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Alien Blackout backlash shows fans and creators see mobile very differently

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by on January 11, 2019 at 6:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Fans and game makers are clashing over a newly revealed mobile game, Alien Blackout. A continuation of the Alien series, revived so spectacularly with 2014’s Alien Isolation, the game has fans crying foul and developers raising a confused eyebrow. Two very different attitudes towards mobile gaming are starting to meet — one which focuses on the genre’s potential, and the other which sees it as the domain of low-effort cash grabs. On the face of it, it doesn’t sound like such a big deal. While mobile games aren’t necessarily as long or as detailed as console or PC games, they’re a respectable genre in…

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IBM teaches AI to debate humans by crowdsourcing arguments

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by on January 11, 2019 at 6:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


IBM sent its AI to Las Vegas this week to argue with people. And, since arguing is something humans do well, the company wants your help. ‘Project Debater – Speech by Crowd,’ as IBM calls it, is a “new and experimental cloud-based AI platform for crowdsourcing decision support.” It solicits arguments for and against a specific topic from as many humans as possible and then uses them to create debate speeches. The project is a work in progress for IBM, but the company hopes to eventually unveil a system capable of engaging humans in unbiased debate. Imagine an (artificially) intelligent…

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NASA looks to secure flight data with blockchain tech

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by on January 11, 2019 at 5:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


NASA is exploring potential use-cases for blockchain technology in a bid to safeguard the privacy and security of aircraft flight data. A research paper, published by aero-computer engineer Ronald Reisman this week, explored the viability of a blockchain network and smart contracts to overcome the aforementioned security issues. Current radar-based air traffic service providers may be able to preserve privacy for military and corporate operations by preventing the public release of information pertaining to selected flights, position, and state data. However, as of January 1, 2020, the US will have to use a new surveillance system known as Automatic Dependent…

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Blockchain startup Zwoop collapses following cancellation of ICO

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by on January 11, 2019 at 2:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


VC-backed cryptocurrency startup Zwoop has gone into administration. According to an exclusive report by The Telegraph’s James Cook, the company’s board of directors filed for administration at the end of November last year. As a result, employees and suppliers from all over the world have been left with unpaid wages and bills, according to sources. Zwoop, founded by Italian entrepreneur Alessandro Gadotti, raised $13 million from Robert Friedland, an American-Canadian billionaire and mining tycoon. Friedland is also the founder of Ivanhoe Capital Corporation (a key stakeholder in Zwoop) and Ivanhoe Mines, a Canadian public company listed on the New York…

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For $41, here’s all the training you need to create websites from scratch

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by on January 11, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


For a true developer, there’s no substitute for serious programming knowledge. You can bank all the coding know-how for any web project with the training from The Complete Front-End Developer Bundle. Right now, the collection is available for the limited time price of only $41, a savings of over 90 percent off its regular cost.

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