Forefront of Innovation July 31, 2019 Ultra-fast Hyperloop project moves closer to reality Elon Musk's dream of transporting humans through tubes at hypersonic speeds moved one step closer to reality.
Facebook July 30, 2019 Brain speech signals decoded into written text in breakthrough research for people with paralysis Doctors have been able to turn brain signals for speech into written sentences in a research project that aims to transform how patients with severe disabilities communicate.
Sony July 29, 2019 Sony wants to build a wearable 'air conditioner' Sony, via its experimental First Flight program, is crowdfunding a wearable "air conditioner" known as the Reon Pocket that people could wear as they deal with high temperatures.
Forefront of Innovation July 25, 2019 French inventor fails in attempt to cross the English Channel on hoverboard, wife vows 'he will do it again' French inventor and former military reservist Franky Zapata was unsuccessful in his attempt Thursday to fly across the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard.
Apple July 23, 2019 Apple patent shows mixed reality headset that tracks your entire face Apple has filed a patent for a mixed reality headset that could include sensors to track users' facial features, eyes and hands.
Forefront of Innovation July 22, 2019 Site uses AI to turn your selfies into stunning classical portraits Have you ever wondered what your face would like as an artistic portrait worthy of placement in a museum?
Forefront of Innovation July 22, 2019 Inventor to cross English Channel on jet-powered hoverboard The former French military reservist known as the "flying soldier" will attempt to cross the English Channel this week on a jet-powered hoverboard.
Forefront of Innovation July 16, 2019 Rubik's Cube solved by deep learning algorithm in fraction of a second Artificial intelligence, which may at some point automate your job and can already defeat professionals in six-player poker, is now able to solve Rubik's Cube faster than any human.
Forefront of Innovation July 12, 2019 Facebook’s ‘superhuman’ AI becomes first to defeat pros in six-player poker An artificial intelligence bot developed by Facebook defeated professionals in six-player Hold'em, marking the first time AI has beaten human experts in a complex game with more than two players or teams.
Robots July 10, 2019 Humans will eventually merge with machines, professor says In the not so distant future, humans will merge with machines.
Forefront of Innovation June 25, 2019 Toronto officials question Alphabet unit's ambitions for 'smart city' A unit of Alphabet Inc. said its proposed “smart city” in a Toronto neighborhood would create thousands of jobs and cut greenhouse-gas emissions, but met some resistance from the project’s government sponsor over the scope.