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No Longer a Dream: Silicon Valley Takes On the Flying Car by https://is.gd/XaHLkS

The tech industry, as we are often told, is fond of disrupting things, and lately the automakers have been a big target. Cars that use artificial intelligence to drive themselves, for example, have been in development for a few years and can be spotted on roads in a number of cities. And now, coming onto the radar screen, are flying machines that do not exactly look like your father’s Buick with wings.

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Instagram powers Taco Bell’s innovation machine — and it’s completely changing the fast-food menu as we know it by https://is.gd/QDjoZN

The company’s social media team closely watches the brand’s Twitter to keep an eye out for customers who are disappointed by cheese that isn’t as stretchy as what is portrayed in ads. n many ways, social media platforms like Instagram are also powering Taco Bell’s innovation engine and determining what’s on the fast-food chain’s menu.

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Narro Reading of Stephen Hawking issues familiar warning to China against AI

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Both Stephen Hawking and Tesla’s Elon Musk feel that the capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) to surpass human intelligence necessitates watching its development closely — but not everyone thinks that machines are so smart.

Narro Reading of Snapchat is stifled by its un-algorithmic feed

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Snapchat invented its best products by being the anti-Facebook. Its disappearing chats made visual communication quick and casual compared to Facebook’s..