This self-taught bot is learning how to beat you at Mario Kart

Machines may well be on the road to world domination, but one programmer decided that they should make a pit stop on the way: Mastering Mario Kart. YouTuber and programmer SethBling recently unveiled his newest creation, MariFlow, which uses machine learning to create a bot that can navigate Mario Kart courses like a human. In […]

A new religion wants to welcome advanced artificial intelligence

Image: Getty Images/Blend Images There’s a new church for tech-minded folks, and it sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. “Way of the Future” (or WOTF, as they abbreviate it) is 1. Not a joke, and 2. According to them (and this is real) “about creating a peaceful and respectful transition of who […]

Berlin’s Ada Health raises $47M to become the Alexa of healthcare

Ada Health, the AI-driven app which works a little like an ‘Alexa for health’, has raised a $47M (€40M) funding round led by Access Industries, Len Blavatnik’s global investment group. Joining the round in the Berlin-HQ’d startup was June Fund and Berlin-based Cumberland VC. Fascinatingly, William Tunstall-Pedoe, the AI entrepreneur who came up with the Siri-like […]

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How to Achieve Business Goals and Holiday Bliss this Season

Business owners and busy professionals struggle year-round to achieve the elusive work-life balance, but their struggle becomes more difficult to overcome as the holidays approach. They are pulled in what seems to be a million different directions, especially as they are under intense pressure to achieve their year-end goals and spend the holidays with friends […]