ What the Hell is Artificial Intelligence in HR?

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The HR Technology Conference is in Chicago this year from October 4-7 and I'll once again be blogging live from the show. As I'm preparing and scheduling meetings with various vendors one thing have become perfectly clear, I'll be doing a lot of talking about "Artificial Intelligence"(AI). The stuff we see in movies in the future where computers and robots begin the think for themselves then very quickly understand that humans are inadequate so they'decide' humans are no longer needed and only machines should run the world. Yeah, That AI! Sounds like the perfect HR replacement! The actual definition of Artificial Intelligence is simply, intelligence exhibited by machines.