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Russia to build Moon colony by 2040: NASA says hold my beer

Nov29
by on November 29, 2018 at 9:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Russian, Space


Russia’s federal space agency intends to establish a lunar colony by the year 2040. NASA, meanwhile, announced today that it’d have a continuous human presence there within a decade. The Moon race is on y’all. The flag of the United States of America remains the only territorial banner on the Moon’s surface. But a lunar land feud may be looming. It’s become apparent the US and Russia have set their sights on a human-crewed moon landing as soon as possible. Roscomos, the Russian federal space agency, published a press release on Wednesday stating the moon base was the agency’s top…

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World-renowned AI experts duke it out on Twitter

Nov29
by on November 29, 2018 at 7:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Insights


In the red corner, weighing in using US standard measurements, the challenger: NYU’s Gary “Down with Deep Learning” Marcus. And in the Blue Corner, weighing in using le système métrique, Facebook’s Yann “Show Your Work” LeCun. This fight will decide the fate of AI research once and for all. A pair of AI experts have been trading shots on Twitter in a friendly (yet entertainingly competitive) debate concerning the path to artificial general intelligence (AGI) for the past week or so. Since we have DL but don’t yet have AGI, it’s quite obvious to everyone that we are missing something.…

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You can pre-order Sirin Labs’ $1,000 blockchain phone – but there’s a catch

Nov29
by on November 29, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Believe it or not, the thousand-dollar crypto-centric smartphone from Sirin Labs is actually here. It officially launched today at an exclusive event in Barcelona. Blockchain fans are now able to place the first orders for the FINNEY, a fully-featured smartphone that comes complete with an embedded hardware wallet for storing cryptocurrency, priced at $999. Sirin Labs also intends on affording users the power to convert cryptocurrency stored in the integrated ‘cold wallet‘ with other digital assets on the fly, without having to interact with any exchanges. Unfortunately, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and SRN – the firm’s native token – are the only…

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Nintendo to ease its draconian rules for YouTubers and livestreamers

Nov29
by on November 29, 2018 at 6:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo today announced it’d be winding down its Creators Program, which had long been a headache for YouTubers and streamers who’d tried to use footage of the company’s games in their videos. Now it’s got a fresh set of rules that are much more beneficial to the community — indicating the company might finally, finally be easing its notoriously tight grip on the use of its intellectual property. The Nintendo Creators Program is coming to a close at the end of December. Thanks to everyone who participated in the program! https://t.co/kC9I1fjvWG pic.twitter.com/mQSNui8uGN — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 29, 2018 The company…

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Nintendo to ease its draconian rules for YouTubers and livestreamers

Nov29
by on November 29, 2018 at 6:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Nintendo today announced it’d be winding down its Creators Program, which had long been a headache for YouTubers and streamers who’d tried to use footage of the company’s games in their videos. Now it’s got a fresh set of rules that are much more beneficial to the community — indicating the company might finally, finally be easing its notoriously tight grip on the use of its intellectual property. The Nintendo Creators Program is coming to a close at the end of December. Thanks to everyone who participated in the program! https://t.co/kC9I1fjvWG pic.twitter.com/mQSNui8uGN — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 29, 2018 The company…

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