Volvo’s truly keyless entry: your smartphone

y Bill Howard on March 15, 2016 at 11:27 am 2 Comments ...

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How Google’s DeepMind beat the best in Go, and why that matters

   South Korea just finished hosting an historic tournament of the ancient game of Go. On one side, Google DeepMind’s AlphaGo program. On the other, South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol, widely considered one of the best players of all time. The contest was to be held over five days, with one match per day, but only three...

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AMD unveils 2016 GPU roadmap; Polaris offers 2.5x performance per watt, may utilize GDDR5

     At its Capsaicin event yesterday, AMD didn’t just unveil its $1,500 Fiji GPU — it also showed off its next-generation Polaris GPU and gave an update on its longer-term GPU roadmap. The new roadmap isn’t just...

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2016 is turning out to be an amazing year for augmented reality

     One way to tell that a new market is coming of age here in Silicon Valley is when special-purpose venture funds are formed to focus on it. Augmented reality has just achieved that milestone, with the launch...

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Plastic-eating bacteria set to revolutionize waste disposal

     Few of us are likely to spend much time meditating on the problem of plastic, at least until a tranquil afternoon is violently disrupted by the vision of a stray Walmart bag sailing across the azure sky. Having...

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North Korean submarine missing, presumed sunk

     The US and South Korea are reporting that North Korea is believed to have lost one of its submarines. The vessel was operating off the coast of North Korea when it disappeared, and the North Korean navy has...

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