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How Digital Sight Will Change The Smart Home Forever

Jun19
by on June 19, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


In a remarkably short period we’ve become accustomed to phones and gadgets that interpret and react to our voices. Google Home’s voice match can even go as far as to recognizing different people, shifting preferences between entire accounts based on who it perceives it is hearing. With the speed at which this technology has iterated, it’s strange to even imagine that in 2011 Popular Science and others were bearish on it having truly ubiquitous success. Yet, now, nearly every big tech company worth its weight in silicon has launched a voice-controlled device, or integrated voice tech deeply into one of…

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Yelp uses machine learning to create Popular Dishes list

Jun19
by on June 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Yelp’s latest update will compile a list of Popular Dishes for each restaurant, using AI to figure out what everyone prefers to eat based on the restaurant’s reviews. The details: Yelp is using machine learning to skim the reviews for each restaurant in its considerable catalog. Once it does, it determines the most popular dishes based on the number of times they’re mentioned. You’ll see a list of Popular Dishes on each restaurant’s profile. Tapping on the list will bring you to a more detailed page with photos, price, and menu listing. For each dish, it shows relevant reviews mentioning…

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Yelp uses machine learning to create Popular Dishes list

Jun19
by on June 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Yelp’s latest update will compile a list of Popular Dishes for each restaurant, using AI to figure out what everyone prefers to eat based on the restaurant’s reviews. The details: Yelp is using machine learning to skim the reviews for each restaurant in its considerable catalog. Once it does, it determines the most popular dishes based on the number of times they’re mentioned. You’ll see a list of Popular Dishes on each restaurant’s profile. Tapping on the list will bring you to a more detailed page with photos, price, and menu listing. For each dish, it shows relevant reviews mentioning…

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GitHub’s free education bundle is now available to all schools

Jun19
by on June 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Software development isn’t just about writing code. It’s also about what you do with that code — testing, documenting, and proper source management. These skills are often left by the wayside in the classroom. GitHub wants to change that, and has announced that it’s expanding GitHub Education, and will begin offering it to all schools. Previously, GitHub Education was offered to a limited number of selected degree or certificate-granting educational instutitions. GitHub Education is a bundle of company’s tools and training. It comes with free access to GitHub Enterprise or Business Hosted, as well as teacher training for the platform…

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GitHub’s free education bundle is now available to all schools

Jun19
by on June 19, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Software development isn’t just about writing code. It’s also about what you do with that code — testing, documenting, and proper source management. These skills are often left by the wayside in the classroom. GitHub wants to change that, and has announced that it’s expanding GitHub Education, and will begin offering it to all schools. Previously, GitHub Education was offered to a limited number of selected degree or certificate-granting educational instutitions. GitHub Education is a bundle of company’s tools and training. It comes with free access to GitHub Enterprise or Business Hosted, as well as teacher training for the platform…

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