On (most) Fridays I post here a roundup of interesting things I’ve read and/or posted on social media since my last roundup, generally stories about emerging technologies, experiential activations, interactive art, advances in scientific research, and other things I find interesting.
Featured Image: Google
Google’s new YouTube Stories feature uses video segmentation image processing to composite you onto a different background without the usual green screen used in chromakey:
Image: Google
Porsche has reportedly started to develop autonomous flying passenger drones (aka flying cars):
Image: Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images
Google’s new quantum computer chip Bristlecone has 72 qubits::
Image: Google
Norway is using drones to find trash in its fjords:
Image: James Silverman for The New York Times
SAM (semi-automated mason) is a robot bricklayer that could help alleviate a growing shortage of workers in the industry:
Image: The New York Times
Renault’s EZ-GO concept car at the Geneva Motor Show is built for autonomous on-demand ride-sharing:
Image: Renault
Barneys New York created Mantle, a virtual reality experience in partnership with Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung:
Image: Barneys New York
Uber’s self-driving trucks are making deliveries in Arizona:
Image: Uber
Japanese researchers created a ‘mind-reading’ artificial intelligence system that produces a written description of what you’re thinking about:
Image: RichVintage/Getty Images
To see stories like this as I find them, follow me on Twitter: @josiah17