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'It didn't feel momentous at all,' says developer who sent world's 1st text message 25 years ago
When Neil Papworth sent the world's first text message 25 years ago, he had no idea what a big deal it was... "On Dec. 3, 1992, at the tender ag... (2017)
5 predictions for what life will be like in 2030
Driverless cars, smart homes and genetically engineered pets. As experts from the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils meet in Dubai, here... (2017)
Once upon a time, IBM branch offices ruled the computing world
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing | IEEE Computer Society By Lori Cameron and Michael Martinez “Now a researcher recovers this lost chapt... (2017)
Technology behind bitcoin could aid science
The decentralized platform known as blockchain has the potential to increase transparency and change the funding model of journal publishers. "B... (2017)
The Colorado School of Mines Wants to Launch the First-Ever Space Mining Program
WIRED: The first-ever graduate program for space miners-in-training is set to launch next year. And the inaugural class is already taking lessons. (2017)
These Five Platforms Will Make Your Bots Language-Intelligent
Natural language is a fundamental element of bot technologies. As a result, there has been a direct correlation between the evolution of bot platfo... (2016)
Amazon Comprehend - Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML)
Amazon comprehend is a natural language processing service to discover insights from text. (2017)
Cryptocurrencies Aren't 'Crypto'
As the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum skyrocket, and more and more people who are unfamiliar with technology join in the craze, words start to lose ... (2017)
Net Neutrality Is Just the Beginning
The internet faces a choice: corporate monopoly or public control. (2017)
The Poor Man's 3D Camera · Evan Todd
Each of us have our own giants to face. This is a story about one of my giants. Something I never imagined could make a grown man cry, until it did... (2017)
Artificial muscles give soft robots superpowers | Harvard
Artificial muscles give soft robots superpowers on Wyss Institute | By Lindsay Brownell (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Soft robotics has made leaps and bound... (2017)
OpenClassrooms Launches First MOOC-Based Bachelor Degree Recognized By French State | TechCrunch
You won't have any excuse to skip class anymore. French startup OpenClassrooms is launching the first State-recognized bachelor degree in France th... (2017)
The MOOC Revolution That Wasn’t | TechCrunch
Three years ago this week, Sebastian Thrun recorded his Stanford class on Artificial Intelligence, released it online to a staggering 180,000 stude... (2017)
Within The Context Of All Contexts: The Rewiring Of Our Relationship To Music
The Record : NPR “You've probably been surprised to hear a remarkable song you've never heard pop out of nowhere sometime recently — you're not ... (2017)
France launches its last high-speed rail lines - Going so fast
IT TAKES courage to mess with one of France’s most-loved brands. The public adores its TGV—Train à Grande Vitesse—as a symbol of modernity, and bec... (2017)
The Beginning of the End for Copper | POTs and PANs
The FCC voted last Thursday to relax the rules for retiring copper wiring. This change was specifically aimed at Verizon and AT&T and is going to m... (2017)
The internet that wasn’t
Sharon Weinberger weighs up a history of PLATO, a prescient but doomed 1960s US computer network. (2017)
Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users in Germany - The New York Times
A Hamburg regulator said on Tuesday that neither the messenger nor its parent company had received individuals’ permission to share digital informa... (2017)
Minitel: The Online World France Built Before the Web - IEEE Spectrum
A decade before the Internet went mainstream, French citizens were interacting via Minitel, a computer network open to anyone with a telephone "... (2017)
In praise of Tesla’s bankruptcy
You know everybody loves Tesla-the-company. But did you know that a whole lot of smart people hate Tesla-the-business? “From a return-on-investment... (2017)
Concorde moment
I recently searched for the term "Concorde moment" and did not find it. The term has appeared on Top Gear some years ago (though I can't find the c... (2017)
Bitcoin Mining Now Consuming More Electricity Than 159 Countries
According to Digiconomist's Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index, as of Monday November 20th, 2017 Bitcoin's current estimated annual electricity consu... (2017)
Course CS 11-747: Neural Networks for NLP
Neural networks provide powerful new tools for modeling language, and have been used both to improve the state-of-the-art in a number of tasks and ... (2017)
Deep Learning for NLP Best Practices
A collection of best practices for Deep Learning for a wide array of Natural Language Processing tasks. (2017)
Ask HN: How Can I Get into NLP (Natural Language Processing)? | Hacker News
If there is any prerequisite knowledge required, which I assume there will be, I would also love a starting point. As for my background, I have exp... (2017)
The Best Machine Learning, NLP, and Python Tutorials I’ve Found
While machine learning has a rich history dating back to 1959, the field is evolving at an unprecedented rate. In a recent article, I discussed why... (2017)
Oxford Deep NLP: An advanced course on natural language processing
lectures - Oxford Deep NLP 2017 course This repository contains the lecture slides and course description for the Deep Natural Language Process... (2017)
When we only hire the best means we only hire the trendiest
An acquaintance of mine, let’s call him Mike, is looking for work after getting laid off from a contract role at Microsoft, which has happened to a... (2017)
Alphabet's Waymo Alleges Uber Stole Self-Driving Secrets - Bloomberg
It took Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo seven years to design and build a laser-scanning system to guide its self-driving cars. Uber Technologies Inc. allege... (2017)
How Uber Deceives the Authorities Worldwide - The New York Times
New York Times “A program uses data Uber collected to evade law enforcement in cities that resist the ride-hailing service, some current and for... (2017)
50 Game Camera Mistakes
In this GDC 2014 talk, John Nesky, the dynamic camera designer for thatgamecompany's award-winning PSN title Journey, takes attendees on a tour of ... (2017)
TED talk: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg
Published on Dec 8, 2016 Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the co... (2017)
Hello World - Machine Learning Recipes #1
Google Developers: Published on Mar 30, 2016 Six lines of Python is all it takes to write your first machine learning program! In this episode, we... (2017)
Lecture 1 | Machine Learning (Stanford)
Stanford University, Published on Jul 22, 2008 Lecture by Professor Andrew Ng for Machine Learning (CS 229) in the Stanford Computer Science depar... (2017)
Go Outside - Repellent Radio
Using radio music to repel mosquitoes This is "Go Outside - Repellent Radio" by bruno bomediano garcia on Vimeo "Go Outside's Repellent Radio... (2017)
Equifax: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
LastWeekTonight, 2017: "John Oliver discusses the massive impact of the cybersecurity breach at Equifax and their massively misguided attempts to m... (2017)
A Harvard mathematician reveals how algorithms are making police and the courts more biased
Business Insider, 2017, "Cathy O'Neil, a self-proclaimed math nerd and author of "Weapons of Math Destruction" explains how police data leads to b... (2017)
What is an algorithm and why should you care? | Khan Academy
Khan Academy | Algorithms | Computer Science | "Computer Science on Khan Academy: Learn select topics from computer science - algorithms (how we ... (2017)
Everything You Need to Know About 5G -- IEEE Spectrum
IEEE Spectrum Published on Feb 6, 2017 Millimeter waves, massive MIMO, full duplex, beamforming, and small cells are just a few of the technologi... (2018)
How Israel became a leader in water use in the Middle East - PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour Published on Apr 26, 2015 Over the past few years in Israel, the country's water shortage has become a surplus. Through a combinat... (2018)
How Israel Rules The World Of Cyber Security, VICE on HBO, Full Episode
VICE News Published on Mar 14, 2018 U.S. intelligence agencies accuse Russia of hacking the 2016 presidential election, a Ben Ferguson travels ... (2018)
E-Bikes Part 1 - Front Hub vs Rear Hub vs Central Motor. What Works Best?
Huge store with E-Bikes: http://tidd.ly/95caf4b8 MY EQUIPMENT: - mountain bike: http://tidd.ly/1a195083 - smartphone for vlogs and LIVE events: htt... (2018)
How Do Russian Bots Work? - Video - NYTimes.com
How do bots and trolls work to infiltrate social media platforms and influence U.S. elections? We take a closer look at these insidious online pest... (2018)
TED talk: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg
Published on Dec 8, 2016 Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the co... (2018)
Go Outside - Repellent Radio
Using radio music to repel mosquitoes This is "Go Outside - Repellent Radio" by bruno bomediano garcia on Vimeo "Go Outside's Repellent Radio... (2018)
The End of Cloud Computing | a16z
a16z Published on Jul 15, 2017 "I'm going to take you out to the edge to show you what the future looks like." So begins a16z partner Peter Lev... (2017)
S-curves in Innovation
a16z, Published on Aug 5, 2017: "Benedict Evans describes "the s-curve” in the life cycle of technology innovation, and why it’s important. Techno... (2017)
10 Year Futures (vs. What's Happening Now) | a16z
a16z talk with a look at trends in technologies: “The personal computer S-curve gave us 1.5 billion PCs and 3 billion people online, and now the s... (2017)
Future of ICOs, Cryptocurrency & VC | This Week in Startups
This Week in Startups, E773: Future of ICOs, Cryptocurrency & VC with Brock Pierce (Blockchain Cap, Block.one) & Vinny Lingham (Civic) @ LAUNCH SCA... (2017)
Apple’s monster investment arm
The Economist, 2017: “Should the world’s biggest company shrink its in-house finance division before it goes bananas? (2017)
Social media's threat to democracy
The Economist, 2017: “Twitter, Facebook and Google were supposed to improve politics. Instead, from Russian meddling in America's election to polit... (2017)
Airships and the Future that Never Was - 99% Invisible
They are hulking, but graceful — human-made whales that float in the air. For over a century, lighter-than-air vehicles have captured the public im... (2018)
a16z Podcast: When Is VR’s iPhone Moment? – Andreessen Horowitz
“There was a lot of hype about VR ad then it seemed to go pretty quiet. So where are we right now? Bigscreen founder Darshan Shankar and a16z gener... (2018)
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
Goodreads reviews: "From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape t... (2019)
Megaphone fm
Unprecedented technology for podcast publishers and advertisers. Megaphone is a brand new platform for ad-supported podcasts. Featuring simple pub... (2018)