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EU Commission VP says Uber protestors ‘cannot hide in a cave’ and must embrace digital innovations

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 11:18 am
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European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes waded into the long-running battle today between Uber and traditional taxi drivers with a call for “real dialogue” about the impact of new technology. As black-cab drivers prepare to bring the streets of London to a standstill, Kroes said digital innovations were here to stay and that “going on strike, or by trying to ban these innovations out of existence” wasn’t an option. “The job of the law is not to lie to you and tell you that everything will always be comfortable or that tomorrow will be the same as today,” she told protestors. “It…

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EU Commission VP says Uber protestors ‘cannot hide in a cave’ and must embrace digital innovations

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes waded into the long-running battle today between Uber and traditional taxi drivers with a call for “real dialogue” about the impact of new technology. As black-cab drivers prepare to bring the streets of London to a standstill, Kroes said digital innovations were here to stay and that “going on strike, or by trying to ban these innovations out of existence” wasn’t an option. “The job of the law is not to lie to you and tell you that everything will always be comfortable or that tomorrow will be the same as today,” she told protestors. “It…

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Ersatz Labs’ deep learning platform is now available to anyone who can handle it

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 11:00 am
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Deep learning, machine learning and neural networks sound like the features of a pulp science fiction, but they’re real and the technology is now available to any company without having to hire data scientists to build your own system from scratch. Ersatz Labs has launched a deep learning platform that’s available to anyone that wants this type of analysis. It’s like the Amazon Web Services (AWS) of machine learning. The service is has a web interface and API.  Both can be used if a company needs to determine, for example, how stocks will behave based on a wide range of data, it…

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Ersatz Labs’ deep learning platform is now available to anyone who can handle it

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Deep learning, machine learning and neural networks sound like the features of a pulp science fiction, but they’re real and the technology is now available to any company without having to hire data scientists to build your own system from scratch. Ersatz Labs has launched a deep learning platform that’s available to anyone that wants this type of analysis. It’s like the Amazon Web Services (AWS) of machine learning. The service is has a web interface and API.  Both can be used if a company needs to determine, for example, how stocks will behave based on a wide range of data, it…

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Own a Roku in the UK? ITV Player has arrived, just in time for the World Cup.

Jun11
by on June 11, 2014 at 10:01 am
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Own a Roku streaming box or stick? Have a penchant for ITV programmes? We have good news for you. Yes, ITV Player is now available to stream. This means you can now access ITV, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and CITV. But perhaps more importantly, it means you’ll be able to watch the full slate of games from the football World Cup. BBC iPlayer was already on there, and now ITV has joined ranks, you can view it all on Roku. Related read: BBC Sport app brings live action, highlights and news to Roku streaming devices in the UK ➤ ITV Player…

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