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Clippy is BACK! Microsoft's paperclip mascot delights users as it returns - 18 years after it was axed from Office
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Google turns 25! Tech giant celebrates its birthday with hidden surprises, Easter eggs and its iconic spinner
In September 1998, Google was created in a garage by two Stanford University students – a humble beginning to say the least. Who would have thought a quarter of century later it would be the world's most used search engine with unprecedented access to our personal data? To mark its 25 birthday, Google has packed its site with Easter Eggs, including a new Google Doodle – a temporary alteration of its logo – with '25' in place of where the two Os would normally be. Meanwhile, if you enter'Google 25th birthday' into the search bar, colourful confetti will rain down over your results. The tech giant has also brought back its'birthday surprise spinner', which lets you play interactive games from its archives, including Pac-man, Snake and Tic-tac-toe.
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Google creates 'NASA DART' search engine Easter Egg to celebrate launch of test mission
Google has created a browser'Easter Egg' of a spacecraft crashing into the web browser when a user searches'NASA Dart', to celebrate the success of the planetary defence test. The graphic shows a probe shooting across the DART-related search results, before it collides and disappears in a cloud of dust, leaving the page askew. The demonstration is triggered by the search terms'NASA DART', 'DART', 'DART probe' or'double asteroid redirection test', the full name of the mission. NASA tweeted about the Easter Egg earlier today, telling followers: 'Your Google search could reveal something smashing! Search for "NASA DART" on to see a demonstration of browser, uh, planetary defense.'
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Would You Let a Self-Driving Ride-Share Car Decide Where You're Going?
This story is part of Future Tense Fiction, a monthly series of short stories from Future Tense and Arizona State University's Center for Science and the Imagination about how technology and science will change our lives. A handsome boy, 17 and soft-spoken, told Jasmine about an Easter egg. "Try it," he urged, sincerity in his voice and in his eyes as he gazed at her across the tall front desk. She smiled all day at the hotel's guests, chatting with them when time permitted, listening to their stories. Her role came easily: bright-eyed island girl, young and pretty, a white flower tucked behind her ear. "Ah, your parents are here," she said as the couple emerged from the elevator alcove into the expansive lobby, its glittering perfection empty now of other guests in the lull of early afternoon. The boy waved at them, then turned again to Jasmine. "Give it a try," he exhorted her in a conspiratorial whisper. She didn't want to disappoint those eyes. So she played along, teasing, "I might." It was just a little game, after all. "And if it works for you, then tell someone else, OK? Keep it going." "And how will I know if it works?" He answered with a blissful smile. His parents joined him at the desk. Jasmine wished them all a safe trip home. Her shift ended at 4. Still wearing her uniform--a blue, body-hugging aloha-print dress--she left alone through the employee entrance, sighing at the shock of transition from air-conditioned comfort to the withering heat and humidity of a late-summer afternoon. Out of sight but audible, surf rumbled against the artificial reef. Closer, mynah birds chattered amid the heavy bloom of a rainbow shower tree. After a few minutes, an electric cart rolled up, nearly full with resort employees on their way home.
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Ryan Reynolds Called In a Favor for That Big Free Guy Cameo
Free Guy is pop culture in a blender. Largely set in a video game that feels like a cross between Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto, the movie feels both incredibly familiar and brand new. According to Ryan Reynolds, who stars as a non-playable character named Guy, that's by design. "A wholesale, original non-IP, non-comic-book, non-sequel movie is an increasingly rare unicorn these days," Reynolds tells WIRED. "I remember as a kid getting to see Back to the Future for the first time, and I'm not comparing our movie to Back to the Future, but I kind of wanted it to have a bit of that magic. I love being immersed in a world I'm unfamiliar with, and experiencing real wish-fulfillment is something that harkens back to, like, the Amblin days."
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Nasa reveals Easter eggs hidden on Mars perseverance
Nasa has revealed that there are more hidden Easter eggs on the Marsperseverance rover in a perfectly timed announcement over the holiday weekend. The six-wheeled Perseverance rover was landed on Mars on 18 February, and has begun traversing the landscape understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. The rover boasts several embellishments, including artwork, signs, and symbols on board thoughtfully chosen to reflect the significance of the machine. And while it was thought that all of the Easter eggs onboard had been officially revealed, CBS News reported that two more unique details were divulged on Easter Sunday. The first Easter egg is an individual 17-digit ID on the mission nameplate, reading "AONREHMELN1730055".
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Machine Learning Deep Learning World (June 2020)
In this free issue: current machine learning deep learning trends, news, resources, sneak preview of paid subscriber content. Having a searchable blog that requires authentication allows us to show every one what kind of resources are available. Free signups get previews and paid subscribers can quickly access and search for relevant resources. We also link to our Medium blog networks this way we have all the information in one place, organized by topics and keywords. Current easter eggs We routinely send easter eggs to paid subscribers.
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Machine Learning Prerequisites and Trend
In today's newsletter to all (subscribers and non-subscribers), we will share a best of the trend article (today we are sharing Google's ML trend prediction for 2020), machine learning pre-requisites and also a few plugs why you should subscribe. Only subscribers get easter eggs! These are important resources sent directly into their inbox. For example Winter Quarter, subscribers received url links self driving car resources and Pytorch textbook giveaways. January 2020 easter eggs are what is it like to be a machine learnist at work. Subscribers, your easter eggs will arrive soon!
Chatbots: Hunting for Easter Eggs or Improving CX?
Chatbots have emerged as a great option for providing a 24/7 self-service solution to address a host of customer support requirements. They enable customers to get their questions answered in real-time and they free up support staff from having to field high volumes of repetitive inquiries. And with advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, chatbots are becoming extremely effective at providing a cognitive and conversational experience that your customers will love. As chatbot adoption has increased, various types have entered the market to address different requirements. For example, chatbots built for specific B2C or B2B support use cases, called transactional bots, are very different from those built for more wide-ranging applications, referred to as knowledge bots.
Hunt for ‘Easter eggs' in your some of the latest video games
In almost all of the 30 courses in'Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled' you'll find chickens doing funny things. But don't keep your eyes off the track too long. The Easter holiday may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean the hunt for eggs is over. "Easter eggs" – as it pertains to video games – are hidden treats you can find by taking the time to explore your virtual surroundings. In other cases, you might need to press a combination of buttons on the game controller (or computer keyboard) to unlock the secret.
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