Day: September 15, 2018

The Predator review: A mess of guns, gore and gags – CNET

Spoiler-free review: It’s a Predator movie, what more do you want? …read more Source:: CNet


Why you should consider buying music on vinyl, CD and music files – CNET

Yes, it’s 2018 and YouTube, Spotify and Pandora are pretty great, but hear me out. …read more Source:: CNet


Man Jailed For Hundreds of Fake TripAdvisor Reviews

An Italian man was sentenced to nine months in jail for selling fake reviews on TripAdvisor to several hundred businesses. He’ll also be fined 8,000 euros (about $9,300). TripAdvisor had threatened businesses with a red badge icon warning travelers thatreviews had been manipulated, after which “several businesses were willing to share information to support TripAdvisor’s…


EmTech MIT: Giving machines common sense

We have lot of AI technologies, but no real artificial intelligence. MIT’s Josh Tenenbaum leads a moonshot effort to close this gap by reverse engineering how children learn. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google Temporarily Brings Back the www In Chrome URLs — But Should They?

An anonymous reader quotes Digital Trends: With the launch of Chrome 69, Google stunned users last week with a surprising decision to no longer display the “www” and “m” part of the URL in the Chrome search bar, but user backlash forced Google to soften its stance. Google’s course reversal, although welcomed by users, is…


Hack Google’s AI for cash, DeepMind gets cancerous, new Lobe for Redmond – and more

It’s the week’s other machine-learning news Roundup Hello, here’s a roundup tying up all the bits of AI news together for this week.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


String Art Robot Is An Autorouter In Reverse

In the depths of Etsy and Pinterest is a fascinating, if tedious, artform. String art, the process of nailing pins in a board and wrapping thread around the perimeter to create shapes and shading, The most popular project in this vein is something like putting the outline of a heart, in string, in the shape…


The Predator isn’t a sequel, but watch these movies first anyway – CNET

There’s no need to “get to da choppa.” Just “stick around” your couch and watch these films before seeing the latest entry in the franchise. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone XS and XR revealed, and iOS 12 comes your way Sept. 17 – CNET

Here’s a recap of all the iPhone news this week. …read more Source:: CNet


Emmys could give VR the credibility it needs, one nominee says – CNET

Hollywood embracing virtual reality helps the masses to do it too, according to Alex Henning of Magnopus. …read more Source:: CNet