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We may not yet be ready for Star Wars-style holograms, like the iconic one of Princess Leia in “Episode IV – A New Hope.” But we could soon be a step closer. Verizon and South Korean carrier KT on Monday carried out what they called the world’s first live hologram international call over their 5G …

If the roads are terribly congested and there’s just no way to get home fast, perhaps hopping on a flying drone taxi may be the best way to get home in Singapore in 2030. That’s at least the plan for the island state’s Ministry of Transport, who has been in talks with companies to start trials on drones that can …

As Apple’s iPhone turns 10, Facebook and Twitter users are reminiscing about its effect on the tech industry and their ow lives over the past decade. People on social media are also chatting about the Golden Globe Awards, including a certain president-elect who was not happy with Meryl Streep’s speech. Social Cues is our look at what’s trending across Facebook …

The future is artificial intelligence, and that reality is happening now — at least according to Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang. Huang, speaking Wednesday in a packed ballroom at the CES tradeshow in Las Vegas, made it clear that Nvidia’s no longer just a computer graphics chipmaker. It’s one of the companies helping us live in a truly smart world, with …

In a few years, you’ll wear a smartwatch measuring your heart rate, a belt buckle tracking your eating habits and glasses displaying the news while recording what you do in your self-driving car. But what’s Silicon Valley got in mind for your kids? A four-day exhibition called the Baby Tech Summit, held during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas …

Las Vegas is the city of splashy, neon-lit promises. When the hype circus known as the CES trade show arrives in early January, well, things get even crazier. This is, after all, the show that last year brought you Samsung’s super-fridge. So there’s no better place to talk about 5G, which is simultaneously the one of the most overhyped technologies …

Uber is adding color to your ride home in the form of glowing beacons designed to help you more easily identify your driver. The ride-hailing company is set to roll out the feature in four cities globally in preparation for New Year’s Eve, one of its busiest nights of the year. Drivers in Miami, Denver and Nashville in the US …

On a nondescript street in downtown San Francisco, an unremarkable parking garage with dusty walls and painted-over windows seems like an abandoned warehouse. Inside, however, it’s a very different scene. Row upon row of shiny self-driving cars await their moment. At first glance, they look like regular dark-gray Volvo SUVs and white Ford sedans. But they’re decked out with rectangular …

Apple’s iPhone design hasn’t changed in two years. Will 2017 be different? Looking at what the new year could bring from the tech giant, we consider what the next iPhone and Apple Watch could look like. We also chat about new iris-scanning tech from Qualcomm that could help kill off passwords and about Google’s parent company reportedly axing plans to …

If you’re obsessed with “Westworld” or “Ex Machina,” you might be preparing for humankind’s impending doom. You know, the dawn of artificial intelligence. Facebook has this advice: Take a deep breath. The social network on Thursday launched a campaign aimed at demystifying AI by educating people on the basics of how it works. In a handful of short videos, Facebook …