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Google, Microsoft, and Amazon drool over Chinese AI market while Apple woos Trump
The US and Chinese governments have spent the last year setting the table for a trade war, but don’t tell big tech. Apple’s looking pretty smug now that President Trump’s agreed to relax some of the impending tariffs on Chinese goods – specifically those that would have made it more expensive to manufacture items like the Apple Watch. дальше »
2018-9-19 23:16
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Alienware’s Elite Gaming Mouse feels like a winner in these giant hands of mine
Dell’s Alienware brand launched its first attempt at a pro gaming mouse last year with the Elite Gaming Mouse. This year’s version — the AW 959 — improves in every area without losing the one thing that made me love the original: Its size. дальше »
2018-9-18 19:21
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This robot used to be an art exhibit – now it’s a webcam model
A decade ago, an artist named Giles Walker created a macabre puppet show out of disturbing and provocative automatons. At the center of his piece was a gyrating “sex bot” with a CCTV camera for a head that performed an erotic pole-dance. дальше »
2018-9-15 23:05
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Google Cloud’s new AI head comes with his own ties to the Pentagon’s Project Maven
Google Cloud’s soon-to-be head of AI will have his work cut out for him if he wants to convince disgruntled employees he won’t follow in his predecessors footsteps and develop AI for the military. дальше »
2018-9-14 00:27
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MIT taught a neural network how to show its work
MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory Intelligence and Decision Technologies Group yesterday unveiled a neural network capable of explaining its reasoning. It’s the latest attack on the black box problem, and a new tool for combating biased AI. дальше »
2018-9-13 00:44
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EU Parliament just voted on controversial Copyright Reform — the outlook is grim
The EU Parliament just passed versions of the most contested articles of the new Copyright Reform proposal: Article 11 on ‘link tax’ and Article 13 which will enable censorship machines. Axel Voss (CDU, EPP), the rapporteur of the controversial proposal and its biggest supporter, clapped his hands and celebrated once the final votes were in on the new Copyright Reform today at the European Parliament. дальше »
2018-9-12 15:06
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TNW’s School Supplies: Gifts to bribe the teachers molding your children’s minds
No matter how smart (or dumb) your kid is, a lot of their success in school relies on their teacher(s). This means the real question isn’t how you get your child smarter, it’s how you make the teacher like them more. дальше »
2018-9-11 16:00
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AI guru Fei Fei Li set to leave Google this year
A Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) student newspaper yesterday reported that the dean of the school’s computer science department, Andrew Moore, was leaving the school for an unknown opportunity. дальше »
2018-9-11 01:24
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This AI mashes up existing games to create new ones
A pair of computer scientists from Georgia Tech developed a machine learning-based method to automate the generation of novel video games. It’s the first of its kind and could lead to the democratization of game creation. дальше »
2018-9-11 23:37
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US military thinks soldiers are ready to control machines with their minds
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a think tank for the Pentagon, hosted a three day symposium in celebration of its 60th anniversary this week. Highlights from the event included discussion of some of the most astounding projects the agency is currently working on. дальше »
2018-9-8 00:05
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German protesters clash with police over proposed Google campus
Protesters temporarily occupied the building site for a planned Google campus in Berlin Germany today. Eyewitness reports indicate at least six people have been arrested by local authorities. The protesters, part of a Berlin-based “occupy” group, descended on the campus site at approximately 3:00 PM local time. дальше »
2018-9-8 19:54
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This neural network lets you build and evolve little AI creatures
The magic of artificial intelligence brings us better Netflix recommendations, better cancer diagnoses, and the ability to becomes gods by creating our own AI-powered creatures and forcing them to evolve for our amusement. дальше »
2018-9-7 21:22
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Snap’s new Spectacles actually look… wearable?
It seems Snapchat finally gets the concept of aesthetics. The company’s just introduced two new kinds of Spectacles — both of which look considerably less dorky than their predecessor. You remember Snapchat‘s Spectacles, the sunglasses-cum-clumsy recorder, don’t you? They were pitched as a sort of teen-friendly Google Glass, meant to compliment the app by letting users take photos and videos right from their temples. дальше »
2018-9-6 01:57
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MIT’s depression-detecting AI might be its scariest creation yet
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently developed a neural network that predicts, with a relatively high level of accuracy, the likelihood a person has a cognitive impairment. дальше »
2018-9-6 21:44
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Google just turned 20 — time for it to grow up
Google was incorporated on September 4th 1998 with the unofficial motto “Don’t be evil. ” In the two decades since, its risen from a blip on the technology radar to become one of the most valuable companies in the history of the world. дальше »
2018-9-5 20:56
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Why everyone in the cryptocurrency community is suddenly talking about bits and bytes
A tweet from Bitcoin’s self-proclaimed creator Craig Wright has got the entire cryptocurrency community turning to calculators. Wright took to Twitter to posit that cryptocurrency mining pools that can’t mine blocks of 32MB – which even a 56K modem could handle – “deserve to be bankrupt. дальше »
2018-8-29 18:14
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UK bans ‘misleading’ Facebook ads for a popular contraceptive app
A Facebook ad promoting the contraceptive smartphone app as a “highly accurate” method of birth control has been found to be misleading by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after figures revealed it is less effective then suggested. дальше »
2018-8-29 11:58
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The Spoke wants to build a human-powered recommendations network
There’s this great XKCD cartoon about the proliferation of standards, which over time has become a bit of a meme about the fragmented nature of most things in tech. In it, a person compains that there are 14 competing standards for a single thing and decides to create one all-encompasing universal standard. дальше »
2018-8-23 16:51
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Chipotle is opening a startup accelerator, and I volunteer myself
Chipotle is good at two things: 1. ) making tasty burritos, and 2. ) poisoning the people who eat its burritos with norovirus. But now it’s branching into new territory. Buzzfeed News reports the casual Mexican chain is launching a new startup accelerator. дальше »
2018-8-23 14:41
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Report: Bitmain is losing its monopoly over cryptocurrency mining
Bitmain, the China-based cryptocurrency mining behemoth, has acquired the status of a legend in the industry, with a ton of mystery surrounding its operations. The company is undoubtedly one of the most profitable cryptocurrency businesses in the world. дальше »
2018-8-22 15:55
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HTC reveals pricing and specs on the Vive wireless headset adapter
HTC today officially announced a wireless adapter for the Vive and Vive Pro virtual reality headsets. The details: HTC will begin pre-order sales for US customers starting September 5, with a global launch slated for September 24. дальше »
2018-8-21 21:47
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MIT made an image editing AI that can replace the background in any image
MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) just developed an AI-assisted image editing tool that automates object selection. This is the Holy Grail of selection tools — you can behold it in the video below. дальше »
2018-8-21 20:37
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Nvidia reveals its RTX graphics cards with game-changing ray tracing tech
Nvidia today revealed its newest GeForce series GPUs at Gamescom, the RTX series built on its Turing architecture. And, with it, the newest buzz-phrase in graphics: real-time ray tracing. According to Nvidia the RTX update is the biggest since CUDA. дальше »
2018-8-20 21:15
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Telling the truth about defects in technology should never, ever, ever be illegal
Congress has never made a law saying, “Corporations should get to decide who gets to publish truthful information about defects in their products,”— and the First Amendment wouldn’t allow such a law — but that hasn’t stopped corporations from conjuring one out of thin air, and then defending it as though it was a natural right they’d had all along. дальше »
2018-8-18 11:00
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Researchers believe Earth constantly attracts mini-moons
What the hell is going on up in there in space? Just as I was beginning to accept the fact that Pluto isn’t a planet anymore, I find out that Earth has more than one moon. This is unacceptable. дальше »
2018-8-18 01:04
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Developing bionics: How IBM is adapting mind-control for accessibility
What if there was a way to give everyone suffering from conditions like paralysis or Locked-in syndrome the means to operate prosthetic devices and tech gadgets using mind-control? Well, there is – or at least, there will be. дальше »
2018-8-18 22:03
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This browser extension makes it harder for Facebook advertisers to target you
A trio of Mozilla Fellows recently released a browser extension designed to keep Facebook‘s advertisers from pigeonholing you. We’ve argued that Facebook should pay users for their data, but in lieu of that, at least this tool makes it harder for the social network to exploit it. дальше »
2018-8-17 19:31
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IBM’s ‘smart’ lake could be the solution to deadly red tides
Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in seven coastal counties this week as a red tide laps at the state’s shores. While officials and scientists on the scene react, IBM and some of its friends are 1,000 miles away asking Lake George why these things happen. дальше »
2018-8-17 00:04
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Scientists just ‘proved’ that it’s easier to influence children with robots than adults
A much-ballyhooed study published yesterday indicates children are more easily influenced by robots than adults. Perhaps next we’ll discover that robots find it easier to take candy from babies than grown-ups. дальше »
2018-8-16 21:09
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Researchers teach Hearthstone bot to dominate Legend rank players
A team of researchers from the University of Warsaw recently developed an AI bot to play Blizzard’s Hearthstone. This isn’t the first machine built to play the game, but it may very well set the benchmark for all that come after it. дальше »
2018-8-15 19:28
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Microsoft and Amazon launch preview for cross-device collaboration between Alexa and Cortana
Amazon and Microsoft hope you’ll help them teach Cortana and Alexa to play nicely together. Starting today you can sign up for a preview that’ll let you run the virtual assistants on each others’ respective devices. дальше »
2018-8-15 16:02
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I’m pretty sure this DIY karaoke robot wants to devour my soul
A sorcerer by the name of Hunter Irving recently found a discarded child’s toy in a shop of horrors. Its visage was so terrifying it inspired him to create a machine that uses popular music to hypnotize humans while their souls are devoured. дальше »
2018-8-14 19:41
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Porsche and Epic Games show off new lighting features for Unreal Engine
Epic Games today showed off an amazing real-time lighting demo in Unreal Engine 4 featuring the new Porsche 911 Speedster concept car. Best of all, the demo ran on a pair of Nvidia’s just-revealed Turing RTX graphics cards, showcasing the hardware’s real-time ray tracing capabilities. дальше »
2018-8-14 03:59
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Researchers teach autonomous cars to deal with irrational humans
A team of researchers recently determined that both human drivers and autonomous vehicles tend to prioritize the safety of their own vehicle over those around it. People are selfish, and AI acts a lot like people, which means the solution is the same for both: we need to learn some courtesy. дальше »
2018-8-14 22:13
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An 11-year-old hacked a government website and changed election results at DEFCON
Last Friday, an 11-year-old apparently managed change election results within 10 minutes. While at this year’s DEFCON, he and many other children were offered the chance to hack into a mock-up of a Secretary of State website, and did so with alacrity. дальше »
2018-8-14 22:05
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The Meg’s giant shark is an AI-powered marvel
The worldwide box office was dominated by a 75-foot-long shark over the weekend. The Meg, a Warner Bros. film, managed to rake in over $140 million amid the global feeding frenzy. And everyone wants to know how the filmmakers managed to make the monster look so real. дальше »
2018-8-13 19:03
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Dutch car thieves ingeniously hacked their way into this BMW
It was Sunday afternoon when I installed the roof rack on my new BMW F30 320i. We were about to go on a 2 week trip to France and were intending to leave next Friday. During that night, my girlfriend and I were fast asleep, when at 03:45 the doorbell rang. дальше »
2018-8-13 16:23
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Chromebooks to get new Windows 10 dual-booting feature called Campfire
Google is reportedly working in a new feature in ChromeOS called Campfire, which will allow users to dual-boot Windows 10 on their Chromebook laptops. The feature was highlighted by XDA Developers, which discovered a code branch called Campfire in the Chromium Git, and a reference to an “Alt OS. дальше »
2018-8-13 14:54
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We DM’d a lot of strangers to ask why they use Drake lyrics on Instagram
Have you ever heard of a musical artist named Drake? Of course you have. Because he’s everywhere. These days, it’s hard to miss Aubrey Graham, the rapper and singer from Canada (eh). He recently released Scorpion, and the internet went nuts, as it always does for Aubrey. дальше »
2018-8-11 16:07
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It’s not too late to save your job from automation
Technology moves fast, and makes our life easier at work by making mundane tasks more efficient. Well, it’s not stopping anytime soon and technological advances like the use of AI and machine learning will have an immense impact on the future of jobs and careers. дальше »
2018-8-11 13:30
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Microsoft’s AI can convert images into Chinese poetry
Microsoft recently taught its XiaoIce chatbot, a Chinese language conversational AI, how to interpret pictures as poems. We’re not sure if that counts as inspired writing, but it’s an interesting step toward better mimicking humans. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:33
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Which inexpensive IKEA stool does the Galaxy Home look like?
Today, at a standing-room only event in New York City, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Home. This is the first smart speaker from the South Korean tech giant, and comes with the Bixby smart assistant at its heart. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:10
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Samsung finally unveils its much-anticipated Galaxy Watch
Samsung officially revealed its latest wearable, the Galaxy Watch, today at its Unpacked event. Samsung accidentally spilled the beans on the Watch late last month with a store listing. But we learned a bit more about the Watch at this event. дальше »
2018-8-9 19:24
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Astrophysicist says aliens could be hiding behind repositioned stars
Astrophysicist Dan Hooper thinks we’ll eventually have to wrangle the stars in our night sky, like wayward cattle straying from the herd, in order to keep the lights on. This is because the universe is constantly expanding and pulling stars with it. дальше »
2018-8-9 02:16
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Uber’s ‘Real-time ID Check’ doesn’t deal well with transgender drivers
A transgender woman working as an Uber driver during her transition recently found herself locked out of her account. It wasn’t because of some bigot’s objections, and she’d done nothing to violate the company’s policies. дальше »
2018-8-9 23:30
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The more ninjas you massacre, the smarter this AI gets
Watching an AI train, for those of us who aren’t developers, is about as exciting as watching paint dry or grass grow. But, every once in a while someone throws some ninjas into the mix and makes it fun. дальше »
2018-8-8 19:42
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These soft, tiny robot spiders might operate on you someday
If I was a scientist, I’d hope everything I created would weird people out. This is why I’ve got such glowing admiration for the team of researchers who have created a tiny robot spider that could one day potentially conduct operations inside humans. дальше »
2018-8-8 15:31
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Review: iHoment’s smart strip lights make it easy to set the mood
Here’s some unsolicited relationship advice: A strip of inexpensive LED lights can turn any room into a date night destination. I spent a month testing two of iHoment’s Minger branded smart lighting strips. дальше »
2018-8-7 19:57
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8 Android apps to ease the transition from couch to classroom
Labor day is less than a month away, and that means it’s time to get ready for the new school year. Here’s a list of educational Android apps that should prove helpful to most students. As we enter the 2018/2019 school year it’s important to look towards the future. дальше »
2018-8-7 00:38
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Quantum computers really suck at being perpetual motion machines
An international team of physicists recently published research indicating quantum computers aren’t the way to go for those hoping to break the second law of thermodynamics, the one that says there’s no free lunch in the universe. дальше »
2018-8-4 22:35
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