At Facebook's 10th annual developer conference, F8, on the 18th, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is building an augmented reality (AR) platform that utilizes cameras, according to Reuters. "It's going to take some time to get apps onto the camera, but it's not just about catching Pokémon in an area," he said. "You could leave notes in a virtual notebook when you're at a bar with friends, or create virtual street art instead of painting a white wall."

Apple Begins Full-Scale Self-Driving Car Development
Apple is beginning self-driving car testing in California. Reuters reports that Apple has received permission to test its autonomous system on roads using three 2015 Lexus RX450h models and six drivers to take control in emergency situations.

"I'll be using the Wells Fargo chatbot for banking."
Wells Fargo & Company ( WFC.N ) said on Monday that it is testing a chatbot that could communicate with bank customers on the Facebook messaging platform. Hundreds of employees are testing it as virtual assistants, and the company plans to expand the test to thousands of customers this spring, Reuters reported.

After using the Galaxy S8 camera over the weekend, I don't want to go back to my iPhone.
I was a completely satisfied iPhone 6S user until I encountered the Galaxy S8. Whether I was walking down the street with a cup of coffee in hand, snapping a flower I came across, capturing the Brooklyn Bridge from afar, taking a selfie under the bright lights of the Hudson River, or snapping a picture of an ice cream cone on the street, the Galaxy S8 never disappoints. (Business Insider)


"Catching a Thief at a Rock Festival with 'Find My iPhone'"
More than 100 iPhones were found in a single bag at the Coachella Rock Festival in California, the BBC reported, local police said. The iPhones were found using the "Find My iPhone" app on a laptop and other devices connected to the iPhones. Police added that some of the phones were returned to their owners at the scene.

"In the AI recruitment market, Amazon is number one, but Apple is far behind."
“We have the highest expectations for AI,” said Chris Bolte, CEO of IT job search site PAYSA. “Amazon and Google’s AI investment scale is clearly different from other markets,” Forbes reported. On the list of AI investment costs disclosed by PAYSA, Amazon ranked first with an average annual investment of about $220 million, followed by Google with about $130 million. Apple, on the other hand, ranked 98th. Forbes said, “Apple has pushed out AI researchers,” and cited Matt Zeiler, CEO of Clarifai, a renowned AI talent, as an example of not considering a company to move to in 2013.