Apple's brand may be one of the most recognisable and coveted in the world, but co-founder Steve Wozniak has hinted the firm is largely unrecognisable to the'world changing' one he helped build. Wozniak puts this down to the advent of the Apple Watch, which he claims is too complex and has taken the firm into the jewellery market. During an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, the 65-year-old said the'only difference is the band in all those watches.' Steve Wozniak (pictured) criticised the complexity and non world changing nature of the Apple Watch line, but lavished praise on the firm's CEO, Steve Cook and its rumoured plans to make a self-driving car But the computer scientist did lavish praise on Apple's boss, Tim Cook in the same interview and has high hopes for its rumoured self-driving car. Answering questions on Reddit, Wozniak wrote: 'I love my Apple Watch, but it's taken us [Apple] into a jewellery market where you're going to buy a watch between 500 or 1100 based on how important you think you are as a person.

Instead, the Japanese gaming giant is looking to its legions of cutesy avatars. Nintendo has launched the'Miitomo' app in Japan featuring customisable characters called Miis. The avatars can be created with the app using a smartphone camera and then fitted with virtual clothes and quizzed by other Miis. The avatars can be created with the app using a smartphone camera and then fitted with virtual clothes and quizzed by other Miis. 'Miitomo' - 'tomo' meaning'friend' in Japanese - is scheduled to come to the US and other markets later this year, but Nintendo has yet to announce a release date'Miitomo' - 'tomo' meaning'friend' in Japanese - is scheduled to come to the US and other markets later this year, but Nintendo has yet to announce a release date.

Certain two-legged robots can walk like a humans, dance, jump and now there is a variant that can jog. Researchers collect data from humans and determine constrains with muscles and bones, which has led the creation of a cyborg with'natural movements and stride patterns' while it jogs. Durus-2D could prove useful in their goal to develop cutting-edge robotic limbs for amputees and those with limited mobility. Researchers collect data from humans and determine constrains with muscles and bones, which has led the creation of a cyborg to have natural movements and stride patterns while it jogs. Encode these constraints to construct robotic models and controllers.

Treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself - or so the saying goes. But, while most will have heard the old adage, some people appear more inclined to live their life according to the sentiment. Now, scientists believe they have uncovered the reason why some are more selfless than others. Two new studies reveal kind people experience more activity in areas of the brain that fuel empathetic impulses. Dr Leonardo Christov-Moore, of University of California, Los Angeles, said: 'Our altruism may be more hard-wired than previously thought.'

Ride-hailing service Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars and may have placed a giant order with Mercedes for 100,000 limousines, it has been claimed. 'They wanted autonomous cars,' a source, who declined to be named, told Reuters. Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars and may have placed a giant order with Mercedes for 100,000 S-Class limousines, it has been claimed. Uber is already testing an early version of its system, which is being developed with Carnegie Mellon University. The firm hopes to develop a self driving taxi to take on autonomous car projects from Google, Apple and others. Loss-making Uber would make drastic savings on its biggest cost -- drivers -- if it were able to incorporate self-driving cars into its fleet.

For some people, they believe their IQ is something they are stuck with for life after it was set in stone at birth, while others are convinced their intelligence can be constantly improved. Now it seems how you view your own intelligence may have a direct impact on your ability to fulfill your potential. A new study has found that people who believe their IQ is fixed at birth tend to overestimate how bright they really are. Believing your IQ is fixed may actually hold you back as it can lead you to overestimate your intelligence and causes you to focus on easier tasks to reinforce this view. Intriguingly this may actually hold them back as they are then less likely to develop their own intellectual capacity.

In addition, the engineers sealed its most sensitive components inside a dry pressure compartment. They also painted its exposed parts with commercially available coatings that can protect them against the corrosive properties of saltwater. Both measures seem to have worked well during their experiments: the drone the researchers kept in sea water for two months showed no signs of damage. CRACUNS doesn't have any metal parts that can rust and malfunction in the water -- best of all, it's lightweight and doesn't cost much. Those factors make it a good candidate for big research or military operations.

The Girls Make Games initiative aims to encourage young women to dive into the rich industry of video game development, and it seems to be doing the trick. This year at the Independent Games Festival awards ceremony, nine young ladies from Girls Make Games collected the ID@Xbox Rising Star award for their work on The Hole Story. It's a top-down RPG featuring an archaeologist named Wendy who digs a portal to a fantastical dimension in her backyard. We caught up with the winners right after they collected their prizes and had one question for each of them: What do you want the future of video games to look like?

A fast-food chain with restaurants in 28 states is getting ready to start serving burgers and fries in Champaign-Urbana. Bruce Kim, director of franchise development for Checkers and Rally's Restaurants, said the company is in the process of awarding a franchise for up to three new Checkers restaurants in the area. "We are a quick-service restaurant," he said. "We are known for our seasoned, seared and grilled burgers; fries; grilled, all-meat hot dogs; crazy good chicken wings; golden fish sandwiches; and ice cream. "Our seasoned fries were named the best fries for 2015 by Yahoo." Kim said Checkers restaurants typically stay open late, with most of them serving customers in their double drive-thru until 2 or 3 a.m. The Tampa, Fla.-based chain has 828 locations nationwide, and the website Thrillist recently named Checkers the fastest-growing fast-food chain in Illinois. Kim said the chain is up to 20 Checkers restaurants and seven Rally's restaurants in the state, and the next step is to start building stores in Champaign County. "There is plenty of room to grow, and we are trying to build several locations in Champaign-Urbana," Kim said. "Our studies show we have room for three stores, with our growth franchise-driven." "The community has a good, solid income base, good ethnic diversity and lots of university students.

Some time ago I started a journey into one of the most exciting fields in Computer Science -- Machine Learning. This is my subjective guide for anyone who would like to explore this topic, but don't know how to start. Your first steps should lead to Stanford Machine Learning class at Coursera by Andrew Ng. This course is simply brilliant! Along a way, you will be given everything you need to know, including algebra review.