A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia’s largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan with artificial intelligence center stage. The annual Computex trade show in Taipei comes as Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen seeks to boost the island’s economy with her ‘Asian Silicon Valley’ project, nurturing startups and attracting investments from major international companies. The … Read more
A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia’s largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan Tuesday with artificial intelligence centre stage. The annual Computex trade show in Taipei comes as Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen seeks to boost the island’s economy with her “Asian Silicon Valley” project, nurturing startups and attracting investments from major international companies. … Read more
Apple’s reportedly working on a new kind of chip — potentially for future iOS devices — that’ll be used just for processing AI, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg says the chip’s called the Apple Neural Engine internally, and could be used for “offloading facial recognition in the photos application, some parts of speech recognition, and the iPhone’s … Read more
The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after roundly defeating the world’s top player this week, its developer said Saturday. AlphaGo defeated brash 19-year-old world number one Ke Jie of China on Saturday to sweep a three-game series that was closely watched as a measure … Read more
Google’s DeepMind AlphaGo artificial intelligence has defeated the world’s number one Go player Ke Jie. AlphaGo secured the victory after winning the second game in a three-part match. DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis said Ke Jie had played “perfectly” and “pushed AlphaGo right to the limit”. Following the defeat, Ke Jie told reporters: “I’m a little … Read more
Chinese netizens fumed Thursday over a government ban on live coverage of Google algorithm AlphaGo’s battle with the world’s top Go player, as the programme clinched their three-match series in the ancient board game. The artificial intelligence (AI) programme won its second straight match against 19-year-old Chinese world number one Ke Jie, who will try … Read more
Ford’s decision to oust its CEO is the latest sign of how Silicon Valley technology firms are shaking the foundation of the American auto industry. The removal of Mark Fields after just three years at the helm — and his replacement by an auto industry outsider — followed a precipitous decline in Ford shares, amid … Read more
Ford Motor Co (F. N) abruptly named James Hackett as chief executive on Monday, responding to investors’ growing unease about the U.S. automaker’s slumping stock price and its ability to counter threats from longtime rivals and Silicon Valley. Ford Chairman Bill Ford Jr., whose family effectively controls the U. S. No. 2 automaker, said he … Read more
It’s man vs machine this week as Google’s artificial intelligence programme AlphaGo faces the world’s top-ranked Go player in a contest expected to end in another victory for the machine. Google’s artificial intelligence program AlphaGo took on the Chinese world number one of the ancient board game today in the first of three planned games, … Read more
Google’s computer programme AlphaGo beat the world’s top-ranked player in the ancient Chinese board game Go on Tuesday, re-affirming the arrival of what its developers tout as a ground-breaking new form of artificial intelligence. AlphaGo took the first encounter in a three-game series against brash 19-year-old Chinese world number one Ke Jie, who before the … Read more
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank said, with Saudi partners, it has raised nearly $100 billion in pledges to launch a major global fund for long-term, high-tech investments. The SoftBank Vision Fund has received participation from industry titans and the likes of Apple, Qualcomm, and Taiwan’s Foxconn and collected pledges totalling more than $93 billion so far, … Read more
It’s man vs machine this week as Google’s artificial intelligence programme AlphaGo faces the world’s top-ranked Go player in a contest expected to end in another victory for rapid advances in AI. China’s 19-year-old Ke Jie is given little chance in the three-game series beginning Tuesday in the eastern Chinese city of Wuzhen after AlphaGo … Read more
Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, who has performed some of history’s largest concerts over a four-decade career, is finally touring the United States. And he at last feels at home. The French artist, who sees music as a form of “emotional counterforce” in a turbulent era, plays Saturday at Radio City Music Hall in his … Read more
Google announced Wednesday it was bringing its digital assistant to Apple iPhones as part of its effort to win the battle with tech rivals on artificial intelligence. At its annual developers conference at an outdoor concert-venue near its main campus in Mountain View, California, Google unveiled its vision for computing centered around artificial intelligence. “We … Read more
Google is unveiling the latest version of its Android software alongside new plans to put the software in cars. The firm is also expected to unveil a new iOS version of its smart assistant for the iPhone. CEO Sundar Pichai first revealed over 2 billion people are now using Android, and said the future was … Read more
GE Appliances announced a deal with Google Wednesday enabling the US tech giant’s voice control home hub to be used for cooking, cleaning and other functions. The deal enables GE’s “Geneva” to communicate with the Google Assistant, so users can say: “Ok Google, ask Geneva Home to set the oven timer for 10 minutes.” The … Read more
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a forthcoming Windows update aimed at keeping its desktop and laptop computers at the heart of lifestyles increasing reliant on smartphones. Enhancements to the widely used operating system to roll out later this year are designed to make applications built on Microsoft technology work more harmoniously across an array of internet-linked … Read more
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors. The US technology titan opened its annual Build Conference by highlighting programs with artificial intelligence that could tap into services in the internet “cloud” and even take advantage of … Read more
Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to “low-quality” websites, part of an effort to fight spam and misinformation. The world’s biggest social network said it is updating its ranking algorithm with the help of artificial intelligence so users would see fewer posts “that link to these low-quality … Read more
Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled new tools intended to democratize artificial intelligence by enabling machine smarts to be built into software from smartphone games to factory floors. Improving programs with artificial intelligence that could tap into services in the internet ‘cloud’ and even take advantage of computing power in nearby machines, was part of a vision … Read more