In 2014 Google bought a UK-based artificial intelligence research lab called DeepMind for a hefty 530 million. Since then, DeepMind has made rapid progress in AI technologies, including health and gaming applications. The latest achievement of DeepMind is WaveNet, an AI computer program that can almost mimic the way humans speak. Experts say that WaveNet has "halved" the gap between machine-speak and a natural human voice. So what we're talking about here is more like Jarvis from Iron Man than Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator – or any of his other movies, for that matter!

I don't think the future of VR looks like video games; I don't think it looks like cinematic VR; I think it looks like stories from our real lives. It's the most amazing afternoon you've ever had. For one person, it might be what we call a rom-com, for another it might be an action movie. For another, it might be something we don't have a movie genre preexisting for. It might be just exploring.

Last month, Facebook's "Trending" tab featured Megyn Kelly as a topic, displaying hoax news items claiming she had been fired by Fox News. Many critics pointed out that the mistake occurred shortly after the social network decided to shed the editorial team in charge of overseeing trending topics. The company had gone almost entirely algorithmic with the feature, and the move had almost immediately failed. A Quartz postmortem ascribed the incident to an "inmates running the asylum" scenario. The algorithm that surfaced the news based its selection on Facebook users' activity, and for reasons of policy or practice human overseers had neglected to correct the mistake.

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.

Inside – 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?

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.