AI can read: Tech firms race to smarten up thinking machines
Seven years ago, a computer beat two human quizmasters on a "Jeopardy" challenge. Ever since, the tech industry has been training its machines to make them even better at amassing...
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CES tech show stuffed with gadgets we don’t need — or do we?
Today's vision of a smart home has more to do with what's technologically possible than what people really need.
Who’s affected by the computer chip security flaw (and what to do next)
Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world's personal computers and smartphones.
Report: Self-driving cars could ease traffic, but increase sprawl
A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but might also lead to more cars on the road and further...
Big Tech has big plans to help reconnect Puerto Rico
Facebook and Google once aimed to connect the world. Now they would be happy just to reconnect part of it.
Confusion hits consumer market over U.S. ban of Kaspersky
Worries rippled through the consumer market for antivirus software after the U.S. government banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky Lab software on Wednesday. Best Buy and Office Depot said they...
Self-driving boats: The next tech transportation race
Spurred in part by the car industry's race to build driverless vehicles, marine innovators are building automated ferry boats for Amsterdam canals, cargo ships that can steer themselves through Norwegian...
Alexa, Cortana talk to each other in Amazon-Microsoft deal
Microsoft and Amazon are pairing their voice assistants together in a collaboration announced last week.
O’Brien: Corporate America has drawn its red line: Pandering to Nazis isn’t worth a tax cut
Business leaders for the most part sat silently as Trump attacked their stated values of diversity and inclusion. But no more. Apparently pandering to Nazis isn't worth a tax cut.
Thousands show up for jobs at Amazon warehouses in U.S. cities
Thousands of people showed up Wednesday for a chance to pack and ship products to Amazon customers, as the e-commerce company held a giant job fair at nearly a dozen...