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Is Siri spying on me? My iPad has shifted to Spanish ads after conversations in my home
I watch most TV shows and movies on my iPad these days, and something strange happened recently. My iPad – or rather apps such as Hulu and Bravo linked via Apple TV on my iPad – started showing me commercials in Spanish. That was interesting, since I hadn't touched the language settings, watched any shows in Spanish, or done any kind of internet activity in another language. But even more curious, was what had changed when the new commercials popped up. We had just moved to a more Spanish-speaking area of Oakland, California.
50 Cognitive Biases in the Modern World
Cognitive biases are widely accepted as something that makes us human. Every day, systematic errors in our thought process impact the way we live and work. But in a world where everything we do is changing rapidly--from the way we store information to the way we watch TV--what really classifies as rational thinking? It's a question with no right or wrong answer, but to help us decide for ourselves, today's infographic from TitleMax lists 50 cognitive biases that we may want to become privy to. In the name of self-awareness, here's a closer look at three recently discovered biases that we are most prone to exhibiting in the modern world.
5 Soon-to-Be Trends in Artificial Intelligence And Deep Learning
Artificial intelligence is frequently discussed yet it's too early to show real gains. AI's major headwind is the cost of the investment, which will skew returns in the short-term. When the turnaround occurs, however, companies who are making the investment can expect to be rewarded disproportionately with a wide performance gap. In a recent report, McKinsey predicts AI leaders will see up to double the cash flow. We can see some evidence of this in Alphabet's revenue segment, Other Bets, which includes many AI projects with a loss of $3.35 billion in 2018.
MC Hammer Talks Music, Cheetos, and Artificial Intelligence
This Sunday, the hip hop legend will appear in a Super Bowl ad spot for Cheetos that plays on the snack food's famous messiness. The commercial features a man with cheese-dusted fingers avoiding chores like moving a couch or doing paperwork to the tune of Hammer's hit single "U Can't Touch This." Hammer himself pops up throughout the 30-second spot to sing his famous hook, including once as a mustachioed, sunglasses-wearing baby that the protagonist refuses to hold. Given that this is the first Super Bowl spot for Cheetos in 11 years, the Frito-Lay-owned brand appears to have taken the go-big-or-go-home approach to Super Bowl marketing. No mere hired gun, Hammer waxed poetic to Cheddar about the beautiful bond between music and Cheetos.