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The 'Stone Age Atlantis': Stunning video reveals the 9,000-year-old settlement found submerged under the sea off Sweden

Daily Mail - Science & tech

The'Stone Age Atlantis': Stunning video reveals the 9,000-year-old settlement found submerged under the sea off Sweden Researchers found 9,000-year-old pick axe made from elk antlers covered in'very interesting inscriptions' Also found numerous fish traps made of braided hazel rods in what was once a lagoon environment Team say inhabitants who lived there part of the year had'good lives' with food and warm weather Researchers found 9,000-year-old pick axe made from elk antlers covered in'very interesting inscriptions' Team say inhabitants who lived there part of the year had'good lives' with food and warm weather Just off the coast of southern Sweden, researchers have discovered what's thought to be the submerged remains of an ancient Stone Age lagoon community. How AI will take over the world: Researchers reveal the... From your travels to your diet, the molecules left on your... The app that lets the colorblind see the world in a new... The AI that could tell you how long your flight is REALLY... How AI will take over the world: Researchers reveal the... From your travels to your diet, the molecules left on your... The app that lets the colorblind see the world in a new...


Samsung to buy auto-parts supplier Harman for $8 billion, becomes major player in auto technology

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Samsung Electronics Co. is making a drive for control of the car. The South Korean smartphone maker said Monday that it would buy U.S. auto-parts supplier Harman International Industries Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., for $8 billion in an all-cash deal that instantly makes Samsung a major player in the world of automotive technology. The deal -- Samsung's biggest acquisition in its history -- reshapes the pecking order in the global automotive supply chain, reflecting a quickening pace of innovation and an increased role for companies with deep pockets and a keen understanding of mobile services. Harman, an audio pioneer that dates back to 1953, has in recent years pushed aggressively into the automotive world under CEO Dinesh Paliwal, and has secured billions in new business, including big contracts with General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. It has projected an order backlog of $24 billion, more than three times annual revenue, and about two-thirds of its current sales come from auto makers.


Three customer service robots land in San Jose airport

PCWorld

Silicon Valley is synonymous with innovation and high-tech, and Mineta San Jose International Airport wants to make sure travelers know it. The Silicon Valley travel hub is the first airport in the U.S. to introduce customer service robots. The three robotic gals (stationed in front of gates 11, 21, and 25) provide travelers with entertainment, as well as directions to dining and shopping destinations. "It's very important for Silicon Valley's airport to offer services for our travelers that are iconic to our region...we want to create a sense of place," said Rosemary Barnes, a public information manager at San Jose airport. The bots are not only iconic to the region.


AI researchers reveal the '4 ages of smart software' that will take us to self awareness

Daily Mail - Science & tech

How AI will take over the world: Researchers reveal the'four ages of smart software' that will take tech from game playing to self awareness A recent White House report on artificial intelligence says the next 20 years likely won't see machines'exhibit broadly-applicable intelligence comparable to or exceeding that of humans,' but one researcher has revealed what it will take to make that happen. The app that lets the colorblind see the world in a new... The AI that could tell you how long your flight is REALLY... The curse of the competitive male: Being flashy helps wins... The app that lets the colorblind see the world in a new...


Cabin crew pair hurt as landing plane steers to avoid drone over Toronto

The Japan Times

TORONTO/OTTAWA – Officials say a Porter Airlines flight approaching Toronto's island airport took evasive action to avoid a suspected drone, injuring two flight attendants. Julie Leroux of Canada's Transportation Safety Board said the near collision occurred at 7:30 a.m. Leroux says the object involved in the near-miss was likely an unmanned aerial vehicle. Porter spokesman Brad Cicero says two flight attendants sustained minor injuries. They were taken to a hospital and released.


BigML Fall 2016 Release and Webinar: Topic Models and More!

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BigML's Fall 2016 Release is here! Join us on Tuesday, November 29, at 10:00 AM PST (Portland, Oregon / GMT -08:00) / 07:00 PM CET (Valencia, Spain / GMT 01:00) for a FREE live webinar to get a first look at the latest version of BigML! We'll be focusing on Topic Models, the latest resource that helps you […] Source link


How Pinterest reached 150 million monthly users (hint: it involves machine learning)

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I find myself being summoned from various directions, as if I've just stepped into a party with my closest friends. Many pins I see are interesting to me -- it's a pleasant feeling. A house with a window lined with dark brown wooden shutters. A shelf made from the back of an iMac. A media console on wheels with iron legs and wooden slats.


Just how close are we to solving vision? – Piekniewski's blog

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There is a lot of hype today about deep learning, a class of multilayer perceptrons with some 5-20 layers featuring convolutional and polling layers. Many blogs [1,2,3] discuss the structure of these networks, there is plenty code published so I won't get into much detail here. Several tech companies had invested a lot of money into this research and everyone has very high expectations on performance of these models. Indeed they've been winning image classification competitions for several years now and media are reporting superhuman performance on some visual classification tasks once in a while. Now just looking at the numbers from ImageNet competition is not really telling us much on how good these models really are, we can only maybe confirm that they are much better than whatever came before them (for that benchmark at least).


Artificial intelligence will 'inevitably' destroy millions of jobs

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Artificial intelligence will'inevitably' destroy millions of jobs and could bring down governments Automation so far dominates automotive, electrical and electronics fields Report warns shift could take two-thirds of jobs in developing countries And, some may put more focus on low-wage jobs that robots can't yet do And, some may put more focus on low-wage jobs that robots can't yet do The poll among 224 venture capitalists attending the Web summit in Lisbon found 53 percent believed AI would destroy millions of jobs and 93 percent saw governments as unprepared for this. Scientists to unleash killer bacteria to try and... Could a folding phone save Samsung? Firm patents radical... Do YOU count on your fingers? Experts say it could actually... Eyes on the prize: Hundreds queue for Snapchat's Spectacles... Scientists to unleash killer bacteria to try and... Could a folding phone save Samsung? Firm patents radical... Do YOU count on your fingers?


Investors see artificial intelligence destroying millions of jobs - poll

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LISBON Investors believe it is "inevitable" that artificial intelligence will destroy millions of jobs and that governments are unprepared for such an impact, according to a survey published on Thursday. Artificial intelligence (AI), or the process by which computers or robots take on tasks that need human intelligence, is one of the key themes of this week's Web Summit in Lisbon. The poll among 224 venture capitalists attending the conference showed 53 percent believed AI would destroy millions of jobs and 93 percent saw governments as unprepared for this. The survey also found that 83 percent of the investors canvassed expect Britain's exit from the European Union to damage Europe's economy and 77 percent believe it will damage British startups. London is widely seen as the main tech startup hub in Europe, thanks to its large pool of talent and a much bigger pool of funding than in rival centres.