Blind users of Facebook just got an upgrade in the social network’s ability to explain photos to them — and the same technology helps everyone else, too. In brief, Facebook’s artificial intelligence technology now uses verbs, not just nouns, in the photo captions that computers can read to blind people. “Until recently, these captions described …
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Now playing: Watch this: Alexa will take your next Starbucks order 1:33 You don’t have to be embarrassed about admitting to another human being that you want a grande caramel frappuccino with extra whipped cream and a triple shot of vanilla syrup. Starbucks now lets you order via voice command or text through its iOS app or Amazon’s Alexa. It …
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Apple long has argued in favor of customer privacy, but the company wants to do more with your personal data so services like Siri voice recognition can get smarter. A new option in its iOS 10.3 software, released earlier this week for beta testing, asks iPhone and iPad users to share iCloud account data. iCloud services include file storage, email, …
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Competition may be good for the soul, but so is collaboration. Samsung said at an earnings call earlier Wednesday that working with its often-partner, sometimes-rival Google will make artificial intelligence better on a range of devices. “Samsung and Google will have to continue to maintain their strategic partnership to nurture the AI and the market for the emerging technology,” Samsung …
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“Rememory,” a new movie about what our minds forget, tries to teach a tech lesson that its makers hope you’ll remember. The film, a sci-fi crime drama about a groundbreaking device that records unfiltered memories, spins a cautionary tale of how even well-intentioned technology can, well, ruin lives. Premiering Wednesday at the Sundance Film Festival, it stars Peter Dinklage, best …
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For Samsung, it’s not all about the Galaxy Note 7 — at least not when it comes to financial results. Even as it faces a hit of more than $5 billion (spread across several quarters) from the death of its flawed phone, Samsung managed to post its best operating profit in three years. What it’s benefiting from is strong demand …
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Apple’s Siri voice assistant picks up a few new tricks each year, but in 2017, it may get a lot brainier. The Cupertino, California-based tech titan plans to enhance Siri with artificial intelligence, DigiTimes reports. We’re hoping Siri keeps getting smarter as time passes. Tyler Lizenby/CNET That fits with other rumors that the next iPhone, possibly called the iPhone 8, …
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The rumored LG G6 may get beefier brains than Google Now alone. LG is reportedly bringing the Google Assistant to its flagship phone for spring, according to Business Korea. Enlarge Image Right now, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only phones to have Google Assistant. Josh Miller/CNET So far, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only …
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After more than a year in the making, LinkedIn’s desktop redesign has arrived. If the makeover, which launched Thursday, looks a lot like the professional network’s overhauled sleek mobile app — well, that’s part of the master plan. The professional network doesn’t merely want the overhauled home page on desktop computers to resemble the mobile app. It wants that version …
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Ever notice the photos, videos and posts on the profile page for Facebook’s CEO are a lot nicer looking or better written than yours? Don’t feel bad. Mark Zuckerberg has a team of people who are increasingly managing his public persona, according to a Wednesday report from Bloomberg Businessweek. Not only do they help write speeches and posts, but they …
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