Virtual reality takes to the air and rests beneath your feet, a smart toy and a weaponized GIF inspire lawsuits (separately), Slack invests in bots, and more!
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Will virtual reality on planes make trips more enjoyable? (A.W., The Economist)
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Walk a mile in someone’s else’s shoes … or at least feel the surface they are walking on thanks to these virtual reality shoes. (Michael Nuñez, Gizmodo)
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What will 2017 hold in store for artificial intelligence? (Will Knight, MIT Technology Review)
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A soft robot makes its debut. (Julia Sklar, MIT Technology Review)
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Toyota Research Institute CEO says, regarding a fully autonomous driving car: “we’re nowhere near close.” (Matthew Lynley, TechCrunch)
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Smart toys trigger privacy lawsuits. (Karl Bode, Techdirt)
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AlphaGo, Google’s Go-playing AI, has been secretly trouncing human opponents online. (Timothy Revell, NewScientist)
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Slack invests in the 11 bot startups. (Khari Johnson, VentureBeat)
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Indiegogo adjusts its Terms of Use to make life more difficult for scammers. (Sara Morrison, Vocative)
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Can a GIF be weaponized? (Sara Morrison, Vocative)