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Mark Karpelès faces US class action lawsuit over Mt Gox’s demise

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by on July 30, 2019 at 2:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Mark Karpelès, the ex-CEO of defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox, will have to face a class-action lawsuit in Philadelphia about the notorious company‘s demise five years ago. It comes after District Judge Robert Kelly threw out Karpelès’ request to dismiss the suit, which alleges he hid problems at the exchange from its users, Reuters reports. The case was brought forward by Gregory Pearce, a former Mt. Gox customer, who is representing himself as well as other victims affected by the exchange‘s failure. According to documents submitted in court, Pearce claims Karpelès was aware of “security bugs in the system but did…

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Almost a billion people watch esports {=~DATA!~=}

Jul30
by on July 30, 2019 at 2:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


My new Q3 Global Digital Statshot report – published in partnership with We Are Social and Hootsuite – reveals that almost 1 billion people around the world are already watching video game tournaments. Data from GlobalWebIndex shows that ‘esports’ audiences have grown by close to 50 percent over the past 12 months, with 22 percent of all internet users saying they’ve watched a video game tournament in recent months. Esports win with younger audiences The number of 16 to 24-year-olds watching esports is growing even faster, with the latest data suggesting that global audiences in this age group are up by…

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Video: F U, Instagram — here’s how to delete or deactivate your account

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by on July 30, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ugh, Instagram. I remember when the social network was fun, when it was just filled with cool pictures and didn’t know anyone on there. Now? Barely an hour goes by without someone I have a simmering resentment towards posting a bragging photo that’s meant to shroud their dull, pointless life, driving me into bubbling resentment. Or, maybe, you just don’t like how long you spend on there. Whatever your beef with Instagram is, we’ve put…

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Video: F U, Instagram — here’s how to delete or deactivate your account

Jul30
by on July 30, 2019 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media


Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ugh, Instagram. I remember when the social network was fun, when it was just filled with cool pictures and didn’t know anyone on there. Now? Barely an hour goes by without someone I have a simmering resentment towards posting a bragging photo that’s meant to shroud their dull, pointless life, driving me into bubbling resentment. Or, maybe, you just don’t like how long you spend on there. Whatever your beef with Instagram is, we’ve put…

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This AI detects 11 types of emotions from a selfie

Jul30
by on July 30, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence


The machine learning models that can detect our face and movements are now part of our daily lives with smartphone features like face unlocking and Animoji. However, those AI models can’t predict how we feel by looking at our face. That’s where EmoNet comes in. Researchers from the University of Colorado and Duke University have developed the neural net that can accurately classify images in 11 emotional categories. To train the model, researchers used 2,187 videos that were clearly classified into 27 distinct emotion categories including anxiety, surprise, and sadness.  The team extracted 137,482 frames from these videos and then excluded sets of…

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