By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel again[...]
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AI robots could play future role as companions in care homes
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Nadine, a social robot powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) with human-like gestures and expressions, could have an important future role to play in tending t[...]
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Beyonce-flation? How stars are driving prices up as fans flock to concerts
By Dawn Chmielewski, Danielle Broadway and Sachin Ravikumar LOS ANGELES/GLASTONBURY, England (Reuters) – Call it Beyflation. Or maybe Swiftflation. The cost of certain goods is retreating in som[...]
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Dancing cyborgs: Japanese researchers develop robot arms to ‘unlock creativity’
TOKYO (Reuters) – What would society look like if cyborg body parts were freely available for use like roadside rental bicycles? Masahiko Inami’s team at the University of Tokyo have sough[...]
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Fracas in Vegas? Musk, Zuckerberg talk cage match in social media bluster
By Hyunjoo Jin and Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Forget about famed boxing bouts like the Rumble in the Jungle or the Thrilla in Manila — billionaire social media moguls Elon Mu[...]
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IKEA bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – IKEA is training call centre workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furniture giant aims to offer more home improvement services and hand run-[...]
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Russia’s McDonald’s heir growing quickly, in for the long haul
By Olga Popova MOSCOW (Reuters) – The successor to McDonald’s restaurants in Russia is growing faster than forecast, its owner said at an event to mark the new chain’s first annivers[...]
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About ducking time: Apple to tweak iPhone autocorrect function
(Reuters) – One of the most notable happenings at Apple’s event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker’s tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly cor[...]
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Tennis-Federer serves up directions as latest voice on Waze navigation app
(Reuters) – After a career spent navigating the toughest opponents on the court, 20-times major winner Roger Federer will now help commuters navigate the open road, as the newest voice of drivin[...]
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