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Two great ideas to create a much better search engine
When you do a search for "career objectives" on Google India (www.google.in), the first result showing up is from a US-based job board specializing in data mining and analytical jobs. The Google link in question redirects to a page that does not even contain the string "career objective". In short, Google is pushing a US web site that has nothing to do with "career objectives" as the #1 web site for "career objectives" in India. In addition, Google totally failed to recognize that the web site in question is about analytics and data mining.
US Navy tests world's largest self-driving warship: 132ft-long 'Sea Hunter' drone will scour oceans for enemy subs
The military is launching tests on the world's largest unmanned surface vessel. Dubbed the'Sea Hunter', the 132ft ship is designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board. Experts say the vessel has the potential to revolutionise not only the military's maritime service but also commercial shipping. The 132ft-long (40-metre) unarmed prototype, dubbed Sea Hunter, is the naval equivalent of Google's self-driving car, designed to cruise on the ocean's surface without a crew. The ship's projected 20 million ( 14.2 million) price tag and its 20,000 ( 14,300) daily operating cost make it relatively inexpensive for the navy The 132ft-long (40-metre) unarmed prototype, dubbed Sea Hunter, is the naval equivalent of Google's self-driving car, designed to cruise on the ocean's surface without a crew.
AI-powered drone to click photos, make videos
If you love aerial photography and videography, here comes an artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered drone that can take 13MP photos and make 4K video. A Beijing-based startup Zero Zero Robotics has developed a protoype of "Hover Camera" with 32GB storage. SEE ALSO: 7 affordable gadgets to make your home the best party place! You just need to simply toss the 238-gram "Hover Camera" into the air and it starts flying. Using AI-face tracking, it automatically locks onto a face and body for a perfect selfie.
Military tests unmanned ship designed to cross oceans
The military is launching tests on the world's largest unmanned surface vessel -- a self-driving, 132-foot ship designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board. The so-called "Sea Hunter" has the potential to revolutionize not only the military's maritime service but commercial shipping -- marking the first step toward sending unmanned cargo vessels between countries, according to military officials, who showed off the ship in San Diego on Monday before it was put in the water. The Pentagon's research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, developed the ship along with Virginia-based Leidos. DARPA will test it in conjunction with the Navy over the next two years off California's coast. The tests will largely focus on its ability to react on its own to avoid collisions with seafaring traffic.
IBERAMIA 2016 San Jose, Costa Rica. 23-25 November, 2016
This is the leading international symposium where the Ibero-American AI community comes together to share research results and experiences with researchers in Artificial Intelligence from all over the world. The conference will feature a pre-conference program of workshops. The main technical program will consist of invited talks by leading scientists working in the area, presentations of technical papers, as well as system demonstrations. The Proceedings of IBERAMIA 2016 will be published, as in past editions, by Springer in its Lecture Notes in Computer Science/Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence LNCS/LNAI series. IBERAMIA 2016, the XV edition of IBERAMIA, welcomes submissions on mainstream AI topics, as well as novel cross cutting work in related areas.
Fearless Frenchman breaks hoverboard record, sets sights on the clouds
A fearless Frenchman, Franky Zapata, thinks one day people will be able to ride his hoverboard to pick up bread in the morning (it's a French thing). The jet ski champion on Saturday set a new Guinness World Record for the farthest hoverboard flight – yes, just like in the movies – off the coast of Sausset-les-Pins in the south of France. Mr. Zapata rode the 1,000 horsepower drone, standing on top of it, for 7,388 feet, or more than a mile. He hovered 165 feet above the surface of the water, "trailed by a fleet of boats and jet skis," as Guinness reports. His feat shattered the previous hoverboard travel record of 905 feet and 2 inches, set last year by Canadian inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru.
Dealing with AI and job displacement
Technological change has accelerated in the past few decades. The digital revolution has significantly changed manufacturing processes, and the ways in which people work, consume and live. Machines powered by computer programs can be designed to plan, reason, present knowledge and learn human responses. Such machines are called intelligent machines, and the intelligence they possess is known as artificial intelligence or AI. During the industrial revolution of the 19th century, machines replaced skilled weavers in the textile industry.
Russia spends millions on 'cloud seeding' technology to ensure it doesn't rain on May Day public holiday
Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display
Michael Jordan is At the Top of the All-Stars List… But There is a Twist - DZone Big Data
No one is surprised to hear that Michael Jordan is at the top of his list. A recent study has deemed him to be the most important player in his chosen field... Okay, before you wonder if you went to the wrong site, you didn't. He is currently the Pehong Chen Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. So what list are we talking about and how did he get to the top? Well, for those of you that have dipped into academics as a career, you already know that your reputation is established by the connections that are expressed in your published work.
Canadian expert claims self-driving cars will lead to drivers having sex behind the wheel
From safety issues to technical problems, there are many issues that need to be addressed before self-driving cars can hit the roads. But one, possibly unexpected, consequence of the autonomous cars is that they could give sex lives a boost. A Canadian expert believes people will have'a lot more sex in cars', once a computer takes over and this could be dangerous as the'drivers' won't be paying attention to the road. From safety issues to technical problems, there are many issues that need to be addressed before self-driving cars can hit the roads. Now a Canadian expert believes people will have'a lot more sex in cars', once a computer takes over and this could be dangerous as the'drivers' won't be paying attention to the road The claims were made by Barrie Kirk from the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence.