Zuckerberg to talk about Facebook’s artificial intelligence plans
Your Facebook news feed could be in for some serious nerdification. The company has launching a research lab for artificial intelligence, and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is talking about the project at a conference today. He and Michael Shroepfer, Facebook’s chief technology officer, are attending the Neural Information Processing Systems…
BlackBerry announces 80 more layoffs in Waterloo
Another 80 employees were laid off at smartphone maker BlackBerry’s Waterloo headquarters Tuesday. The company said the latest staff reduction is part of an ongoing effort to reduce its global workforce by 4500 people. (Nathan Danette/Canadian Press) Waterloo-based smartphone maker BlackBerry has confirmed it has laid off 80 of its employees BlackBerry…
Free wifi officially launches at two TTC stations
TORONTO Toronto subway riders who want to surf the net on their commute can now access free wifi at Bloor-Yonge and Saint-George stations. An ad-supported network called T-connect is officially being kicked off Tuesday following a soft launch last week. In order to connect to the free wifi, riders will…
Foursquare Is Making A Comeback?
Foursquare seems to be making a comeback as users are using the app a lot more lately, Wired reports. Ever since it updated its app this fall, Foursquare users were interacting 60% more often than they did on previous versions of the app. Foursquare users also now spend 30% more Here’s how…
BlackBerry shares hit fresh 10-year low
(This story was published by The Wall Street Journal Online’s Digits blog at http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/) BlackBerry Ltd. stock hit a fresh 10-year low Monday, a possible sign of weak quarterly earnings and/or the ultimate failure of new management’s efforts to turn around the fallen Canadian technology icon….
iPhone 5s Passes 10% Adoption; 5c Seeing Strong Uptake, Too, Compared To …
The iPhone 5s is doing pretty well in terms of sales numbers, and has just passed 10 percent usage rate among iPhone models according to mobile analytics firm Mixpanel. That’s a significant milestone, because it means that users are adopting the iPhone 5s at between two and three times the Growth…
Best 4K Ultra HDTV Sales for Christmas
Although 4K Ultra HDTVs aren’t by any means mainstream, you can still snag solid deals on them, especially from budget-minded manufacturers. At a glance, Seiki is best-known for sub-$200 32-inch LED TVs, but their inexpensive sets now extend into the 4K resolution realm. Below we’ve found two sets worth considering…
Ontario won’t step in if BlackBerry sold in pieces
Ontario’s Economic Development Minister is bullish on the future of BlackBerry Ltd. but indicated Monday that the provincial government will not intervene if the company is broken up and sold in pieces. "I don’t think we are going to intervene in a business decision taken by the company," Eric Hoskins…
Smarty Ring Sends Smartphone Updates to Your Finger
One ring to rule them all or at least manage all of your incoming smartphone alerts. That’s the idea behind Smarty Ring, a Bluetooth-enabled wearable gadget that allows users to check smartphone alerts and manage incoming calls right from their finger. Users can manage the settings for their Smarty Ring…
Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook call for NSA muzzle
Household names including Apple and Google have formally called for changes to U.S. surveillance practices and policy, arguing that current operations undermine the freedom of people. Eight companies, Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and LinkedIn have formed an alliance called the Reform Government Surveillance group. Although usually…
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