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Here’s the real tea: A primer on YouTube drama channels

May18
by on May 18, 2019 at 12:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


So you may have heard about a little fight going on in the YouTube community, between two beauty gurus named Tati Westbrook and James Charles. The drama tornado has engulfed aspects of the internet that aren’t even remotely related to the two, but one of the reasons may be an organized and inquisitive network of channels devoted to drama. If you’re new to the world of YouTube gossip, here’s what you need to know about these channels and what they do. The latest gossip If you aren’t familiar, Tati Westbrook and James Charles both run wildly successful beauty channels on…

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Hyperdimensional computing theory could lead to AI with memories and reflexes

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 8:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Cars, robots


A team of scientists from the University of Maryland recently came up with a take on the hyperdimensional computing theory that could give robots memories and reflexes. This could break the stalemate we seem to be at with autonomous vehicles and other real-world robots, and lead to more human-like AI models. The solution The Maryland team came up with a theoretical method by which hyperdimensional computing – a hypervector-based alternative to computations based on Booleans and numbers – could replace current deep learning methods for processing sensory information. According to Anton Mitrokhin, a PhD student and author on the team’s…

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Microsoft unveils Minecraft Earth, the new AR hotness

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 6:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, augmented reality, gaming


In celebration of Minecraft‘s tenth anniversary, Microsoft played its Pokemon GO card and released an augmented reality phone app that shows the game pasted over the real world, called Minecraft Earth. This is perhaps the most novel way of incorporating AR into a game since the original Pokemon GO, but it just makes sense, doesn’t it? Minecraft is an exaggerated version of our world, so it doesn’t look too jarring when pasted over our daily environs. According to Microsoft, players will be able to gather resources, collaborate with other players on builds, and encounter mobs of creatures — some of which will be hostile and must be fought, which reminds…

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Cheap: This Ecovacs Deebot 601 robot vacuum cleaner is 50% off

May17
by on May 17, 2019 at 5:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Nobody likes vacuuming. Nobody. Thankfully, it’s 2019, and for the price of a cheap netbook, you can get yourself a robot servant to do it for you. The Ecovacs Deebot 601 is a great example of this, and is currently on sale on Amazon for $189.99 – that’s a full 50 percent off the usual list price of $379.99. So, what do you get for your (not quite) two Benjamin Franklins? Well, it fulfills the main function of a robot vacuum, traversing thorough your house, consuming as much dust, lint and debris as it possibly can in the process. But…

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