Genesis of the data-driven bug
The discreet and omnipresent nature of computing can trick us into believing that all algorithmic systems are objective, operating under the strict, pre-programmed guidelines. But software is gradually drifting away from that reality, especially within the currently popular domain of computing called machine learning.

September 26, 2016 at 11:30AM
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Did Apple Ditch The Jack To Make Money Off Of Third-Party Vendors?
Few people wanted Apple to remove the headphone jack, but they did it anyway, arguing that it was the “future” and made for a streamlined design. YouTuber JerryRigEverything calls BS on this whole idea and breaks down how Apple makes money off of third-party vendors.

September 26, 2016 at 10:22AM
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Microsoft’s Internet Business Gets a New Kind of Processor
How Project Catapult could potentially bring Microsoft to the forefront of the AI industry.

September 26, 2016 at 09:36AM
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ISP explains data caps to FCC: Using the Internet is like eating Oreos
“You have to pay extra for double-stuffed,” cable company Mediacom tells FCC.

September 26, 2016 at 07:42AM
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What ‘optimization’ really means in games
“Good optimization means that the game works at the same framerate across a wide range of hardware specs, including low-end configurations.”

September 26, 2016 at 04:57AM
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Actors can get their age removed from IMDb under new California law
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the legislation Saturday, which would require entertainment database websites to remove an actor’s age five days after receiving a request to do so.

September 25, 2016 at 10:06PM
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Government lawyers don’t understand the Internet. That’s a problem.
Last year, the FBI nearly destroyed the life of an innocent physicist, all because the law isn’t keeping up with technology.

September 25, 2016 at 01:59PM
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Instagram’s Creepy Ads Look Like Posts From Your Friends
Who are those people drinking beer in a forest at golden hour?

September 25, 2016 at 08:30AM
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The Apple Watch is the most anxiety-inducing device I’ve ever owned
The Watch was supposed to leave us with just the things we really needed. But that’s hardly how it works.

September 24, 2016 at 07:27AM
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Man Claims Uber Laughed at Him When He Tried To Report Sexual Assault
A New York man says he was laughed at by an operator at Uber’s emergency hotline after reporting that he was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver this month. The operator later hung up after refusing to refer the man to her manager. The driver has since been banned from the platform.

September 23, 2016 at 03:05PM
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