Swift Programming Language Released by Apple
Apple officially launches Swift, a modern replacement for Objective-C. The…
SpaceX Reusable Rocket Landing Progress — The Space Revolution
SpaceX makes visible progress on Grasshopper reusable-rocket tests, the…
Turing Test Allegedly Passed by Chatbot Eugene Goostman
A chatbot simulating a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy named Eugene Goostman…
Amazon Echo is Announced — Alexa Kicks Off the Voice Assistant Wars
Amazon announces the Echo smart speaker with the Alexa voice assistant. The…
IBM Watson Business Unit Formed — Enterprise AI Becomes a Thing
IBM forms a dedicated Watson business unit with a $1B investment.…
GANs: Ian Goodfellow Invents Generative Adversarial Networks
Ian Goodfellow invents Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). The paper sparks…
Facebook Acquires Oculus VR — The AR/VR Future Takes Shape
Facebook buys Oculus for $2B, placing a generational bet on virtual reality and…
Nest Thermostat + Google: Smart Home AI Enters the Mainstream
Google announces the acquisition of Nest Labs for $3.2B, signaling the…
Google Acquires DeepMind — Preparing the Future of AI
Google quietly acquires London-based DeepMind Technologies for over $500M.…
iPhone 5S: Fingerprint Sensor and the A7 Chip Launch Consumer Biometrics
Apple launches the iPhone 5S with Touch ID, bringing fingerprint biometrics to…