Deep reinforcement learning is one of the most interesting branches ofartificial intelligence. It is behind some of the most remarkable achievements of the AI community, including beating human champions at board and video games, self-driving cars, robotics, and AI hardware design. Deep reinforcement learning leverages the learning capacity of deep neural networks to tackle problems that were too complex for classic RL techniques. Deep reinforcement learning is much more complicated... Read more âș
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TLDR: Nichesss AI Copywriter offers copy in any format you need in seconds, capable of powering your social media, advertising, or even reshaping your next startup venture. There are lots of different types of writers out there. There are novelists, blog writers, ad copy specialists, and Facebook posters, to name a very, very small select group. Trying to tailor any single writing tool to service the needs of all of... Read more âș
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TLDR: This Smart Visual Ear Cleaner uses an ultra-nifty HD camera to help take the guesswork out of ear cleaning, all at a Labor Day sale price. First, a word of warningâŠdonât ever Google for images of cotton swabs in ears. While it seems harmless enough, there are some graphic pictures that can show exactly what happens if you defy the advice of doctors and go rogue on your ear... Read more âș
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A digital epidemic is sweeping across the world at a record pace. Its name? Ransomware. This year alone hackers cut off heating to homes across the US East Coast after hacking an oil pipeline, ending in a $4.4M ransom payment. Another group attempted to poison water systems in Florida. From smart factories to self-driving cars, weâre becoming more vulnerable than ever to security breaches as companies move towards AI and... Read more âș
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Hi there! Iâm Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, founder and CEO of TNW⊠or am I? Thatâs right â Iâm handing over the companyâs reins to someone new. Itâs been an incredible privilege to see TNW grow from a tiny Amsterdam startup to a Financial Times company in these past 15 years. There was only a handful of us back in 2006, the days when we threw an event with only... Read more âș
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Phone makers usually offer two or three years of software updates, and a couple of years of security patches after that for their flagship devices. If youâve bought a budget device, good luck getting extended support for that. However, Germany wants to change this norm to improve the ownership experience for consumers, big-time. Lawmakers are pushing for a regulation that will require manufacturers to provide seven years of mandatory security... Read more âș
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TLDR: The Ninja Dragon Alpha Z PRO 4K Wide Angle Dual Camera Drone packs in a variety of flying and image capturing features, all for under $100. With new drone models flying on to store shelves almost as fast as they soar in real life, it can be tough to settle on the right one to fit your flying needs. Thereâs almost a ratio you have to hit to balance... Read more âș
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TLDR: This Apple Watch Charging Cable and Stand can not only charge up your device, but it can do it stylishly for under $20. We all love our Apple Watches. But what we donât love is trying to determine whether theyâre charging or not. With the Magsafe magnetic chargers, itâs often tough to tell if youâve got a good connection and your watch is actually juicing up. Meanwhile, many Apple... Read more âș
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Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technology. The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on Aug. 24, 2021, detailing current and planned use of facial recognition technology by federal agencies. The GAO surveyed 24 departments and agencies â from the Department of Defense to the Small Business Administration â and found that 18 reported using the technology and... Read more âș
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Retiring the International Space Station in the coming years presents a big void â what will be the future of space stations once the International Space Station meets its fiery death in the coming years? And SHOULD the ISS be decommissioned, or might the mission lifetime be extended? Construction of the International Space Station (ISS), started in 1998, was completed in 2011. Since that time, the ISS has housed travelers... Read more âș
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TLDR: Babbel Language Learning is not only ready to teach you any of 14 different languages quickly, but itâs also at one of its lowest prices of the year. Humans have spent centuries teaching each other different languages. Youâd think weâd get pretty good at it after a while, right? Well, we pretty much have. Thatâs why some of the biggest and most popular online language learning systems like Babbel... Read more âș
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Over the past 25 years, the name âGoogleâ has become synonymous with the idea of searching for anything online. In much the same way âto Hooverâ means to use a vacuum cleaner, dictionaries have recognized âto Googleâ as meaning to undertake an online search using any available service. Former competitors such as AltaVista and AskJeeves are long dead, and existing alternatives such as Bing and DuckDuckGo currently pose little threat... Read more âș
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Digital technology is ubiquitous. We have been increasingly reliant on smartphones, tablets and computers over the past 20 years, and this trend has been accelerating due to the pandemic. Conventional wisdom tells us that over-reliance on technology may take away from our ability to remember, pay attention and exercise self control. Indeed, these are important cognitive skills. However, fears that technology would supplant cognition may not be well founded. Technology... Read more âș
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Rumors have suggested Microsoft is working on a Surface Duo 2 and a successor to the Surface Book 3, which may or may not make an appearance at the companyâs September 22 event. Now another rumor by German site WinFuture points to one device weâre pretty confident will show up: the Surface Go 3. The Surface Go is one of my favorite Surface devices due to its relatively low price... Read more âș
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The World of Darkness is a terrifying place where monsters roam the streets, and fans of the LA By Night streaming series wait for well over a dang year for the final season to premiere. Well, joy of joys: itâs finally here! The last season of the current LA By Night chronicle airs on Friday, 3 September at 8PM PST (thatâs today if youâre reading this hot off the press).... Read more âș
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After about the fifth or sixth time you read an article about a Black man being wrongfully arrested due to faulty facial recognition AI, you start to wonder how nobody seems to be doing anything to stop this from happening. Sure, whenever something goes wrong, the company behind the software is always working to improve results and the law enforcement agency using the software is always reviewing procedures to ensure... Read more âș
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Did you know SHIFT is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021. Secure your ticket now! Forget about physically going to a showroom, probably somewhere far away, and meeting a bunch of sales people. Skoda is launching a virtual showroom via Amazonâs Fire TV, The Drum reports. That way, customers will be able to... Read more âș
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Learning to play the guitar can be a daunting process. Simply picking up a guitar and understanding the strings and frets can be intimidating. But it doesnât have to be. You can go from beginner to expert in a matter of weeks with this Complete 2021 Beginner to Expert Guitar Lessons Bundle. Youâll have lifetime access to almost 80 hours of instruction covering 14 different topics. In total, there are... Read more âș
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TLDR: This Wheelson AI Self-Driving Car kit not only guides users through building a self-driving vehicle, but also doing the programming to make it get moving and stay on the road all by itself. KITT. Christine. Heck, even Herbie the Love Bug. For decades, weâve been watching movies and TV shows starring almost sentient vehicles who donât need a driver to get from point A to point B. Or to... Read more âș
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âWhat would happen if an astronaut were to lose a sock inside an air vent?â you may wonder. Well wonder no further, as an Astrobee robot named Bumble solved that very test aboard the International Space Station in April 2021. Engineers provided the small, cube-shaped robotic attendant with a (fictional) warning of a buildup of carbon dioxide aboard the station. (Such an event in real life could quickly prove dangerous... Read more âș
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