Scientists Create Material With “Artificial Metabolism”
Slime Mold Scientists just got one step closer to creating living machines — or at least machines that mimic biological life as we know it. A new biomaterial built in…
Dropbox now lets you create Google Docs, Sheets and more
Working with the web-based files across multiple online tools is about to get a whole lot easier for Dropbox users as the company announced at Google Cloud Next ’19 that…
YouTube follows Netflix, will create own interactive Bandersnatch-style shows
Netflix’s Bandersnatch has proven so popular with viewers that it may have now prompted Google to try out interactive TV, with plans reportedly underway to bring Choose Your Own Adventure…
Scientists Create Material That Blocks Sound, but Not Air or Light
Listen Up By combining math with 3D printing, researchers from Boston University have created a new material that seemingly defies logic: light and air have no trouble passing through it…
AI Can Never Create True Art
AI Art Robots with artificial intelligence have created paintings and sketches for years — one even sold for almost half a million dollars at Christie’s Auction House in December. But is it really art in…
Amazon’s Alexa Store now allows some users to create and share skills
Amazon has opened up its US Alexa Store to allow anyone to publish and share Alexa skills created with its ‘Blueprints’ program. So far, there’s no word on when this…
Mysterious Site Uses AI to Create Realistic Yet Horrifying Faces
Rabbit Hole When a mysterious Reddit post pointed me to ThisPersonDoesNotExist.com, I expected to find a blog about a person’s quest to get off the grid — perhaps like Kashmir Hill’s weekly…
David vs. Goliath: How SMBs can create a competitive edge with customer experience
It can be hard being a small business today. How does one compete with industry powerhouses that offer millions of stock keeping units and free 2-day shipping? Amazon, for…
Startup Uses Volcanic Microbes to Create New Alt-Meat
Fresh Meat We’ve already seen companies turn to algae, yeast, and stem cells in the hunt for alternatives to animal protein. Now there’s a new startup on the alt-meat scene, Sustainable Bioproducts,…
Beijing Greenlights Plan to Create Chinese Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley East Silicon Valley won’t be the global center for all things tech for much longer — at least if China has any say in the matter. On Saturday, Chinese officials…