Reinforcement learning toolkit open-sourced for devs Facebook has unveiled a software toolkit to help programmers plug AI – in the form of reinforcement-learning models – into their applications.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced charges Thursday against Chinese and Taiwan companies for theft of an estimate $8.75 billion worth of trade secrets from US semiconductor giant Micron. From a report: Sessions said the case was the latest in a series that are part of a state-backed program by Beijing to steal US industrial…

The Oscar winner will direct The Underground Railroad, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. …read more Source:: CNet

Roscosmos says a bent sensor caused the failure and Russia’s Soyuz rockets are ready to return to space within weeks. …read more Source:: CNet

But the throttling may be less noticeable due to more advanced iPhone hardware and software. …read more Source:: CNet

Alec Baldwin and family go as astronauts, and Neil Patrick Harris’ family goes for the scare. This year, spacey, fantasy, and geeky costumes were everywhere. …read more Source:: CNet

Yes, you read that right — a TRD-kissed Avalon. …read more Source:: CNet

If you need a safe haven on the internet, where the pipes are open and the freedoms are plentiful — you might want to move to Estonia or Iceland. From a report: The latest “internet freedoms” rankings are out, courtesy of Freedom House’s annual report into the state of internet freedoms and personal liberties, based…

Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, and dozens of other tech companies have come together to condemn discrimination against transgender people in the face of actions President Donald Trump is reportedly considering to reduce their legal protections. From a report: The move is a response to an Oct. 21 New York Times report that the Trump…

It’s a triple A-rated keynote: Azure, AI and Accessibility Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took to the stage at Microsoft’s Future Decoded shindig today in London. As has become the norm these days in events when the chief is not dispensing bonzer financials, much was made of the three As: Azure, AI and Accessibility.… …read more…