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Uber will deploy its self-driving cars in Pittsburgh, albeit with their autonomous systems disabled.

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Ford said it was creating a separate $4 billion unit to house its self-driving vehicle operations and is seeking outside investors, following a similar move in late May by Detroit rival General Motors with its Cruise Aut...

When Nexon launched its free-to-play PC game MapleStory in 2003, the 2D side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game wasn’t that impressive. But it has stayed strong over the years (peaking at 92 milli...

Tencent Games and PUBG Corp. released a new update for the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds today. It adds War Mode, which has players fighting in a smaller map. It also adds clans and other new features...

Google announced new G Suite features at its 2018 Google Cloud Next conference, including an AI-powered grammar checker and enhanced security tools.

Twitter is trying to stop more bad apps from ever reaching its platform, as part of a crackdown on what it calls “malicious automation.” In a blog post attributed to platform policy manager Yoel Roth and senior direc...

At Google's 2018 Cloud Next conference in San Francisco, the company announced new additions to its Cloud AutoML toolkit: AutoML Vision, AutoML Natural Language, and Contact Center AI.

Responding to reports of serious performance problems with the new Intel Core i9 version of its 15" MacBook Pro laptop, Apple today offered an explanation and software update to address the issues.

Researchers at the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland have developed an algorithm that can distinguish live irises from dead ones with 99 percent accuracy.

Google today launched Chrome 68 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The release includes the Page Lifecycle API, the Payment Handler API, and a change to how the browser labels sites: they are all now marked as “Not secure�...

The livestreaming platform Twitch took steps in June to boost discoverability on its site. Now it’s launching Twitch Creator Camp, a series of broadcasts and articles that are geared toward helping content creators lea...

EXCLUSIVE: While the main cryptocurrencies are seeing a slight resurgence, their values are still down from last year’s record numbers. That hasn’t stopped the influx of investment in blockchain projects, however. Bu...

Hi-Rez Studios announced today that its battle royale game Realm Royale is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Closed betas for these console versions will start next week. Realm Royale differentiates itself from Fortn...

Software developer Abhishek Singh built a hands-free app that allows Alexa to respond to sign language.

Autonomous middleware developer Renovo announced a partnership with conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform Speak With Me that'll help bring voice recognition to fleets of self-driving cars.

SPONSORED: Presented by Intel Before the Kickstarter, before it embraced VR, before Sony put it in its E3 lineup, Xing: The Land Beyond started out as a project in a level design class at college. What was meant to be a ...

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to the language of business, English tends to grab the spotlight. But to sell and market products and services on a global scale, you need to add a few more linguistic strings to your bow. In fac...

Letgo, one of the world's largest digital marketplaces, introduced two new features: video listings and an AI-powered insights tool called Reveal.

Verizon today named the third city for its 2018 rollout of next-generation 5G wireless services in the United States: Houston, Texas. Houston joins Los Angeles and Sacramento, California on Verizon’s list of the earlie...

Esports revenues and investment are expected to grow, according to a survey by law firm Foley & Lardner and The Esports Observer. The profession of esports, where video game players can win prizes in tournaments, has mov...

Ebay has announced a new lending program that will provide between $500 and $100,000 to eligible U.S. sellers interested in growing their businesses. It will be offered in partnership with Square Capital, a small busines...