Microsoft and Alibaba machines tied for first place, but both beat a human by a slim margin.
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Want to learn programming? This startup pays you cryptocurrency to study Python
Blockchain-based skills platform BitDegree has unconventional plans for connecting tech talent and recruiters.
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Boeing built a giant drone that can carry 500 pounds of cargo
Boeing today unveiled a giant drone that’s capable of lifting a 500 pound payload. Calling it an “unmanned electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) cargo air vehicle (CAV) prototype,” the aerospace giant said it could serve as a precursor for future autonomous flying aircraft.
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Electric vehicles cost less than half to drive
“Electric cars are vastly better than internal combustion devices,” said James Anderson, a Harvard scientist.
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7 things Amazon will be selling you by 2028
Amazon has found its way into just about every part of people’s shopping lives. Once a fledgling online bookstore, the tech giant has changed retail as we know it. It has disrupted the selling of gadgets, household goods, and now even high-end groceries, having snapped up Whole Foods for $13.7 billion.
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Zeroqode will usher us into a codeless future
Codeless development platforms are at once a blessing and a curse. If they’re complete enough to be powerful they are too difficult for beginners and if they’re simple enough for beginners they’re useless for serious work. Zeroqode, a one-stop-shop for codeless creation, aims to make the difficult easy and the easy more powerful.
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What Amazon’s Alexa economy pays the people building its skills
Who’s creating Alexa skills? Indie developers and marketing companies looking to profit from voice-controlled computing. Some cash in, and some don’t.
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The world’s biggest YouTube stars are seeing a massive slowdown
YouTube personalities like PewDiePie and Zoella are seeing a massive slowdown in subscriber growth and views, according to social stats analyzed by Business Insider.
YouTube stars have seen years of growth as vlogging has exploded, but it looks as though the golden days are over and the most business-savvy creators will need to diversify.
Popular creators like H3H3Productions have blamed YouTube’s algorithms for an apparent slowdown in subscribers or viewers.
There’s no official explanation, but YouTube has had to tweak its algorithms a lot in 2017 to tackle inappropriate content.
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You may soon be able to skip the grocery checkout line at Kroger
After a 25-store test run over the last couple years, Kroger is expanding the Scan, Bag, Go service to roughly 400 stores during 2018. Somewhat similar to Amazon’s Go convenience store, shoppers at Kroger will be able to fill their shopping basket with scanned items and exit the store after a quick stop at a self-checkout station.
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Bill Gates thinks these six innovations could change the world
When Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, he changed the course of history. You could say the same about Thomas Edison’s light bulb, Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, and Grace Hopper’s compiler. What will be the next great invention to transform history? Here are a few innovations that I think are worth watching.
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Nokia’s new sleep system will turn off the lights and lower the temp as you fall asleep
Nokia’s newest health product is a new take on an already-done product.
Autonomous driverless stores are here
Autonomous driverless stores are here. The world’s first self-driving store will premiere at CES at 9am Jan 9, 2018. Fresh broccoli anyone?
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