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Cinemas probably aren’t going to die out any time soon, but they may well host different kinds of films than laptops and phones in the near future.

Netflix’s chief content officer is open about this, saying that watching a movie online is like seeing a sports game broadcast on TV rather than being at the stadium

A distinctive form of film is also emerging on phones: 360-degree movies were developed by Google

When you watch it, you realise that this software blurs the boundary between films and games: although, strictly speaking, you are not playing anything; you are participating in the experience.

The technology gets really interesting when it comes to documentaries. Director Chris Milk has used virtual reality to make films about a refugee camp in Jordan and a mass protest in New York.

Fundamentally, this is taking out the middle man in that process, and making you feel as if you were actually there.

Call it fly-off-the-wall film-making

traditionally it is the director’s job to tell the audience what to look at, in this approach directors don’t exist, only “creators”

2016 would be “the year of conversational commerce”, but the Messenger bot platform will inevitably extend far beyond commerce.

We actually were, I think, one of the first customers who actually requested this API

Imperson provides technology that knows how to automate this conversation in a realistic way, so the user believes he is speaking with a character or even the actor doing the character

I think there are a few different reasons why today it's more relevant and more attractive. We are taking familiar figures like celebrities; it's not just a chat bot that you speak with for the sake of your artificial intelligence curiosity. This is an entertainment experience. People chatting with Miss Piggy enjoy the experience as if they were chatting with the real Miss Piggy. In order to create the interaction, we were working with Disney people and Disney writers who actually write for Miss Piggy and make sure it's a completely authentic conversation.

Instead of highlighting the report's strengths, it is using this release to emphasize what it cannot say, but wants to.

Amusingly, though, the research paper notes that the wireless charging does cause significant warming of the device

While the wireless BCI isn’t approve for human use (and there’s no indication that they’re seeking approval yet), it was designed specifically so that it should be safe for human use.

They need time to daydream, deal with anxieties, process their thoughts and share them with parents, who can provide reassurance.

Texting looms as the next national epidemic, with half of teenagers sending 50 or more text messages a day and those aged 13 through 17 averaging 3,364 texts a month, Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center found in a 2012 study

Up to 98 percent of Spread’s water will be recycled, and the factory won’t have to spray pesticides

Artificial lighting means the food supply won’t rely on weather variables, and the lighting can be supplied through renewable energy.

Alongside this launch, Oculus announced a new multiplayer game that makes use of some of these new social features.

Big Brother government is replaced by Big Business.

the perils of aggregating vast amounts of personal data in huge centralized repositories of purportedly trusted third-parties.

can enable augmented reality experiences where virtual objects interact with the physical environment (e.g. furniture)

can augment and distort the physical environment (e.g making a living room look like a cartoon)

Hologram projections could be given a texture, with museum visitors

it could be used to indicate to drivers when a car is in their blind spot by providing a buzzing sensation on their neck, or developed as a wearable for blind people to indicate the presence of a road or obstacle

consumer fields are likely to be most interested due to the technology’s ability to augment existing entertainment systems.