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DeepMind, a research organization, said that a program combining two separate algorithms had soundly defeated a high-ranking professional Go player.
Published: January 26, 2016 at 06:00PM
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg surpassed Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison to become the sixth richest person in the world in after-hours trading on Wednesday.
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Tech company privacy policies don’t cover everything they should.
Tech companies know that everyone skips the fine print. It’s time for them to change approaches.
January 27, 2016 at 08:38PM
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Video game contributor Todd Kenreck outlines the biggest competitors for virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, starting with the HTC Vive.
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Samsung’s kids mode has been found in the past few iterations of Samsung flagship tablets and smartphones designed to let kids play with notes, voice recordings, games, and a special camera app, all without letting kids wander around your smartphone’s sensitive information.
According to a source, there will be a new major Kids Mode update coming to Samsung Devices later this year. Along with this information, there was a rumor of a new Kids Tab E that will be quietly launched.
The Tab E Kids is rumored to come with a 1.3GHz processor, 1 and a half GB of RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, a 7 inch screen with 1280 x 800 pixel resolution.
The specs aren’t out of this world, really. But the selling point of these tablets will be the software with parental controls for kids.
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Facebook is planning to roll out its new “Reactions” icons in the next few weeks, making it possible for us all to react a bit more subtly and carefully to our friends and family on Facebook. The ubiquity of Facebook has led us all to a similar experience: a friend of ours posts something sad
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Engineers Built A Computer That Mastered The Game ‘Go’
Go is considered by some to be the ultimate strategy game, even more so than chess. And for a long time, it was thought to be the only game a computer couldn’t figure out.
January 27, 2016 at 07:47PM
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Oculus Rift may have the marketing but it just isn’t as immersive as HTC Vive or friendly as PlayStation VR. Forbes contributor Todd Kenreck give his opinions on his latest round of demos with the devices.
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The smartphone business is maturing and Qualcomm is feeling it.
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Amazon announced this month it would be refunding anyone who purchased a hoverboard on its site, after a number of reports showed the units caught on fire. However, hoverboards weren’t the only tech product recalled because of fire risks.
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