Emerging Tech

Johnson is No. 83 on the Recode 100.

Shotwell is No. 31 on the Recode 100.


Here’s a practical look at how the industry can affect global health crises, climate change, extremism and poverty.


It’s time to talk about the potential value of limits on technology.


The forces governing business today might just come down to understanding the difference between “weapon” and “tool.”


First, let’s define what AI looks like for federal government use.


These nonprofits are leading the charge in creating human-centered applications of the hottest AI technologies.


“Like a mini trampoline had sex with a wienermobile.”


From “The Jetsons” cartoons to the “Terminator” movies, we all have preconceived notions about robotics.


Welcome to the hands-free world.


Depth cameras with integrated AR will drive the creation of the first significant new product category the tech world has seen in some time: Augmented-reality headsets.
Lauren Goode gets turned into a hologram.


Companies like Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm see connected cars as essentially “the” computing device of the next decade or so.




The Loon project says these advancements shorten their timeline for deployment.


Cassie is all legs and no torso.


They are very different animals, with very different types of software requirements.


We would be fools to think we have plenty of time to create the skills our “augmented” world will require.


Mobile app installs will continue to decline, AI-based bots will move to mainstream and Amazon’s Echo will become the critical component in smart homes.


A Siri speaker and additional wearables are the most likely entrants, while an AR play feels at least a year or two away.


AirPods are “just” wireless headphones about as much as the Apple Watch is just a watch and iPhone is just a phone.


The Alexa Skills Kit did for the Amazon Echo what the iOS SDK did for the iPhone — open it up as a platform that could conceivably solve every customer demand.


It may not be the sexiest idea to make preexisting technologies such as tractors “smart,” but the potential payoff is staggering.


Sometimes it is too good to be true: Magic Leap and Theranos are the latest tech truth-stretchers to be found out.


Adding an alternative would slow down adoption and weaken the core experience.


“Alexa, give me one good reason to shop by voice.”


Whatever the outcome of Thursday’s vote, we’ll learn even more about his vision for the next generation of batteries and energy storage.


Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode and April Glaser discuss on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

Experiencing Apple’s auto ecosystem with CarPlay, Apple Watch — and even Maps.


The company reverse engineered real burgers to figure out how to make synthetic meat tastier.

A VC straps on his headset and hunts for opportunity and potential in the AR/VR entertainment landscape.

We see you, Loon balloon.

The company says AI will be a part of everything it does.

Especially if the company wants to IPO in the next two years.

They’ve started a new nonprofit to sell you on the benefits of their algorithms.

At $999, the Mavic Pro employs gesture recognition so you don’t have to hold the controller to take a selfie.

Evan Spiegel wants to record your memories, and everyone seems fine with that.

A refreshingly bold move by Evan Spiegel.
Startups and banks are racing to remove cash from our lives, with apps that help us pay quicker and watches that access money straight from our wrists. But is the end result quick, thoughtless spending?

GoPro is also launching a new range of action cameras as it aims to stay a step ahead of the smartphones.