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Meet the New AI Challenging Human Poker Pros
In 2015, several of the world’s top poker players faced down a supercomputer-powered artificial intelligence named Claudico during a grueling 80,000 hands of no-limit Texas Hold’em. Beginning tomorrow,...
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There is a peculiar attitude, here at the beginning of the 21st century: we agree things aren’t fine, but there’s also a widespread feeling that there’s nothing to be done. This is unusual. Even a...
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3D Print and Program This Adorable Bipedal Arduino Bot
Bipedal robots aren’t always easy to build (this one is) but they’re so human! I built my first humanoid robot when I was 8. It rolled on training wheels, with pseudo-circuits built from HVAC foil tape...
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Watch an Arduino Mega-based robot play the bagpipes
Using gigantic hands scaled up from a prosthetic design, “XenonJohn” can now hear the sweet sounds of Scotland whenever he wants. Seeing this invention, you might note to yourself that most...
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Scientists create first 2-D electride
(Phys.org)—Researchers have brought electrides into the nanoregime by synthesizing the first 2D electride material. Electrides are ionic compounds, which are made of negative and positive ions. But in...
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Scare away unwanted guests with an eye-moving portrait
There are certainly many ways to generate an old-looking portrait with moving eyes, but this method from Sonic Robots is simple and seems quite effective. The basic formula is to buy a Victorian-like...
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Brian Cox presents Science Matters: Machine learning and artificial intelligence
by Politics, Law & Society Talk January 11, 2017 We’re beginning to see more and more jobs being performed by machines, even creative tasks like writing music or painting can now be carried out by...
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Attachment is like a modern-day message in a bottle
If you want to reach out to someone, you could always pick up your phone and send a text. But if you’re seeking something a bit more random and indirect, one idea would be to write and attach a message...
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Robotics tutor for primary school children
by Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience Education & DIY News November 4, 2016 By: Ian Salter The use of robotic tutors in primary school classrooms is one step closer according to research...
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IBM's Watson AI could soon be in devices from PCs to robots, thanks to...
IBM has released tools for developers to plug its Watson artificial intelligence into any device or thing, from robots to walls. Its latest effort to get Watson in the hands of developers is Project...
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STEM Grant
The demand for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals is growing rapidly. At the same time, inequities and gaps in education and afterschool programs are preventing many young...
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Watch These Mini-Robots Self-Assemble into Different Shapes
Some of the most perplexing and awe-inspiring phenomena in nature involve self-assembly, where thousands—sometimes millions—of individual disorganized actors manage to form large, complex structures...
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Illumina: Ushering in the $100 genome?
Next-gen sequencing pioneer Illumina says it may soon usher in the era of the $100 genome — making consumer genomics orders of magnitude more accessible. CEO Francis deSouza unveiled a new machine...
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Public consultation on Building the European data economy
Go directly to the online consultation Data has become an essential resource for economic growth, job creation and societal progress. Data analysis facilitates better decision-making, innovation and...
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Sequencing a genome for less than the cost of an X-ray? Not quite yet
When Illumina announced on Monday that it will begin shipping its two newest DNA sequencing machines as soon as March, president and CEO Francis deSouza said the technology “will enable the $100...
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What This 'Google Brain' Mastermind Thinks About AI Now
Trucks that can drive themselves along delivery routes. Computers capable of defeating world champions in a notoriously complex game. Apps that can translate sentences with near human-like accuracy....
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Peter Thiel says the age of Apple is over
Silicon Valley investor and Donald Trump transition team member Peter Thiel says Apple is past its peak. Here's what he said in a Q&A with Maureen Dowd of The New York Times when he was asked to...
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Las Vegas launches the first electric autonomous shuttle on U.S. public roads
Las Vegas, transportation beat reporters can’t quit you; CES was like a car extravaganza, and now you’re launching a self-driving, fully electric shuttle on public streets. The shuttles are the result...
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Eric Schmit
Eric talks about 7 big moonshots 1. Replacing beef with plants and synthetic food production Cows have a lot of methane. Synthetic food production 2. 3D printing and factory produced buildings. It...
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Seth's Blog: But where did the algorithm come from?
Facebook: Seth's Facebook Twitter: @thisissethsblog The Dip Blog Books by Seth Godin Seth's Main Blog Seth's Squidoo Lens All Marketers Are Liars Blog SethGodin.com: Official Site Subscribe to Seth's...
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