An Inside Look at Amazon’s Ambitions to Make Alexa Sound Human
Amazon’s Alexa is ahead of its competitors, but it’s got a long way to go in making Alexa sound and “act” more human. Improving Alexa’s ability to quip a funny response or having her hold an actual conversation are Amazon’s top priorities right now with their best-selling artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled voice assistant. The Alexa Prize […]
What Does Microsoft’s $7.5 Billion Acquisition of GitHub Really Mean for Tech?
In a big turn of events, Microsoft, known a few years ago as a strictly proprietary code company, bought open-source code platform, GitHub, for $7.5 billion. GitHub, which has 28 million members, is a cloud-based software development host. GitHub is the Seattle-based tech giant’s third largest acquisition yet, trailing behind Skype and LinkedIn. Many industry […]
This High Schooler’s AI App is Rapidly Advancing Visual Search
A high school senior’s app for detecting and identifying objects is putting Google and Apple to shame. Michael Royzen, the mastermind AI developer behind the app, created a tool that is not only accurate, fast, and easy to use, but better than the fierce competition from many tech titans. Taking Advantage of Edge Computing and […]
Google Is Spending a Lot to Take the Smart Home Throne From Amazon
Experts predict approximately 244 million smart home devices will be active by 2022. That’s a huge leap from the 24 million bought in 2016. Currently, Amazon has an astounding 68% share of the smart home speaker market. That’s not a lot of room for Google and Apple to split between each other. But even in the […]