Hanson Robotics unveils Sophia, a humanoid robot with lifelike expressions and AI-driven conversational skills. She becomes a media sensation, later becoming the first robot to… Read More »2016 Legacy: The Debut of Sophia the Robot
Apple releases the iPhone 7, controversially removing the headphone jack in favor of „courage” and Lightning/Bluetooth. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2016 Year… Read More »2016 Digest: Technology
The FBI vs. Apple debate over iPhone encryption sparks a national conversation on privacy vs. security. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2016 Year… Read More »2016 Legacy: Law
Researchers at DeepMind develop a generative model for raw audio. WaveNet creates speech that sounds significantly more natural than existing text-to-speech systems, bridging the „uncanny… Read More »2016 Legacy: DeepMind Unveils WaveNet
Beyoncé releases the visual album Lemonade, a cultural event that explores race, feminism, and infidelity. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2016 Year of… Read More »2016 Digest: Music
Google launches „Pixel,” its first phone „made by Google,” to directly compete with the iPhone. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2016 Year of… Read More »2016 Chronicle: Tech
Facebook introduces an AI engine that can understand the textual content of thousands of posts per second with „near-human accuracy” in over 20 languages, improving… Read More »2016 Classic: Facebook’s DeepText
Deadpool breaks records for R-rated movies, proving that superheroes don’t always have to be family-friendly. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2016 Year of… Read More »2016 Archive: Cinema
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance becomes a bestseller as people try to understand the changing American political landscape. Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The… Read More »2016 Record: Books
Uber begins its first public trial of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. While human safety drivers are present, it marks the first time regular citizens can… Read More »2016 Report: The Launch of Uber’s Self-Driving Fleet