Opinion is divided about the merits of trying to imbue machines with human-like learning capabilities.
Avaneesh Pandey
Dec 04, 2015
The tech giant's latest investment would add 842 megawatts to its clean energy capacity -- boosting its renewable energy capacity to 2 gigawatts.
Avaneesh Pandey
Dec 04, 2015
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's decision to donate most of his wealth to charitable causes has led to online criticism of China's wealthy people.
Duncan Hewitt
Dec 03, 2015
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is set to formally announce the fund Monday at the Paris Climate Change Summit, according to reports, citing sources.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Nov 28, 2015
U.S. President Barack Obama is championing urgent measures on climate change, ahead of a global meet in Paris.
Harichandan Arakali
Nov 18, 2015
For the third year in a row, the Russian president ranked No. 1 on the business magazine's list of influential world figures.
Lydia Tomkiw
Nov 04, 2015
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe joins a list that includes Cuba's former President Fidel Castro as the winner of the annual Confucius Prize, a Chinese alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lydia Tomkiw
Oct 22, 2015
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will make history as the first Nigerian leader in 16 years to address the U.N. General Assembly on the opening day of General Debate.
Morgan Winsor
Sep 28, 2015
China's President Xi Jinping, after arriving in the U.S. on Tuesday, said his country is a strong defender of cybersecurity -- and a victim of hacking.
Salvador Rodriguez
Sep 22, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping will be speaking at a dinner of 800 Chinese and U.S. business and government leaders.
Salvador Rodriguez
Sep 22, 2015
"China needs to drop the fantasy of keeping a high growth rate of 7 or 8 percent and just accept 6, 7 or even 5 percent," said Wang Jianlin, CEO of the Dalian Wanda Group.
Jess McHugh
Aug 27, 2015
Can the ALS Association turn the viral phenomenon into an annual fundraiser?
Amy Nordrum
Aug 26, 2015
Wang Jianlin, the richest person in Asia and chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, was the hardest hit, losing $3.6 billion.
Elizabeth Whitman
Aug 25, 2015
“As Microsoft’s layoffs show, there is a surplus -- not a shortage -- of skilled, talented, and qualified Americans,” said Senator Jeff Sessions.
Mike Brown
Jul 09, 2015
Musk, who has voiced caution against the development of Artificial Intelligence, has provided $7 million in funds.
Avaneesh Pandey
Jul 02, 2015
Neither hatchet job nor hagiography, Alex Gibney's "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine" goes deep.
Barbara Herman
Jun 29, 2015
The planned investment doubles what Gates already has spent on early-stage energy companies, the Financial Times reported Thursday.
Maria Gallucci
Jun 25, 2015
Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero spoke to scientists in Annapolis about head transplants.
Barbara Herman
Jun 13, 2015
In effect, SpaceX would compete with Time Warner and Comcast, while granting Internet access to parts of the world now too remote to benefit.
Jeff Stone
Jun 10, 2015
The billionaire points out in a blog post that college graduates earn more money and live healthier lives.
Amy Nordrum
Jun 03, 2015
The blog, led by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, has a small audience but huge influence in Silicon Valley.
Michael Learmonth
May 26, 2015
From Fred Armisen to Ashton Kutcher, quite a few actors have taken on the role, many in jest.
Luke Villapaz
May 19, 2015