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Frankie Muniz loses his wallet, then his moves on 'DWTS': 'I messed up'

FOX News

Frankie Muniz (left) with his "Dancing with the Stars" partner Witney Carson. Former "Malcolm in the Middle" star Frankie Muniz has been a "Dancing with the Stars" favorite all season, and fans rallied to his side after he revealed his long-term memory loss, as Fox News previously reported. But the actor had big problems this week as he lost his wallet -- then his dance moves. On Saturday night, Muniz wrote on Twitter, "I lost my wallet today. Replacing the contents makes me want to cry." Did the incident affect Muniz's dancing with partner Witney Carson on Monday night?



TiVo's Bolt Vox DVR jumps into the future with voice control

Engadget

Stop us if you've heard this one before: TiVo is updating its Bolt DVR lineup with a new remote, a new UI and a new name. The TiVo Bolt Vox (and TiVo Mini Vox) are easy to spot thanks to the remote's new bright blue button that is the key to the extra characters in their name. Following a trail blazed by many other media setups lately (Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Roku -- just to name a few) voice control is a central feature of the new hardware. TiVo has had universal search across platforms including broadcast television, cable TV and streaming for quite a while, but it's not just adding a microphone. Ok, so maybe it's not that much of a secret, but this does represent most noticeable revamp of TiVo's UI since the first boxes appeared, with a renewed focus on predictions and personalization.


Thomson Reuters big data Knowledge Graph delivers social network for finance

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Financial news giant Thomson Reuters has released its Knowledge Graph Feed, a way of instantly visualising the connections between lots of data sources, which it describes as "the first financial social network". The Knowledge Graph system is an open source, standardised data modelling system composed of Permanent Identifiers (PermID) which connect some two billion relationships. Geoffrey Horrell, director, Product Incubation Financial and Risk, Thomson Reuters, explained: "What we are delivering is like a social network but it's the first financial social network. So you can ask, what are the strategic relationships around the companies and people that you do business with; who are all the officers and directors, who are their suppliers, competitors, associates, affiliates. "People have talked about graphs but none of the content providers have really published all their data and all their taxonomies and definitions in this graph format before.


How Netflix keeps 'Stranger Things' lo-fi in a high-tech world

Engadget

Netflix is still surprised that Stranger Things, a science-fiction series starring five young kids, became a worldwide sensation immediately after it was released. Unlike some of its biggest hits, like House of Cards (which is based on a British series), Stranger Things was an unknown property when it premiered in July of 2016. But it quickly captivated audiences, thanks to its '80s nostalgia and the perfectly executed homages to Hollywood classics from the likes of Stephen King and Steven Spielberg. As the series created by the Duffer Brothers enters its second season on October 27th, we talked to Director of Photography Tim Ives about what it's like to shoot it. Ives, who has previously worked on shows like Girls, Mr. Robot and House of Cards, said one of the most important elements was to keep Stranger Things 2 feeling retro.


Voices in AI โ€“ great conversations with leaders in AI, Machine Learning, Data Science

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Recently rebooted GigaOm has started a new and excellent podcast Voices in AI, where host Byron Reese, @byronreese, himself a promiment author and speaker, talks with some of the leading minds in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science. I have only had time to listen to 2 episodes so far and both have been really excellent - I cannot recommend this podcast series highly enough. A bunch of episodes have already been released and here are the first 6 episodes which should keep you glued to your headphones! Episode 1: A Conversation with Yoshua Bengio In this episode, Byron and Yoshua talk about knowledge, unsupervised learning, how the brain learns, creativity, and machine translation. Episode 5: A Conversation with Daphne Koller In this episode, Byron and Daphne talk about consciousness, personalized medicine, and transfer learning.


Microsoft Joins the Home-Speaker Party With Invoke

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Similar to Amazon's original Echo, the Invoke is a Pringles can-size speaker that can play music, check traffic and answer questions about sports scores or historical facts. Microsoft and Harman Kardon announced plans in May to launch the Invoke, priced at $199. In August, Harman Kardon said it also would launch the Allure, a voice-enabled speaker using Amazon's Alexa. Though Microsoft's arrival to the market comes years after Amazon's, the company is betting the Invoke can draw customers in with its connections to Microsoft products that have millions of users, such as the Office productivity franchise and Skype internet-calling. Cortana, like Amazon's Alexa, will take commands from users.


Preparing the Smart Machine Platform and Data Analysis Tools for Tomorrow's Workers 7wData

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In the future, they will determine the precise date when the traditional notion of privacy expired -- probably some moment in 1999. It will take a couple of decades at least for humanity to comprehend the abilities and reach of modern surveillance, and the unfathomable amount of data being generated and collected. For example, satellites can now identify objects as small as 50 centimeters across, according to X Prize Foundation founder Nick Diamandis. Diamandis is quoted by IDG News Service's James Niccolai in a September 24, 2015 article. The researcher states that data analysis systems such as IBM's Watson are the only way to extract useful information from the enormous stores of data we now collect.


'Boo 2! A Madea Halloween' leads a lackluster box office

Los Angeles Times

Newcomers dominated the box office this weekend as Lionsgate's comedy "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" and Warner Bros.' sci-fi spectacle "Geostorm" debuted in the top two spots. Perry's sequel debuted in first place, raking in an estimated $21.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to figures from measurement firm ComScore. The PG-13 film, which reviewer Kimber Myers calls "the cinematic equivalent of getting Necco Wafers in your trick-or-treating bucket," follows the antics of Perry's popular character Madea who is tasked with protecting her grand-niece at a haunted campground. "Boo 2!" garnered mixed reviews from audiences and critics, earning an A- rating on CinemaScore and a dismal 8% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Warner Bros.' environmental disaster thriller "Geostorm" came in at No. 2, raining in $13.3 million in its first week.


8 things you didn't know you could do with Google Assistant

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Google Assistant keeps on growing. New features and functionality are constantly appearing and that's made keeping track of all the service's little quirks and features tougher than ever. You can do much more than just searches these days. What is Google Assistant, and what devices use it? You don't need a Google Home to be the ear in your living room, Google Assistant on your smartphone can also control the various smart doodads dotted around your home.