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OpenAI’s hope is that its new tool can drive the development of machines with the same kind of flexible brain power humans have. The post In OpenAI’s Universe, Computers Learn to Use Apps Like Humans Do appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Amazon is now moving data by the truckload. That might sound old-fashioned, but it’s actually faster than the speediest internet connection. The post Amazon’s Snowmobile Is Actually a Truck Hauling A Huge Hard Drive appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and General Motors CEO Mary Barra will advise the president-elect on job creation in an economy driven by tech. The post Trump Taps IBM and GM Chiefs in First-Ever Sign He Gets Tech Matters appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

A hot alert for all you Netflix users. The post Rejoice! You Can Download Netflix Shows Now For an Offline Binge Fix appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Don’t read too much into the President-elect’s much-hyped deal with Carrier air conditioning to keep manufacturing jobs in the US. The post The Carrier Deal Is Great—But Trump Hasn’t Saved Manufacturing Yet appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Artificial brains built by Google can recognize cats in photos. Now they’re gaining a more serious kind of sight to help humans. The post Google’s AI Reads Retinas to Prevent Blindness in Diabetics appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

Deep learning is changing how Google’s search engine works. But its new-found efficiency takes a lot of painstaking human work behind the scenes. The post Google’s Hand-Fed AI Now Gives Answers, Not Just Search Results appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The grand promise was that apps for chatting with friends and family will transform how everyone communicates with businesses. But it hasn’t happened yet. The post So 2016 Was Not the Year Messaging Changed Your Life appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The revelation that Facebook exaggerated its own reach shows there are real flaws in the narrative about what Facebook—and digital advertising—can do. The post Facebook’s Stumbles Expose Flaws in Its Plan to Rule Advertising appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico

The tech bubble was supposed to burst this year. Turns out clichés aren’t the best way to understand the direction of an industry. The post Tech Was Supposed to Crash in 2016. It Got Real Instead appeared first on WIRED. Powered by WPeMatico