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software technology

Software assistants need to be designed to the way the world actually works.

Digital assistants need to be coded to work within the limitations of real world contexts.

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technology

Creating a working brain-computer interface will be messy.

Crossing the finish line will be a messy process, but a working brain-computer interface would enable all sorts of interaction not possible today.

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games software

Finally, software has beaten humans at Go.

More progress with AI: Google’s DeepMind team announces that its Go program has beaten the European champion (and all other Go software). I guess self-aware computers are going to have to invent their own games if they want a challenge.

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music software

Creative software should observe patterns of nature.

A study provides a bit of evidence that human drummers may in fact make timing mistakes in a fractal pattern. Things like this should inform developer decisions when creating software engaged in creative pursuits (like virtual drummers).

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business entertainment technology

Why will Apple make a car? Free time.

If Apple’s developing a car, it’s probably not about the car. It’s about your free time.

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fashion technology

Apple Watch’s pricing is a tricky balance of paradigms.

If pricing is on the high end of pundit projections, then it raises questions about how Apple will handle the upgrade cycle for its Edition Watch.

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