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Researchers develop algorithm to teach a new concept to a computer using just one example — Bayesian boost for A.I.: Researchers find a quicker way to teach a computer … Researchers say they've developed an algorithm that can teach a new concept to a computer using just one example …
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OpenAI, a new nonprofit for AI research, gets $1B commitment from SV leaders including Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, also AWS, Infosys, YC Research — Introducing OpenAI — OpenAI is a non-profit artificial intelligence research company. Our goal is to advance digital intelligence …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Taylor Swift's 1989 World Tour Live video, debuting on December 20, will be exclusive to Apple Music; Apple gets rights to Swift's name for store promotions — Apple Gets a Giant Taylor Swift Concert Exclusive (Because It Paid Taylor Swift) — Remember when Taylor Swift and Apple didn't get along …
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Twitter Told a Bunch of Users They May Be Targets of a ‘State Sponsored Attack’ — Twitter is letting some users know that their accounts may have been the targets of a state-sponsored attack. … The attack is currently being investigated by Twitter. In their notice to users …
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PC Magazine, Engadget, The Verge, Tech Insider and Neowin
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| Rebecca Greenfield / Bloomberg Business: |
Harvard Business School study finds Airbnb hosts accepted guests with stereotypically black names 42% of the time versus 50% for white names — Study Finds Racial Discrimination by Airbnb Hosts — Renters with names that seemed African American had a harder time booking reservations …
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benedelman.org, Metro.co.uk, PC Magazine, Washington Post, Digital Trends, VatorNews, New York Times, Tech Times, BBC, CNNMoney, Forbes, The Huffington Post, HBS Working Knowledge, Engadget, SFist, bizjournals, Quartz, Fast Company and Fusion. Tweets: @kashhill
| New York Times: |
US officials: San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik said she wanted to be part of violent jihad on social media before her visa was approved — U.S. Visa Process Missed Zealotry on Social Media — WASHINGTON — Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino … | Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Public Chrome OS commits suggest Google originally planned to launch the Pixel C with Chrome OS, instead of Android — The Pixel C was probably never supposed to run Android — The Pixel C is ill-suited to Android, but it wasn't supposed to be this way...| Kaveh Waddell / The Atlantic: |
UC Davis CS professor says it's cryptographers' moral duty to take on the surveillance state, like scientists in the 1950s confronting the threat of nuclear war — The Moral Failure of Computer Scientists … Computer scientists and cryptographers occupy some of the ivory tower's highest floors.
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Just 28 tech companies entered the US public markets in 2015, and half of those now trade below their IPO price — Worst Year For Tech IPOs Since 2009 — With just 28 technology companies entering the U.S. public markets, 2015 was the worst year for IPOs since 2009, according to Dealogic.| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Tor Project hires Shari Steele, who led the EFF for 15 years, as its new executive director — Tor Hires a New Leader to Help It Combat the War on Privacy — The Tor Project is entering a crucial phase in its nearly 10-year existence. In the wake of the Edward Snowden leaks …
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The Tor Blog, Boing Boing, Engadget, The Register and SC Magazine
Tweets: @mattdevost, @wiretaplawyer and @kevinbankston
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple advertising iPhone 6s to older iPhone owners through App Store popups — Apple has begun advertising the iPhone 6s to older iPhone users through the App Store, as spotted by @Dirk_Gently on Twitter. If a user browses the App Store, perhaps updating apps, with an iPhone 5s or earlier device …
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Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, BetaNews, BGR, iMore, TechCrunch, Tech Times, ZDNet, Business Insider, The Next Web, SlashGear, USA Today, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Pocketnow, PC Magazine, PhoneArena, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog and International Business Times. Tweets: @llsethj
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
GoEuro, a travel search engine that compares and combines air, rail, bus and car rental options across Europe, announces $45M Series B led by Goldman Sachs — GoEuro Gets $45M To Make Long Distance Trips By Public Transport As Easy As Uber — While on-demand startups like Uber … Sponsor Posts
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