SONG: Nine Dangshen Flowers
SONG: “Nine Dangshen Flowers”.
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SOURCE:China’s quantum satellite achieves ‘spooky action’ at record distance,” Science, 15 Jun 2017, as used in the… Read the rest “SONG: Nine Dangshen Flowers”
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SONG: Facts Will Save Us All
SONG: “Facts Will Save Us All”.
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SOURCE:Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove,” New York Times, 17 Apr 2017, as used in the post “Microsoft’s… Read the rest “SONG: Facts Will Save Us All”
Microsoft’s Ballmer sics big data on government spending.
New York Times announces how one of America’s wealthiest computer scientists makes it possible to track where your tax money *really*, really goes:
… Read the rest “Microsoft’s Ballmer sics big data on government spending.”In an age of fake news and questions
Chess, go… and now, a computer has beaten humans at POKER.
Scientific American prepares us for our cybernetic overlords with a machine that knows when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em… how to call a bluff and how to read a strong… Read the rest “Chess, go… and now, a computer has beaten humans at POKER.”
We can build a quantum computer today. But it’ll be as big as a stadium.
Nature pores over the blueprints drawn up using today’s technology… and a $126 million budget… for the next big step in computing power:
… Read the rest “We can build a quantum computer today. But it’ll be as big as a stadium.”“Yes it will be big, yes it will
MASSIVE botnet army discovered on Twitter… just… sitting there.
Technology Review reports on a veritable horde of fake accounts – a network of 350,000 users – that have been ready to parrot messages en masse since 2013… from some interesting… Read the rest “MASSIVE botnet army discovered on Twitter… just… sitting there.”
Mysterious new go champion revealed to be an AI.
Nature reports on the latest surprise to come out of the DeepMind project, who just revealed one of their programs as the anonymous master who’s been defeating all comers in online… Read the rest “Mysterious new go champion revealed to be an AI.”
World’s largest hedge fund set to replace management with supercomputer.
The Guardian reports on a rational, logical approach to making the big bucks… by evaluating trades (and making hiring and firing decisions) using a custom-built computer rather… Read the rest “World’s largest hedge fund set to replace management with supercomputer.”
Virtually conquering Everest
Sports Illustrated is taking all of us along on a virtual-reality climb to the summit of Mt. Everest:
… Read the rest “Virtually conquering Everest”Sports Illustrated will partner with Endemol Shine Beyond USA to produce the first documentary
Data analysts figure out Trump tweets: politics, technology, “angry” words and hashtags.
I try to avoid politics, but the science behind this is really kind of fascinating. Over at Variance Explained, David Robinson used a bunch of data-mining tools – including a technique… Read the rest “Data analysts figure out Trump tweets: politics, technology, “angry” words and hashtags.”
Prisoners used in *data-harvesting* experiment.
Their tattoos, specifically, according to this piece in Motherboard. The FBI teamed up with the National Institute for Standards and Technology to create a database for software that… Read the rest “Prisoners used in *data-harvesting* experiment.”
SONG: Everything Appears to be in Order
SONG: “Everything Appears to be in Order”.
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SOURCE: “AI Pioneer ROSS Intelligence Lands Its First Big Law Clients,” The American Lawyer, 6 May… Read the rest “SONG: Everything Appears to be in Order”
First firm to hire a virtual attorney. It’ll be handling bankruptcies….
The American Lawyer reports on Ross, the newest legal mind to join Baker & Hostetler – despite being an artificial intelligence programmed to analyze bankruptcy law and talk… Read the rest “First firm to hire a virtual attorney. It’ll be handling bankruptcies….”
Monarch migration mystery – solved! (We think.)
BBC reports on the computer model that seems to explain how the monarch butterflies make their amazing Canada-to-Mexico trek:
… Read the rest “Monarch migration mystery – solved! (We think.)”Lead researcher Prof Eli Shlizerman, from the University
Y’know who digs your smartphone? Medical researchers, that’s who.
Nature explores the impact of our little pocket computers on the way medical research is done:
… Read the rest “Y’know who digs your smartphone? Medical researchers, that’s who.”Smartphone apps developed by academics, pharmaceutical companies and technology giants