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Are there ways to make virtual assistants like Siri and Google Now more like the AI systems in the movies, capable of natural sounding conversations?

A funny song that sings the praises of System Administrators. Written by Wes Borg of Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie. Great to play to the students! A little bit bad language at the end...but nothing that our Grade 12 students haven't heard before!

Cultural issues with Google Street View in Japan. "We think the new camera height allows us to get a high-quality image of the street while respecting the privacy of homeowners."

Online training for Google services

Increasingly, however, the ads tailored to them are for specific products that they have perused online. While the technique, which the ad industry calls personalized retargeting or remarketing, is not new, it is becoming more pervasive as companies like Google and Microsoft have entered the field. And retargeting has reached a level of precision that is leaving consumers with the palpable feeling that they are being watched as they roam the virtual aisles of online stores.

Time lapse photography at Google proportions.