Google Puts Its Virtual Brain Technology to Work
A powerful new approach to artificial intelligence is ready to improve many Google products.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
The CIA and Jeff Bezos Bet on Quantum Computing
With funding from the Amazon founder and the CIA's investment arm, the Canadian company D-Wave is gaining momentum for its revolutionary approach to computing.
Why Facebook's Search Engine Won't Be Anything Like Google's
Trying to match Google's immense index of the Web would be very costly—but Facebook could instead build search on top of the data we've already given it.
Rivals Soar After Apple Apology
iPhone users are apparently keen to avoid relying on Apple's new mapping app.
Google's Answer to Siri Thinks Ahead
The company's data stockpile and investment in AI means a smartphone helper that answers queries before you even ask them.
AT&T Trials Text-Message Translation
Phone users can sign up to have incoming messages automatically translated from one language to another. Real-time voice translation could follow.
Beam Yourself to Work in a Remote-Controlled Body
Telepresence systems that let you go to work remotely have proved awkward to use. One startup thinks it has solved those problems.
Facebook Starts Sharing What It Knows about You
Your data is most valuable when combined with what other companies know.
Smartphone Makers Can't Afford to Mess up Mapping
Apple's unpolished maps app has proved just how much smartphone users rely on good directions.
Stuxnet Tricks Copied by Computer Criminals
Techniques used by government-backed malware are surfacing in the code used by ordinary cyber criminals.
