Google's AlphaGo wins historic match against Go grandmaster after three consecutive wins in five-game series
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As remainder of five-game match plays out, Lee Se-dol finally beats Google's AlphaGo in game four
Go champion Lee Se-dol strikes back to beat Google's DeepMind AI for first time — AlphaGo wrapped up victory for Google in the DeepMind Challenge Match by winning its third straight game …
Sources: Justice Department debating how to resolve standoff with WhatsApp over encryption in non-terrorism investigation
WhatsApp Encryption Said to Stymie Wiretap Order — WASHINGTON — While the Justice Department wages a public fight with Apple over access to a locked iPhone …
Microsoft Store no longer accepting Bitcoin, will let users spend remaining balance but won't offer refunds
Microsoft's Windows 10 Store No Longer Accepting Bitcoin — Microsoft has silently removed support for Bitcoin in the Windows 10 Store, despite the fact that the company adopted …
Microsoft will open-source AI development platform based on Minecraft
AIX uses the Minecraft gaming platform for testing new research — Microsoft has decided to open-source a platform used by its researchers to test artificial-intelligence projects. — The AIX platfo...
Spurred on by Apple/FBI standoff, Facebook, Google, Snapchat plan to increase encryption of user data; WhatsApp plans to add encrypted voice calls within weeks
Facebook, Google and WhatsApp plan to increase encryption of user data — Spurred on by Apple's battles against the FBI …
Hedge fund giant Bridgewater Associates hires ex-Apple executive Jon Rubinstein as Co-CEO
The biggest hedge fund in the world just announced a big shake-up — Bridgewater Associates, the $169 billion hedge fund behemoth led by Ray Dalio, just announced a big shake-up in its executive rank...
Study: Analysis of 10M tweets from 2M+ accounts predicted Hurricane Sandy damage location and severity better than FEMA models
Twitter can predict hurricane damage as well as emergency agencies — In October 2012, meteorologists noticed a massive low-pressure system forming over the waters south of Cuba.
DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis on how AI will shape the future
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GM, Toyota, VW and others test systems that nudge or alert drivers who aren't paying attention
GM, Toyota, Volkswagen and others test systems that nudge or alert drivers who aren't paying attention — Soon your car may be able to give you a lifesaving nudge before you fall asleep at the wheel.
The challenges and opportunities of a second mobile revolution in which smartphones deliver essential services in the developing world
The Second Smartphone Revolution — Benedict Evans tweeted out this chart yesterday: … The first 2.5bn smartphones brought us Instagram, Snapchat …
Once #1 smartphone brand in India, Micromax faces falling sales, management turmoil, and lack of funds for R&D after Alibaba passed on $1.2B deal for 20% stake
India's Micromax, once a rising star, struggles — A year ago, Micromax vaulted past Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to become India's leading smartphone brand.
Interview with Flipagram CEO Farhad Mohit, who claims app has 36M active users, up from 10M in 2015
Why Aren't More People Talking About Flipagram? (Q&A) — Roughly 18 months ago, Flipagram was little more than a smartphone utility, an app for users to stitch photos into a slideshow … Tweets: @ing...
Behind Valve's Greenlight and Early Access programs for developers: bad games, minimum transparency, and ineffectual user votes
Inside The Murky Process Of Getting Games On Steam — These days, it seems like Valve will let just about anything on Steam.
Amazon Echo, initially ridiculed, could be the next must-have gadget
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Inside the five-year development of Sony's PlayStation VR headset expected to ship later this year
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DJI Phantom 4 review: great autonomous features, reliable and powerful flight, but expensive at $1399
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Epic's Tim Sweeney is missing the point: the restrictions of the Universal Windows Platform make PCs easier to use and more secure
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2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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