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The 10 best Amazon deals to finish your Christmas shopping on time
Finish strong and make everyone happy on Christmas with these 10 Amazon deals. If you make a purchase by clicking one of our links, we may earn a small share of the revenue. However, our picks and opinions are independent from USA TODAY's newsroom and any business incentives. Christmas is three days away, but that means you can still take advantage of free two-day shipping for Amazon Prime members to get the last of your holiday shopping done and have everything you need by Christmas Eve. There are even some great deals still going strong to help you make the most of your remaining Christmas present budget, so long as you have Amazon Prime (or want to sign up for the free 30-day trial).
Robot passes college class on the philosophy of love
The line between man and machine looks set to become increasingly blurred if one robot's quest to understand love is anything to go by. Bina48 is reportedly the first android to pass a college level course and her chosen subject was the philosophy of love. She participated in class discussions via Skype, before attending a final session in person. The line between man and machine looks set to become increasingly blurred if one robot's quest to understand love is anything to go by. Bina48 is the creation of American robotics expert David Hanson, who believes that artificial lifeforms can foster better connections with people if they take on a human form.
How to implement a recommender system
Balazs Horanyi is an engineer and data scientist at Stream. These days, when it comes to capturing and holding an audience's attention you must deliver the most relevant content possible. Whether searching for jobs or something more important, like looking at cat memes, your reader expects to see content relevant to them – personalized content. However, getting your users to optimal digital consumption nirvana (coin new term – check!) can be unexpectedly difficult. While it isn't rocket science, it does involve some brain power… Companies like Netflix and Pinterest have tackled this issue and pioneered personalization for their audiences.
Best in Artificial Intelligence
Stories predicting that robots will one day take over your job are probably clogging your newsfeed and filling you with dread. But today's reality includes a lot of good news when it comes to AI: There are AI apps and tools available now that could make your job much easier and could improve your small business. Intuitive personal assistants, messengers, and data filters eliminate some of the grunt work that has been holding you back from advancing your organization - and your career. At CreditDonkey, we compare the latest products and services for companies so that they can decide which ones are right for them - and spend wisely on their choice. With the latest AI innovations, companies may find they can save money in the long run by working more efficiently and getting closer to the information they need to run more smoothly. With so many new AI products, though, you can fall down a rabbit hole of options - and not know which ones would be worth investing in. The AI innovations on our list are worth considering; they're the best of the best. See which AI tools on this list could be a fit for your business. Jibo is an AI-powered robot that learns something new with every experience, recognizing faces, telling jokes, and more.
Our Conflicted Feelings For R2-D2 - Issue 55: Trust
The iconic line from Star Wars, in which Luke Skywalker discovers the real identity of Darth Vader, marks the point in the series when two polar opposites that had been cleanly divided--the Jedi and the Dark Side--are suddenly mixed together in the most personal of ways. This ambiguity of opposition, which is part of what makes the series so compelling, is well known. There is another example of this opposition, though, that is easier to overlook: Star Wars both humanizes machines, so that we can like them, and dehumanizes them, so we can accept their slaughter. By the conclusion of the series, we feel a genuine warmth for the droid characters, R2-D2, C-3PO, and BB-8 and a concern for their safety. But why, when we know they are just machines? Part of the answer is that R2-D2, BB-8, and C-3PO certainly act as though they have a wide range of feelings.
Qualcomm artificial intelligence
In the race to get AI working faster on your smartphone, companies are trying all sorts of things. The company's adjacent market opportunities are growing at a CAGR of 18% for the next Adopting Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things; Adopting Artificial Intelligence for Internet of working on platforms …
Drone-Flying Vietnamese Journalist Sentenced to 7 Years
After 10 months in detention, on Nov. 27, the People's Court of Ha Tinh Province found Hoa guilty of inciting social unrest and promoting anti-state propaganda. He was sentenced to seven years in prison with a subsequent three years of house arrest for "sharing and disseminating articles, videos, images with negative content, inciting, distorting the truth," according to the court.