Microsoft has unveiled Project Adam, its new artificial intelligence that it claims is 50 times faster than comparable state-of-the-art systems deployed by the likes of Google. Adam can look at an image of almost anything and tell you exactly what it is; it can even differentiate between a Pembroke and Cardigan corgi. While image classification […]
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Mateo Cabeza has captured 3,500 photos of ice creams falling to their frothy demise. The cherry on top of this sadness sundae? It’s set to the tune “Mr. Lonely.” Source: Mashable
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Zerg Rush: Kill the O’s before they eat up your search results! Google can be your tip calculator. Tilt it, for no reason. Check out the sunrise time according to your location. Search for recursion, and enter an endless loop of “did you mean”‘s. Know the founders of a company. It can also give you […]
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Gamers looking for a new way to spend time waiting in line or on a commute should go check out Timberman, the latest indie game to take the App Store by storm. According to App Annie data, the game has made its way to the top five apps overall in more than 20 countries and […]
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Over the last couple of days, screenshots that purport to be from an early build of Windows 9 (Threshold) have leaked online. Most notably, one of these screenshots includes the new, resurrected Start menu that Microsoft first showed off at its Build conference in April. Another screenshot shows Metro apps running in a window on […]
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has encountered a massive iron meteorite on Mars. At roughly two meters (6.5 feet) wide, and who knows how much beneath the surface, the meteorite (dubbed “Lebanon”) might be the largest ever discovered on Mars. In other news, Curiosity recently celebrated its first Martian anniversary on the Red Planet (almost two Earth […]
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Russia wants to make Bruce Wayn proud. Usually trams tend to be memorable, but this one embraces the future. You can’t accuse UralVagonZavod (UVZ) of being behind the times with its new Russia One, though. To begin with, it looks like the Batmobile on a closed track. The forward-tilted windshield helps the conductor spot pedestrians, […]
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BitTorrent is set to dabble in paywalls by teaming up with an independent producer for a sci-fi series called “Children of the Machine.” Rapid Eye Studios will produce and fund the $1 million pilot, which will revolve around teenagers, global warming and technology gone awry. BitTorrent has worked with TV makers and major studios in […]
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It’s sad that with all this new technology, the post millennium kids find old gen games boring and not entertaining. The Fine Brothers asked today’s youth to try out an old Nintendo Game Boy – which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. And yes, it’s sad because this will make you feel old…besides the Chinese […]
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This is not a hoax, but BlackBerry, you know, the butt of most cell phone jokes, is mounting an impressive comeback. BlackBerry’s stock (NASDAQ:BBRY) is up 50% on the year and one of the best performers in its sector. BlackBerry has been written off as dead countless times. The company is often viewed as a […]
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