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The logo of Microsoft company is seen in Paris, France, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen

Microsoft Spends Big to Build a Computer Out of Science Fiction

by John Markoff | Dec 27, 2016 | Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is putting its considerable financial and engineering muscle into the experimental field of quantum computing as it works to build a machine that could tackle problems beyond the reach of today’s digital computers. There is a growing optimism...

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The Internet of Things, activated through apps, promises tremendous convenience to homeowners. But it may also prove irresistible to hackers. Credit Carlos Gonzalez for The New York Times

Why Light Bulbs May Be the Next Hacker Target

by John Markoff | Nov 22, 2016 | Business, Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — The so-called Internet of Things, its proponents argue, offers many benefits: energy efficiency, technology so convenient it can anticipate what you want, even reduced congestion on the roads. Now here’s the bad news: Putting a bunch of wirelessly...

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Drive.ai is trying to address how an autonomous car would communicate with pedestrians. Credit Drive.ai

How Driverless Cars May Interact With People

by John Markoff | Sep 27, 2016 | Technology

San Francisco-There are plenty of unanswered questions about how self-driving cars would function in the real world, like understanding local driving customs and handing controls back to a human in an emergency. Now a start-up called Drive.ai, based in Mountain View,...

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A Bossa Nova robot gliding through a store aisle to check inventory.

Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings and Wheels

by John Markoff | Aug 16, 2016 | Technology

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — For more than a decade, Silicon Valley’s technology investors and entrepreneurs obsessed over social media and mobile apps that helped people do things like find new friends, fetch a ride home or crowdsource a review of a product or a movie. Now...