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The biggest AI takeaways from TNW2018

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by on June 4, 2018 at 3:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Artificial intelligence is the next frontier, and whether you’re worried about your job or excited about the opportunities, there are questions that need to be answered. At the Machine:Learners track at TNW Conference last month, leading experts did just that, by sharing their thoughts on the future of AI. In case you missed it (or if you want to relive it), we’ve recapped the highlights. Kevin Kelly, Co-founder of WIRED Kevin spoke at the very first TNW Conference 12 years ago. He was the biggest draw to the event, which clearly made it a nerve-wracking moment for TNW co-founders Patrick and…

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Ripple is giving universities $50M to research cryptocurrency and blockchain

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 2:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, Insights, world


After donating $29 million to an American public school charity, cryptocurrency giant Ripple is launching another $50 million fund — this time for universities. The new initiative, named University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), will provide $50 million in funding to universities for academic research and initiatives related to blockchain, cryptocurrency, and digital payments, the company announced on its blog today. Apart from the funding, Ripple is promising to provide subject matter expertise and technical resources to partner universities as part of this initiative. Ripple has so far partnered with 17 universities across the globe. The current list of UBRI participants includes Princeton…

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It’s official: Microsoft has acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion

Jun04
by on June 4, 2018 at 1:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


After much speculation, Microsoft has confirmed its acquisition of the social coding platform Github in an all-stock deal worth $7.5 billion. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to regulatory approval. As part of the purchase, Microsoft is installing a new CEO. Former Xamarin chief Nat Friedman will replace the outgoing GitHub CEO and co-founder, Chris Wanstrath. Microsoft says that Wandstrath will join the company as a technical fellow. The deal is unlikely to change the day-to-day running of GitHub. Microsoft says that the service will continue to run independently, and will retain its…

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May in Africa: WhatsApp tax, Kenyan satellites, and UberEATS

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by on June 4, 2018 at 1:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Imagine having to pay a daily tax to use social media. That’s what is facing Ugandan citizens as of last month. The country’s president says social media encourages gossip, and has therefore slapped a daily tax of 200 Ugandan shillings — about $0.05 USD — on services like WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook. Not entirely progressive, but then fairly par for the course considering what other African governments have been up to recently. The same month, Egypt imposed a ban on YouTube over a video it didn’t like, while Kenya now requires those that post videos on social media to obtain…

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