No doubt, one of the coolest scenes from the original Star Wars trilogy came when R2-D2 delivered a hologram of Princess Leia talking to Luke. Now, Microsoft has unveiled its own hologram technology that looks like right out of the Star Wars universe. It's called Holoportation, and it's about to be on every tech geek's holiday wishlist.
Microsoft has been experimenting with their HoloLens for...
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In the race to develop artificial intelligence, one player is fielding an uncommon strategy. OpenAI, an initiative launched last December, sets itself apart from...