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Bill Gates Predicts AI Will Surpass Doctors and Teachers Within a Decade

Bill Gates Predicts AI Will Surpass Doctors and Teachers Within a Decade

According to Bill Gates, developments in artificial intelligence will eliminate the need for humans "for most things" in the world...

#Video: Bouncing virtual character interacts with the real world

#Video: Bouncing virtual character interacts with the real world

It may not be Tupac on stage, but this virtual character will bounce back and forth, interacting with its surroundings...

The age of the billion dollar startups

The age of the billion dollar startups

There was a time not too long ago when the only way to get really, really rich was to build...

$40.5 million startup Color still failing a year later

$40.5 million startup Color still failing a year later

Things didn't look good for Bill Nguyen's latest startup, Color. They announced their funding on March 23rd of last year...

Is technology making the office obsolete? Should it?

Is technology making the office obsolete? Should it?

Many companies are going virtual. It's a natural cost-saving trend that reduces the need for physical space and allows workers...

Why the Groupon Superbowl Ads are a Symptom of a Sick Culture

Why the Groupon Superbowl Ads are a Symptom of a Sick Culture

Groupon's Superbowl ads have already generated a firestorm of controversy. The spots, which variously made light of endangered whales, rainforest...

Hollywood Gets Even More Fake With A New Virtual World

Hollywood Gets Even More Fake With A New Virtual World

Well, I guess it would be only a matter of time before Hollywood got their hands dirty in the virtual...

Virtual Reality Puts Men in Women’s Bodies

Virtual Reality Puts Men in Women’s Bodies

Are virtual sex changes on the horizon? It’s doubtful, but scientists have seemingly taken their first step towards such a...

Pre-teen Goes Crazy In Farmville, Spends $1,400!

Pre-teen Goes Crazy In Farmville, Spends $1,400!

I feel as if I am the only person on the planet who has never played Farmville. But after this...

Businesses’ Avatar-Envy Makes Venugen A Great Virtual Meeting Alternative

Businesses’ Avatar-Envy Makes Venugen A Great Virtual Meeting Alternative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S16c_OKcNaA Recall Jonathan Mostow's Surrogates or James Cameron's Avatar? Well, apparently the business world isn't satisfied with their humanoid selves...