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Take a Look: Google’s Artificial Neural Network Thinks Art Google posted an update about their AI research for image classification and speech recognition, including artificial neural networks (ANNs). While it’s still difficult to pinpoint what’s going to work and what isn’t, there’s an intriguing byproduct—artistic imagery that Google calls "Inceptionism." |
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Daimler’s Self-Driving Truck Licensed to Drive How do you feel about sharing the road with self-driving long-haul semi-trucks? The first licensed autonomous commercial truck hit the road on an open public highway in NV. In a staged nighttime production, Daimler Trucks’ Freightliner Inspiration drove on top of the Hoover Dam. |
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Google's Online Art Collection Adds 3D Viewing In 2011 the Google Cultural Institute launched the Art Project, an online portal to high-resolution images of art found in major museums. As part of its latest addition, hundreds of objects from six prominent museums have been scanned in 3D and are now available to study online—in three dimensions. |
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Fitness Applications Taking Over Your Personal and Professional Life Last year, Google discovered that the health and fitness section within its app store was the fastest growing category. Beyond the personal uses for fitness apps, some companies are putting a new emphasis on a healthy lifestyle by offering more tangible rewards. |
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Google Loon Floating Toward Global Internet Access Google announced earlier this month that Project Loon—a plan to provide wireless connectivity via a network of high-altitude balloons floating in the stratosphere using only the wind for steering—is making progress. The project’s longest duration balloon was airborne for just over six months. |
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Is Google's Dominance in the Search Market Under Threat? For the first time in years, Google search’s share in the US went below 75 percent in January 2015, while its rivals observed marginal upward growth. Even though Google still holds the majority of the search market share, does its slow decline in market share put its dominance under threat? |
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How Do Innovative Companies Run Their Meetings? How much do unproductive meetings cost? Approximately 11 million meetings happen in the US every day, and employees lose approximately four work days each month due to unproductive meetings. So what can some of the best run companies teach us about effectively running meetings? |
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Embrace a Culture of Gratitude Google’s People Operations Analytics team recently found that being grateful—and expressing it—can be the secret weapon to workplace happiness and to warding off the malaise that can come with routine. Does embracing a culture of gratitude really help employees stay happy? |
