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October 22, 2015

Google purchases UK startup DeepMind, expanding its reach in artificial intelligence

Google says that it has purchased the British startup DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company founded by a 37-year old former chess prodigy and computer game designer.

October 22, 2015

Google services go down as Reliability team takes questions on Reddit

At the same time that techs were scrambling in server rooms to fix a temporary glitch with Gmail, Google's Reliability squad took to Reddit -- to answer questions about that very type of situation.

October 22, 2015

Google Fiber: Why you need to get online 100 times faster

I’ve seen the future. It’s called gigabit Internet by Google Fiber, and it launched Thursday in my hometown of Provo, the second of three scheduled cities to get speeds that are 100 times faster than the rest of Americ

October 22, 2015

Google integrates Google+ with Gmail, making it easier for anyone to email you

A new feature on Google’s email service makes it easy for people who don’t know you and don’t have your email address to get in touch -- and privacy advocates call it a worrying development.

October 22, 2015

4 trends in consumer electronics to watch

The future of consumer electronics is looking curvy, wearable (as in smart watch), very high-definition, and slightly flexible.

October 22, 2015

Roku streaming-media tech coming built-in on more TVs

Does Roku want to get out of the set-top-box business?

October 22, 2015

Roku & TCL partner to create TCL Roku TVs

Your TV is about to become more like your tablet or your smartphone. A company named Roku showed off the Roku TV at the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.

October 22, 2015

New from Samsung: $150,000, 110-inch ultra-HD TV

Samsung said a 110-inch TV that has four times the resolution of standard high-definition TVs is going on sale for about $150,000 in South Korea.

October 22, 2015

More OLED, Ultra HD and curved-screen tech coming to TVs

The 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show takes place January 7 to 10, and Consumer Reports reporters and analysts will be there in full force.

October 22, 2015

Websites deploy a host of measures to battle online vitriol, with mixed results

Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.