Google voice recognition update makes it even easier to talk to your phone

Gboard on Android and Google’s Voice Search are getting quite a significant update today. The company announced today that it is adding 30 new languages and locales to the speech recognition tools for both, bringing the total supported languages for voice recognition up to 119. There’s also an interesting little bonus for those using Google’s speech recognition in US English … Continue reading

Laptops for back-to-school students: best budget to top-tier models

Later this month, thousands of students will return to college, and thousands more will be heading out for their first semester. Just as necessary as dorm room mini-fridges and a comfortable backpack is a laptop, the tool through which you will complete seemingly endless course work and Netflix binging. Whether you’re in the market for a top-tier laptop that’ll last … Continue reading

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 will feature some of tech’s wildest success stories

 Time is marching on — sometimes at an alarming rate — and we’re quickly approaching TechCrunch’s annual huge conference in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 is less than a month away at 48 Pier in San Francisco. This year’s lineup includes a stellar group of speakers, including Pinterest’s Ben Silbermann, Golden State Warriors superstar forward (and… Read More

3D printing will revolutionize how the Marine Corps fights

“The people closest to the problem are also the people closest to the solution,” Capt. Chris Wood, co-lead for Additive Manufacturing with the US Marine Corps, told Engadget. In 2016, the USMC put that adage to the test as it launched the Logistics I…

Lyft still sees a place for human drivers in an autonomous fleet

The prospect of self-driving cars is particularly concerning to people who make their living by driving, whether it’s a taxi or working for Uber or Lyft. Companies such as Lyft have made no secret about being interesting in adding autonomous vehicles…

MIT’s new AI can keep streaming video from buffering

Buffering and pixelation are the scourge of streaming video. It ruins the experience for viewers, robs advertisers of revenue as said viewers tune out, and causes technical headaches for streaming services which have to engineer solutions. But a new…

YouTube is testing live viewer counts on mobile

YouTube video views have gotten a lot of attention lately thanks to the record for the most watched video shifting so much. Well, if you want to keep up with how may people are watching “Despacito” with you while you’re using YouTube’s mobile app, no…

Trump’s Cabinet Keeps Contradicting Him

From Russia to Palestine, Trump just can’t seem to get on the same page as his cabinet members.

‘Game Of Thrones’ Just Changed Everything You Know About Jon Snow

This is a game-changer.

How Does Big Oil Attract A Millennial Workforce? Desperately, That’s How

The American Petroleum Institute released ads targeting millennials, touting the benefits of the oil and gas industry.