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As remainder of five-game match plays out, Lee Se-dol finally beats Google's AlphaGo in game four — Go champion Lee Se-dol strikes back to beat Google's DeepMind AI for first time — AlphaGo wrapped up victory for Google in the DeepMind Challenge Match by winning its third straight game …
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| John Ribeiro / PCWorld: |
Microsoft will open-source AI development platform based on Minecraft — AIX uses the Minecraft gaming platform for testing new research — Microsoft has decided to open-source a platform used by its researchers to test artificial-intelligence projects. — The AIX platform …
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| Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News: |
Microsoft Store no longer accepting Bitcoin, will let users spend remaining balance but won't offer refunds — Microsoft's Windows 10 Store No Longer Accepting Bitcoin — Microsoft has silently removed support for Bitcoin in the Windows 10 Store, despite the fact that the company adopted …
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| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
The challenges and opportunities of a second mobile revolution in which smartphones deliver essential services in the developing world — The Second Smartphone Revolution — Benedict Evans tweeted out this chart yesterday: … The first 2.5bn smartphones brought us Instagram, Snapchat … | Matt Apuzzo / New York Times: |
Sources: Justice Department debating how to resolve standoff with WhatsApp over encryption in non-terrorism investigation — WhatsApp Encryption Said to Stymie Wiretap Order — WASHINGTON — While the Justice Department wages a public fight with Apple over access to a locked iPhone …
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| Danny Yadron / Guardian: |
Spurred on by Apple/FBI standoff, Facebook, Google, Snapchat plan to increase encryption of user data; WhatsApp plans to add encrypted voice calls within weeks — Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data — Spurred on by Apple's battles against the FBI … | Julia La Roche / Business Insider: |
Hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates hires ex-Apple executive Jon Rubinstein as Co-CEO — The biggest hedge fund in the world just announced a big shake-up — Bridgewater Associates, the $169 billion hedge fund behemoth led by Ray Dalio, just announced a big shake-up in its executive ranks.| Himank Sharma / Reuters: |
Once #1 smartphone brand in India, Micromax faces falling sales, management turmoil, and lack of funds for R&D after Alibaba passed on $1.2B deal for 20% stake — India's Micromax, once a rising star, struggles — A year ago, Micromax vaulted past Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to become India's leading smartphone brand.| Wall Street Journal: |
GM, Toyota, VW and others test systems that nudge or alert drivers who aren't paying attention — GM, Toyota, Volkswagen and others test systems that nudge or alert drivers who aren't paying attention — Soon your car may be able to give you a lifesaving nudge before you fall asleep at the wheel.
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| John Bohannon / Science: |
Study: Analysis of 10M tweets from 2M+ accounts predicted Hurricane Sandy damage location and severity better than FEMA models — Twitter can predict hurricane damage as well as emergency agencies — In October 2012, meteorologists noticed a massive low-pressure system forming over the waters south of Cuba.
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Interview with Flipagram CEO Farhad Mohit, who claims app has 36M active users, up from 10M in 2015 — Why Aren't More People Talking About Flipagram? (Q&A) — Roughly 18 months ago, Flipagram was little more than a smartphone utility, an app for users to stitch photos into a slideshow …
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| Nathan Grayson / Kotaku: |
Behind Valve's Greenlight and Early Access programs for developers: bad games, minimum transparency, and ineffectual user votes — Inside The Murky Process Of Getting Games On Steam — These days, it seems like Valve will let just about anything on Steam.Sponsor Posts
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