Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human?
Google recently began feeding its AI romance novels to make it more conversational. Are they onto something?

August 14, 2016 at 08:24AM
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The IBM PC turns 35, can now run for president
Happy birthday, you old rascal, you. Thirty-five years ago today you came into world with a compact design and a $1,565 price tag, at time when IBM’s entry-level “microcomputer” run $90,000 and looked more like a washer and dryer set.

August 12, 2016 at 12:46PM
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Yes, This Song Is Really Only Two Chords
Andrew Huang is one of the more skilled YouTube musicians out there. But here, in this demonstration of how reharmonization can turn a two-chord song into something really complex, Huang shows just how talented of an arranger he is.

August 12, 2016 at 09:53AM
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Someone Figured Out How to See Instagram Stories in a Browser, and That’s a Problem
That you can very easily access something that should only be seen on a phone is kinda troubling if you’re using Stories as a way to share more intimate moments.

August 12, 2016 at 09:36AM
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The digital identity dilemma
The problem seems obvious. We all need some kind of consistent digital identity (think virtual ID “card”) that can identify and authenticate us not only to all our devices, but to all our online services, commerce and banking accounts, and essentially anywhere where we need to digitally, or even physically, verify who we are. Actually solving that problem, it turns out, is pretty hard.

August 12, 2016 at 09:36AM
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How the father of the World Wide Web plans to reclaim it from Facebook and Google
Tim Berners-Lee’s new project, underway at his MIT lab, is called Solid (“social linked data”), a way for you to own your own data while making it available to the applications that you want to be able to use it.

August 11, 2016 at 10:54PM
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Here’s How Audi’s New Technology Harnesses Suspension Movement To Boost MPG
Audi is tired of wasting energy, so the automaker plans to harness it from the suspension motion and convert it into electricity.

August 11, 2016 at 03:28PM
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This ‘Beat Box’ Machine Is Perfect For All The People Who Can’t Beatbox
The “Beat Machine No.2,” second of its kind (as the name suggests), is a creation by contemporary music composer Koka Nikoladze, intended for rappers and DJs.

August 11, 2016 at 02:25PM
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The Slingshot Channel Tests Some Whistling Bullets Used For Psychological Warfare
When you know how to fling them correctly, they can be quiet deadly as well. Skip to 11:45 to hear the sounds.

August 11, 2016 at 02:25PM
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An ATM hack and a PIN-pad hack show chip cards aren’t impervious to fraud
The good news? Hacks are limited for now. The bad news? Hackers will get better.

August 11, 2016 at 01:30PM
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