The Apple dream car might not happen
Having mostly perfected computers of various shapes and sizes, it is compelling to imagine Apple’s head of design, Jony Ive, now crafting a minimalist dream car with a revolutionary user experience. But according to several recent reports, Apple’s secret automotive project seems to have some issues. “Dozens of employees” in Apple’s car project “have departed in recent weeks,” the FT reports. The company has had more than 1,000 people working on its so-called “Project Titan,” but “it has struggl..>> view originalGoogle DeepMind AI achieves near-human level speech capabilities
DeepMind, the Google artificial intelligence division behind the champion-defeating AlphaGo bot, has revealed that it’s managed to create some of the most realistic, human level speech ever achieved from a machine. Called WaveNet, the new AI is said to act as a deep neural network that’s capable of generating speech by sampling real human speech and forming raw audio waveforms. Testing among English and Mandarin Chinese listeners has found that WaveNet is already better than existing text-..>> view originalChrome cracks down on sites that don't use encryption
Chrome 56 is launching in January, and will implement a new warning that you'll see on any login sites that are still unencrypted. The pages will be marked as "not secure" in a small window by the address bar, which should help usher browsers away from any site that's still not utilizing HTTPS. In the future, these pages will also be denoted with a special red triangle symbol as well.This is in contrast to the way Chrome already warns users, as it uses a "neutral indicator," as explained by Emi..>> view originaliPhone 7 Butts Heads With Galaxy Note 7 For First Time: Does It Bode Well For Apple?
'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided', 'Final Fantasy XV', 'Watch Dogs 2', 'Battlefield 1' And More Confirmed For PS4 Pro
Sony has officially announced the upgraded version of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) called PS4 Pro. Some existing PS4 games will receive graphic enhancements while many titles will be optimized for the new Sony gaming console. Sony will start shipping the PS4 Pro on November this year and PS4 games are compatible with the new console. The Japanese company says that games will look more detailed and richer in the PS4 Pro. Sony also revealed that developers are working on patches for existing PS4 games..>> view originalWAMBUGU: What a buzz the new iPhone has created
By SAM WAMBUGU More by this Author If you are a fan of Apple products, September is usually a month to look forward to. Last Wednesday, Apple, the iPhone maker, released its new flagship, the iPhone 7, and its cousin, iPhone 7 Plus. This has come a month after Apple celebrated selling its billionth phone since iPhones were introduced to the market nine years ago. The question is: Is it worth buying? Or, by extension, is it an innovative product worthy of all the attention it is getting? Th..>> view originalReports: Facebook Trending promoted 9/11 hoax story
Last Friday, the phrase “September 11th Anniversary” appeared in Facebook’s controversial “Trending” section. On the actual day of the attacks, however, the phrase is missing from the much-talked about part of the social media giant.Last month, the company removed humans from processing trending stories to promote on their site. It appears the algorithm installed in their place may have made another bad error when it comes to America’s worst terrorist attack.The Washington Post, along with seve..>> view original
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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