With eight rotors on a pair of tilting wings, the Vahana prototype has the sci-fi look you’d expect. (Read on Fast Company.)
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Airbus Is About To Build A Self-Flying Electric Robo-Taxi
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The Science of Counting Crowds: Interview on New Hampshire Public Radio
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Is it really possible to accurately estimate the size of massive crowds at events like the Women’s March? Experts armed with balloons, satellites, and/or AI say it is. (Listen to interview on Word of Mouth.)
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How Trump’s Opponents Are Crowdsourcing The Resistance
Wikis, Google Docs, and other collaboration tools are powering a mass political movement with one goal: to put Democrats back in power. (Read on Fast Company.)
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How a Google Doc Grew Into an Anti-Trump Political Movement
It started with a tweet and a Google Doc full of typos. Now it’s a national organization called Indivisible with over 4,500 local affiliates committed to overturning Republican control of Congress. (Read on Fast Company.)
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The Science And Politics Of Counting The Crowds At The Inauguration And Women’s March
Organizers have reason to exaggerate, but AI and eyes in the sky are starting to provide a much better estimate of how many people show up. (Read on Fast Company)
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Why It’s So Hard For Robots To Get A Grip
Robots are all thumbs. Engineers are working to improve dexterity so bots can take over housekeeping drudgework—as well as people’s jobs. (Read about robot hands on Fast Company.)
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The Everything Chip: Qualcomm’s Plan To Power Drones, VR, Cars, PCs, And More
The mobile giant aims to get its smartphone chips—as well as new technologies—inside an array of emerging devices. It won’t be easy. (Read about Qualcomm on Fast Company.)
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Can IBM’s Watson Do It All?
Big Blue’s artificial intelligence division is a sprawling effort to corner seemingly every market in AI. (Read about Watson on Fast Company.)
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How I Heard The World With Nuheara’s Bionic Earbuds
Even if you’ve got normal ears, the IQbuds’ audio-enhancing technology can help take the stress out of noisy environments. (Read about Nuheara on Fast Company.)
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IBM Wants To Build AI That Isn’t Socially Awkward
Big Blue says its latest Watson tech enables chatbots, robots, and even smart cars and houses that can understand and relate to humans. (Read about Project Intu on Fast Company.)
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