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Google DeepMind – Genetic origami

A big step forward but still needs more work. DeepMind has convincingly won an academic competition that tests researchers’ ability to predict the structure of proteins from their genetic sequence...

Autonomous driving – Trouble at the top.

The rest must be in a real pickle. Waymo is taking a step backwards in terms of the commercial readiness of its autonomous driving offering by reinstalling safety drivers and...

Google Pixel – Damage done pt. II.

Google is still not a hardware company. Unnecessary problems with the latest Pixel device are a repeat of the issues that hampered the appeal of the Pixel 2 in 2017...

Microsoft – The bigger threat.

Looks like its curtains for Cortana. Microsoft has received without a whimper a series of moves by Amazon that promotes its digital assistant Alexa over Cortana but now it has...

Samsung Developer Conference – Communicator II

Samsung reinvents the Nokia Communicator but sadly, doubles down on Bixby. Samsung has shown (see here) the form factor within which it thinks that a folding screen will be most...

Facebook – The Dunce pt. III

AI so dumb, it accepts ads from ISIS. Despite its rhetoric regarding its progress in the fight against fake news, even the most obviously fake placements still seem to be...

Facebook – Bottom of the class

Yet another AI red flag. Another small slip-up by Facebook reveals just how challenging its AI problem is and why it must continue to hire humans to do the jobs...

Essential Products – The obvious clue

Must-have, not me too needed to survive. The clue to a recovery for Essential Products Inc. is in the name but so far, none of the rapidly diminishing workforce appear...

Amazon vs. Google – Battle for the smart home pt. XII.

Amazon gains a short-lived edge over Google.  Amazon is enabling its skills to talk to one another in a move that will greatly enhance the functionality and appeal of Alexa...

Amazon – The assistant’s new clothes.

Some new clothes but the same old Alexa underneath. Amazon has launched a seemingly endless array of new Alexa-enabled devices and updates which are clearly aimed at keeping the ever...