Prime phishing day is upon us; Google hangs on to social media aspirations by a Shoelace; the prospects of Apple’s AR glasses get cloudy; and more … A new blockchain-based game that uses non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could shift the nature of ownership in collectible card games. (Mike Orcutt, MIT Technology…
The IoT is a criminal cryptojacker’s delight; new patents suggest Walmart may have an eye on virtual reality in its future; MIT Technology Review has a few technologies worth thinking about in 2018; and more … MIT Technology Review gathers its annual list of 10 potential breakthrough technologies for 2018.…
Bots get purged, bots hijack the IoT, bots come to your emotional rescue and more! (There is some non-bot news, as well.) Burger King goes political (and viral) with a video weighing in on the debate over Net Neutrality. (Aaron Mak, Slate) Is Twitter in the midst of a bot…
Virtual reality takes to the air and rests beneath your feet, a smart toy and a weaponized GIF inspire lawsuits (separately), Slack invests in bots, and more! Will virtual reality on planes make trips more enjoyable? (A.W., The Economist) Walk a mile in someone’s else’s shoes … or at least…
Snapchat announces a seismic shift, Microsoft looks to DNA for your long-term storage needs, and authorities try to get out ahead of some of the predictable consequences of Pokémon Go’s arrival. (Please look where you’re walking as you try to catch them all.) Oculus’ haptic project looks to provide glove-free…
AI teaching assistants and the NBA’s interest in VR aside, this week’s roundup has plenty of darker-themed stories, including torture-proof passwords, live-streamed suicide and death while AR gaming. An Irish man dies while playing augmented reality game, Ingress. (Louise Roseingrave, The Irish Times) Twitter and The Voice eye augmented reality…
Several companies cast an eye toward the Internet of Things, Twitter’s AI gets pretty good at live video, some industry giants get behind the driverless car, and more … Samsung launches a place in the cloud just for Internet of Things. (Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat) AT&T exec calls the Internet of…
Intel and Sony give us an idea of the future of virtual reality; Google goes shopping in the cloud; the FBI warns consumers about car hacking; the Internet of Thing’s language problem; and more … Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida speaks on the future of virtual reality at his company. (Andrew Webster…
A virtual reality refresher course; Google and privacy concerns; Snapchat visits the dugout; WeChat has some homework for Chinese student; and more … Google extends reach of “right to be forgotten” to all search sites. (Kelly Fiveash, Ars Technica) Virtual reality and augmented reality have already notched $1.1 billion in…
GE’s tech chief discusses gamification and cars; Apple and the FBI’s faceoff continues; Microsoft will give developers a new toy to play with; man’s best friend takes a disliking to man’s made friend; and more … GM exec discusses gamification on wheels (and other things). (Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat) New bill…