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The Nokia 3310 is coming back: Here's how to play Snake right now

The Independent - Tech

Nokia will resurrect the legendary 3310 at Mobile World Congress next month, according to new reports, with the new incarnation of the classic mobile phone expected to go on sale for โ‚ฌ59. There's a cult around the Nokia 3310, which was loved for a number of reasons. It was easy on the eye, had excellent battery life and was incredibly hard-wearing, with fans hailing it as'indestructible', exaggerating its toughness by putting it into ludicrous situations. However, the role played by Snake mustn't be understated. Russia has launched a humanoid robot into space on a rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS).


The Nokia 3310 is coming back: Here's how to play Snake right now

The Independent - Tech

Nokia will resurrect the legendary 3310 at Mobile World Congress next month, according to new reports, with the new incarnation of the classic mobile phone expected to go on sale for โ‚ฌ59. There's a cult around the Nokia 3310, which was loved for a number of reasons. It was easy on the eye, had excellent battery life and was incredibly hard-wearing, with fans hailing it as'indestructible', exaggerating its toughness by putting it into ludicrous situations. However, the role played by Snake mustn't be understated. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Oscars select nine unique films as contenders -- or are they?

Los Angeles Times

With the Academy Award nominations now out, the race is finally on to guess wildly about which of the nine nominated films will win the big enchilada, best picture. Of course you could read our Buzzmeter panelists (latimes.com/buzzmeter) We here at The Envelope figured that at this point, a backward glance might be just as useful in guessing at the future. Here, we compare each of this year's contenders with a best picture winner from the past, looking for those commonalities that might offer insights into voters' minds. Not to diminish the dramatic elegance of this live-action feature, but no sci-fi film has won in the best picture category, and a paltry few winners have starred women, so we must stretch a bit further afield on this one.


Cartoon: Perfect Valentine's Dates Found With Data Analysis

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New KDnuggets Cartoon shows that a perfect Valentine's Date can be found with Data Analysis. Data Scientist: "My data analysis has identified 3 perfect Valentine Dates for me: Siri, Cortana, and Alexa." This cartoon was ably drawn by Jon Carter. See also Cartoon: Data Scientist gets 3 wishes for Valentine's Day, 2015 Cartoon: Data Scientist Valentine Day Prediction, 2014. Here are other KDnuggets Big Data, Data Mining, and Data Science Cartoons.


Virtual nurse app Sense.ly raises $8 million from investors including the Mayo Clinic

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San Francisco startup Sense.ly has raised $8 million in a Series B round of venture funding to bring its virtual nurse technology to clinics and patients of every kind. The company's app helps physicians stay in touch with patients, and prevent readmission to the hospital. Adam Odessky describes the platform as "A cross between Whatsapp and Siri that captures all the important signals about a person's health." On the patient side, Sense.ly asks users to tell a nurse avatar how they're doing with 5-minute "check ins" either once a day, or every few days, on their smartphones. Patients can simply talk to the app, no typing required.


Tesla CEO: Basic Income 'Will Be Necessary'

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A universal basic income will become necessary because of all the jobs that will be lost to automation in the coming years, says the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors. "There will be fewer and fewer jobs that a robot cannot do better," billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk told a crowd on Monday at the World Government Summit in Dubai. "These are not things I wish will happen; these are things I think probably will happen." Elon Musk, Chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCity's Inside Energy Summit in Manhattan, New York October 2, 2015. The man behind the Tesla electric car, the SpaceX private space flight program and solar power company SolarCity then brought up the question of what to do about a future with fewer jobs.


'NBA 2K18' Wishlist: 30 New Additions That Would Make The Best Even Better

Forbes - Tech

NBA 2K18 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in September. We don't have an official release date, but you can bet the developers for Take-Two's Visual Concepts are already working hard to produce the next version of the series. Per members of the development team, it's best to submit a wishlist for a sports game 7-9 months before it's scheduled to be released. I never expect everything on my list to be added to a game, but last year I saw 7 of my suggestions in NBA 2K17. I'm sure I wasn't the only one making requests, but it's great to know the gaming community's voice is being heard. I'm big on customization in sports video games, so I'll almost always push for more in this area.


Climate Change Predictions: What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Stephen Hawking And Noam Chomsky Are Saying About Future Of Global Warming

International Business Times

Every year, we are confronted with new facts and scenarios emerging out of climate change and global warming, each more terrifying and apocalyptic than the last. In fact, several well-known scientists and tech moguls have made predictions regarding them. Prominent linguist and public intellectual Noam Chomsky said last year that the COP22 Marrakech climate summit in Morocco, which began on Nov. 7, "basically ceased" to function on Nov.9 after the delegates were confronted with the news that Donald Trump was elected as the next U.S. president. Speaking to over 2,000 people at Riverside Church on Dec. 5, Chomsky also made several related climate change predictions. "The question that was left was whether it would be possible to carry forward this global effort to deal with the highly critical problem of environmental catastrophe, if the leader of the free world, the richest and most powerful country in history, would pull out completely, as appeared to be the case," Chomsky said.


Wuntu: Three phone network launches new rewards app that learns from users

The Independent - Tech

Three has launched a free new app called Wuntu, which presents a custom set of seven special offers and rewards directly to customers each week. The loyalty programme, which promises "a range of exclusive rewards, money-saving offers and one-off experiences" across categories including entertainment, travel, food and technology, will refresh itself with a new selection of offers every Thursday. However, Three will roll out bonus offers ahead of major calendar events, such as Mother's Day and Easter, and says it could also tailor offers around fast-changing factors like weather, and even notify users about time-limited rewards in their local area, at some point in the future. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar. Japan's On-Art Corp's CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan Japan's On-Art Corp's eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot'TRX03' performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company's concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China A picture shows Singulato Motors' concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota's "connected strategy" in Tokyo.


Dubai announces passenger drone plans

BBC News

A drone that can carry people will begin "regular operations" in Dubai from July, the head of the city's Roads and Transportation Agency has announced at the World Government Summit. The Chinese model eHang 184 has already had test flights, said Matt al-Tayer. The drone can carry one passenger weighing up to 100 kg (220 pounds) and has a 30 minute flight time. The passenger uses a touch screen to select a destination. There are no other controls inside the craft.