Sunday, December 25, 2016

DeepMind is remaining silent on who sits on Google's AI ethics board and other top stories.

  • DeepMind is remaining silent on who sits on Google's AI ethics board

    DeepMind is remaining silent on who sits on Google's AI ethics board
    DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman.Business Insider/Sam SheadDeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman once again refused to say who sits on Google's mysterious AI ethics board on Monday despite having previously said he wants to disclose it to the public. The board was quietly created in 2014 when Google acquired the London artificial intelligence lab. It was established in a bid to ensure that the self-thinking software DeepMind and Google is developing remains safe and of benefit to humanity. Spe..
    >> view original

  • Samsung's Growing Legal Woes with Galaxy Note 7 Users

    Samsung's Growing Legal Woes with Galaxy Note 7 Users
    The date for the first trial has yet to be set, but given that the company made it clear that it won’t concede, and with legal representatives of the Note 7 customers, Harvest Law Office, gathering more Note 7 users to join the suit, the legal battle is likely to persist for the foreseeable future. (image: Yonhap) SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Although Samsung Electronics was quick to let go of its Galaxy Note 7, many of its customers weren’t, and the electronics giant is not willing to compr..
    >> view original

  • 8 reasons why Google's Pixel is better than the iPhone

    8 reasons why Google's Pixel is better than the iPhone
    Antonio Villas-Boas/Business InsiderI've been using Google's Pixel XL smartphone for a few weeks, and it's been highlighting the iPhone's glaringly lacking key features. You should note that everything here is subjective. The iPhone has great features that the Pixel doesn't have, and the Apple ecosystem is in a league of its own.  But damn the Pixel is good. You should also note that I'm comparing the Pixel XL experience with my iPhone 6s and not the iPhone 7 series. That's because I have more..
    >> view original

  • Facebook, Twitter, and Google are still failing to curb hate speech, EU says

    Facebook, Twitter, and Google are still failing to curb hate speech, EU says
    The European Commission this week called on Facebook, Twitter, and other major tech companies to more aggressively police online hate speech or else face new legislation that would force them to do so. As The Financial Times reports, a study commissioned by Věra Jourová, the EU justice commissioner, found that Facebook, Twitter, Google, YouTube, and Microsoft have largely struggled to comply with a voluntary code of conduct on hate speech announced earlier this year. European governments have ..
    >> view original

  • How a Trump Administration Could Shape the Internet

    How a Trump Administration Could Shape the Internet
    TOP OF THE NEWS   DECEMBER 5, 2016 HARDWARE Traditional Keyboards Get Touchy Innovations luring users to laptops.
    >> view original

  • Naughty Dog Reveals 'Uncharted: The Lost Legacy' Stand-Alone DLC That Continues 'Uncharted 4'

    Naughty Dog Reveals 'Uncharted: The Lost Legacy' Stand-Alone DLC That Continues 'Uncharted 4'
    Naughty Dog recently revealed that it is working on an Uncharted 4: A Thief's End spinoff called The Lost Legacy. During the Sony PlayStation Experience 2016, the game studio briefly demonstrated the new Uncharted title, which showed two female protagonists. The Lost Legacy has been unceremoniously dropped during the event, catching spectators by surprise. Naughty Dog has been reinforcing the narrative that Uncharted 4 is already finished and that Nathan Drake's story has reached the end of the..
    >> view original

  • Apple offers views on automated-car police, remains cagey about its plans

    Apple offers views on automated-car police, remains cagey about its plans
    Apple has said in comments to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that it is “excited” about the potential use of automated systems in many areas, including transportation. The company’s director of product integrity Steve Kenner wrote that Apple is “investing heavily in the study of machine learning and automation, and is excited about the potential of automated systems in many areas, including transportation.” Kenner did not say if the company would design or make s..
    >> view original

  • Microsoft takes aim at Amazon's Echo with Windows 10 HomeHub feature

    Microsoft takes aim at Amazon's Echo with Windows 10 HomeHub feature
    Microsoft is planning to build a HomeHub feature into future Windows 10 updates to better compete against devices like Google Home and Amazon’s Echo. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the feature is currently in the planning stages, and the software maker is expected to introduce a “HomeHub” in updates due in 2017 and 2018, and not the upcoming Creators Update. Windows Central reports that the feature will “crush” Google Home and Amazon Echo, but The Verge understands..
    >> view original

  • Samsung Knew Note 7 Had A Dangerous Design, But Took The Risk Anyway, Say Analysts

    Samsung Knew Note 7 Had A Dangerous Design, But Took The Risk Anyway, Say Analysts
    Bags of Samsung Galaxy Note 7s being returned. Photo: George Frey/Getty Images The mainstream media news cycle has moved on to other inflammatory matters recently (like: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his controversial cabinet picks), but within the smartphone industry, people are still wondering, "just what the hell went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7?" After all, companies much smaller than Samsung have pumped out dozens and dozens of phones in the past few years without such incidents..
    >> view original

  • Why I cancelled my new 15-inch MacBook Pro order

    Why I cancelled my new 15-inch MacBook Pro order
    Say goodbye to my little friend.I wanted to tell you how gorgeous the 15-inch display was. I wanted to tell you how astonishingly fast the PCIe-based SSD storage was. I wanted to tell you how I'd grudgingly come to accept the shallower keyboard, the Touch Bar, and the four USB-C connectors. For months now, I've been looking forward to getting a new fully-equipped, top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro. For weeks, ever since I placed my order, I've been looking forward to telling you about it once..
    >> view original

SpaceX just asked permission to launch 4425 satellites - more than orbit Earth today .After 13 months conjoined at the head, these twins see each other for the first time .
Two projects proposed in Hialeah's new transit-oriented ... .Metal Prices Climb as China Backs Free-Trade Zone .

No comments:

Post a Comment