The chip technology powering your phone could next power the net services it's connecting to.
Author: Stephen Shankland
Marijuana growers wrestle with cannabis’ high-tech, industrial future – CNET
You can't hand-prune the plants for a $32 billion business.
Mozilla Pocket app now reads you websites in a human-sounding voice – CNET
New feature lets you use the read-it-later app while you're jogging or driving.
AI means your children will talk to your lightbulbs, Amazon says – CNET
Machine learning might be a novelty for you, but the next generation will grow up with…
Pixel phones to begin making Google Duplex AI voice calls in November – CNET
But the human-sounding Google Assistant tech will be limited to some cities at first.
Pixel 3 camera has better resolution and can shoot in the dark with no flash – CNET
Google's new smartphone also can track moving subjects and improve photo resolution.
Pixel 3 camera could avoid taking unflattering photos, according to leak – CNET
Also, things look good for a Google Home Hub.
Firefox to support Google’s WebP image format for a faster web – CNET
Now Apple's Safari is the only major holdout.
Interest surges in Tim Berners-Lee’s Inrupt, a startup out to remake the web – CNET
But if it catches on we might spend a lot of time micromanaging our data.
Google’s WebP image format finally finds a browser ally: Microsoft Edge – CNET
It's been eight years, though, and Safari and Firefox still don't support the technology.