Facebook has launched a new app specifically made for internet influencers who want to create a video community. Called Facebook Creator, the app provides users with the necessary tools for better live streams, engaging with fans and tracking analytics. "The Facebook Creator app is a one stop shop for creators of all kinds, to help take their passions to the next level," Facebook Video product manager Chris Hatfield said in a blog post. "With the app, creators can easily create original video, go live with exclusive features, and connect with their community on Facebook -- all from their pocket." The Facebook Creator app is actually a rebranded version of the Facebook Mentions app, which originally launched back in 2014.

As published by Insights Success Magazine "Tea. You do not want to get out of bed. But the alarm on your mobile phone is ringing, and you've got things to do. So with those four iconic words, spoken into your WhatsApp, with your eyes still scrunched closed, Unified Inbox's (UIB) UnificationEngine (UE) Intelligent IoT Messaging platform hasn't just unified communications, it's turned on the smart water kettle in your kitchen. Seamlessly bringing together Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and unified messaging, thanks to Natural Language Processing (NLP), those four words are boiling the water for your morning cup of tea. UIB makes it as easy for you to chat, via voice and text message, with your "things" as it is with your friends. Unified Communications company UIB's patented UE is the world's first true intelligent IoT messaging platform. UE's device- and platform-agnostic middleware enables machines and equipment to communicate with both people and things. Users can remotely control connected devices using simple natural language messages (e.g., "Tea, Earl Grey Hot" or simply, "Boil water") and receive alerts and notifications (e.g., ""Your water will be ready in two minutes" and "You have three days of milk left, shall I re-order?") on the communications channels you already use.

This week, Business Insider Magazine published an article about Mercedes-Benz's bus of the future; a semi-autonomous bus which will be beautiful to look at & fun to ride. The article goes on to describe the different features the "Future Bus" will have. One really cool feature about the bus is the way it handles gas mileage. Unlike a human driver who's driving habits consists of starts & stops, thereby decreasing the vehicle's effective MPG, the Future Bus will employ Artificial Intelligence in order to predict and calculate the exact level of fuel needed to drive, and the exact braking pressure / downshift needed in order to slow down or stop. Thanks to AI technology, the vehicle will always receive its optimal gas mileage.

Did you download it "willingly," or were you "forced" to download it to be able to operate a new device? Like millions of people around the world, you may have received a shiny new device as a holiday gift at the end of last year. It was a smart device, connected to the internet and controlled and managed through an app. What?! I have to stop everything just to download (and then keep updated) another app on my smart phone just to use, just to "talk" to my device? In contrast to a GUI that defines rules for each interaction -- rules which, frustratingly, change from app to app -- text-based, conversation interactions are liberating in their familiarity.

In today's so-called smart home, you can dim the lights, order more toothpaste or tell the kids to go to bed simply by talking to a small Wifi-connected speaker, such as Amazon's Echo or Google's Home. This voice-first market – combining voice with artificial intelligence (AI) – barely existed in 2014. This year, Voice Labs, a consultancy, expects 24.5 million appliances to be shipped. Other big tech firms have their own plans: Apple is taking its Siri voice assistant beyond its mobile devices to PCs, cars, and the home; Baidu last month bought Raven, billed as China's answer to Amazon's Alexa intelligent personal assistant; and Samsung Electronics plans to incorporate Viv, its newly acquired virtual assistant, into its phones and home appliances. But not everyone thinks the future of communicating with the Internet of Things needs to be vocal.

AI is rapidly becoming ubiquitous. From intelligent traffic signals to intelligent robots, and from Siri to Google Now, AI is all around us. But how can AI can improve the online customer experience? Ecommerce profits have gained huge profits in the last 15 years. There are still some online stores, however, which operate the same way they did years ago.

With Uber recently launching a trial of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, it's the question everyone, not just attorneys, is now asking, "In the case of an accident, who's the legally responsible'driver' in a driver-less car?" Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are beginning to learn on their own and make independent decisions based on that learning, triggering new questions of responsibility and accountability. Among AI and IoT's many challenges in becoming mainstream technologies, the most important ones may be around building a legal framework for when the responsible party is no longer an easily identifiable person or company. To start this discussion on the legal questions to be answered in a world increasingly populated by autonomous drones, robots, and vehicles, we reached out to three leaders in the AI space – Stanford's Sudha Jamthe, CityMD's Ramu Kannan, and Kimera Systems' Mounir Shita (we've included their bios and contact information at the end of this article). Here's what we asked them, and their striking responses: AI means different things to different people. There are people who think of AI as a sensationalized topic that will build robots who will take over the world.

The issue of this magazine in which this article appears can be purchased online, from VC-Magazin. German entrepreneur Toby Ruckert is an inventor, artist and startup mentor. As the founder and CEO of Unified Inbox, he is creating unified platforms for intelligent communications between people and machines. How will people and machines communicate in the future? People, and companies, are suffering from an explosion of mobile apps, communications channels and just plain information overload.

What comes first: the chicken or the egg? People have asked that question for ages, but nobody seems to have the answer. Which entity created the second one? How does one help the other to evolve? How do they work separately, or together? And what happens if they finally combine into one platform?

Artificial intelligence is making miracles happen. A group of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently developed an AI that predicts social interactions. The core algorithm of their research is able to predict whether a person will go for a hug, handshake, high-five, or kiss. Like every AI, this algorithm also needs some data to train itself. The researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) used television shows like "Desperate Housewives" and "The Office" to train the algorithm.