• How technology is merging with the human body Crunch Network

    How technology is merging with the human body

    The gulf between “human” and “machine” is closing. Machine learning has enabled virtual reality to feel more “real” than ever before, and AI’s replication of processes that were once confined to the human brain is ever-improving. Both are bringing technology into ever-closer proximity with the human body. Things are getting weird. And they are going to… Read More

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    The top 7 trends in the auto industry for 2017

    In an industry such as automotive where technology is pouring in at an unprecedented rate, incipient trends are multiplying like vehicles on the roadways at rush hour. Some trends for 2017 are inevitable given developments in recent years while others are more disruptive, bleeding into multiple areas. Consider how Uber disrupted the taxi market and fundamentally changed the transportation sector. Read More

  • Signal for Android update ducks censorship, adds stickers and doodles

    Signal for Android update ducks censorship, adds stickers and doodles

    As mainstream interest in online privacy expands, Signal wants to grow along with it. This week, the app added two features, one a serious response to international censorship and the other a light, fluffy feature set meant to make the app even more user friendly for those who might be new to this whole encryption thing. As detailed in a post on the Open Whisper Systems blog, the latest… Read More

  • Uber deploying self-driving cars from San Francisco pilot in Arizona instead

    Uber deploying self-driving cars from San Francisco pilot in Arizona instead

    Uber will be rolling out its third-generation self-driving test vehicles, which are sensor-lated Volvo XC90 SUVs, in Arizona following their loss of registration in California. An Uber spokesperson tells TechCrunch that the cars actually left for Arizona by truck on Tuesday morning, and that they will be deployed there “in the next few weeks” with the full support of state… Read More

  • Listen is a 'smart' phone number

    Listen is an app that aims to be your “smart phone number.” What does that actually mean? Well, it’s about giving you more features than a regular phone number. If something comes up in a text conversation that you need to take care of, you can set up a reminder. Or you can save texts to so that they show up directly on a caller profile. You can also hide notifications from anyone except your favorite contacts, and also set up auto responses. And if there’s someone you don’t want to hear from, you can mute them or disable voicemails.

  • LG takes the fun out of CES by announcing five phones ahead of time

    LG takes the fun out of CES by announcing five phones ahead of time

    That’s one way avoid the CES scrum – just go ahead and start making all of your announcements before the show even starts. LG will likely still have a few other tricks up its sleeve at Vegas in a few weeks, but the company picked Christmas week to start unloading its show announcements, including a quintet of new smartphones. The set it pretty uninspired – so maybe LG is… Read More

  • Twitter didn’t fix itself in 2016 and Wall Street isn’t happy

    Twitter didn’t fix itself in 2016 and Wall Street isn’t happy

    Layoffs, a borked acquisition and continued tepid user growth defined Twitter in 2016. And these are all things that make Twitter’s future uncertain, which we know Wall Street does not like. Jack Dorsey’s one-year tenure as CEO was more or less defined by a continue decline in its stock price and, amid all its attempts to try and re-make the service and make it more palatable… Read More

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