Robotic milkers and an automated greenhouse: Inside a high-tech small farm
Technology can eliminate a lot of tedious, routine labor — a lifestyle payoff that can help persuade a younger generation to stay put on family...
Digital divide is wider than federal statistics show, Microsoft study says
New research from Microsoft says that far fewer people have broadband internet access than government statistics have shown.
Corporate chiefs say Trump’s H-1B visa policies are hurting U.S. economy
Members of the Business Roundtable expressed their “serious concern” over the administration’s immigration moves in a jointly signed letter to the Department of Homeland Security....
China extends its lead as most prolific supercomputer maker
For years, the United States dominated the supercomputer market. But two years ago, China pulled even on the Top 500 list. China moved decisively ahead...
Is there a smarter path to artificial intelligence? Some experts hope so
Deep-learning technology is the hottest thing in AI. But the Seattle-based Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence and other research groups, startups and computer scientists are...
Move over, China: U.S. again has the world’s fastest supercomputer
For the past five years, China has had the world’s fastest computer. But as of Friday, Summit, a machine built in the United States, is...
Capitol Hill grillings: Comparing performances by Gates and Zuckerberg
Twenty years ago, the tech titan in the Senate hot seat was another Harvard dropout, Bill Gates, co-founder and chief executive of Microsoft.
Facial-recognition technology works best if you’re a white guy, study says
Some commercial software can now tell the gender of a person in a photograph. When the photo is of a white man, the software is...