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This neural network lets you build and evolve little AI creatures

Sep06
by on September 6, 2018 at 6:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


The magic of artificial intelligence brings us better Netflix recommendations, better cancer diagnoses, and the ability to becomes gods by creating our own AI-powered creatures and forcing them to evolve for our amusement. So, about those Netflix recommendations… just kidding, lets talk about the “becoming a god” thing. Software developer Keiwan Donyagard developed an interactive artificial intelligence demonstration in the form of an evolution simulation. It’s called, aptly enough, “Evolution.” And, if you’re my boss, and you are reading this article, it’s also the reason I’ve gotten no work done today: I’ve been playing Evolution. It’s not really a game,…

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This neural network lets you build and evolve little AI creatures

Sep06
by on September 6, 2018 at 6:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


The magic of artificial intelligence brings us better Netflix recommendations, better cancer diagnoses, and the ability to becomes gods by creating our own AI-powered creatures and forcing them to evolve for our amusement. So, about those Netflix recommendations… just kidding, lets talk about the “becoming a god” thing. Software developer Keiwan Donyagard developed an interactive artificial intelligence demonstration in the form of an evolution simulation. It’s called, aptly enough, “Evolution.” And, if you’re my boss, and you are reading this article, it’s also the reason I’ve gotten no work done today: I’ve been playing Evolution. It’s not really a game,…

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Pusher’s new Beams API wants to make push notifications suck less

Sep06
by on September 6, 2018 at 5:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Love them or loathe them, push notifications on smartphones are a thing. Developers use them to increase user engagement with their apps. By sending the user a notification, you can alert them to a breaking news story, or send them a coupon and get them to buy something. That said, there’s a fundamental problem with how push notifications work on mobile. There are two popular mobile messaging APIs. On iOS, most developers tend to use Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). For Android specialists, the API of choice is Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Neither of these APIs provide delivery guarantees,…

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Pusher’s new Beams API wants to make push notifications suck less

Sep06
by on September 6, 2018 at 5:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Love them or loathe them, push notifications on smartphones are a thing. Developers use them to increase user engagement with their apps. By sending the user a notification, you can alert them to a breaking news story, or send them a coupon and get them to buy something. That said, there’s a fundamental problem with how push notifications work on mobile. There are two popular mobile messaging APIs. On iOS, most developers tend to use Apple Push Notification Service (APNs). For Android specialists, the API of choice is Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM). Neither of these APIs provide delivery guarantees,…

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IMAX is coming to a home theater near you through a new certification program

Sep06
by on September 6, 2018 at 4:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


There’s nothing quite like seeing a movie captured in glorious 70mm film projected on a movie screen the size of a small building. IMAX and DTS now want to help bring some of that glory to your own home. The companies are launching a certification program for home theater equipment, simply called ‘IMAX Enhanced.’ Though IMAX and DTS are woefully vague on details, the goal is to “make it easier for consumers to select the products and content that will deliver the highest-quality, sharpest 4K HDR images”  and immersive sound on AV devices that have been “optimized to play digital re-mastered…

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