This Week in Tech
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The Talking Fish is Back
At its peak about twenty years ago, this pop culture icon did $100 million in sales per year. Now he’s back — and this time, with the help of Amazon’s Alexa, he’s chattier than ever »
I Just Got Cursed at by a Robot
It’s peak holiday season, and stores are full of frantic shoppers. That’s why salespeople at retail stores are getting a high-tech lesson in customer service. Say hello to the “nightmare robot” »
The Gold Mine in Your Pocket
As the host of the 2020 Olympic Games, Japan is doing something crazy: to create gold and silver medals, it will use materials from a small object (no, not coins) that you probably have in your pocket right now. Can you guess what object I’m talking about? »
This Underwater World Is Your Future
20,000 feet below the South China Sea, you'll find what’s being called the "first artificial intelligence colony on Earth." Here, robots, not humans, are in charge. Welcome to the future. Dive into this story here »
This Weapon Could Make the U.S. Army Unstoppable
For two years, the U.S. Army used “Augmented Reality” goggles to train soldiers. Now these stealth weapons are headed into combat — and according to the government, they’re designed to do one thing: “increase lethality.” Read more here »
