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Google's AI is learning how to save your life - Computerworld

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 16:00

Computerworld

Google's AI is learning how to save your life
Computerworld
This month, it announced a research partnership with Moorfields Eye Hospital that will focus on applying machine learning to diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. It's also been working on ... Rather than find the best moves ...

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Google's AI is learning how to save your life - ITworld

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 15:58

Google's AI is learning how to save your life
ITworld
Rather than find the best moves through sheer computational force the way IBM's DeepBlue did to beat chess champion Gary Kasparov, AlphaGo's approach is based on convolutional neural networks and reinforcement learning, allowing it to essentially ...

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Google's AI is learning how to save your life - PCWorld

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 15:49

PCWorld

Google's AI is learning how to save your life
PCWorld
"We'd like to use these technologies to have a positive impact in the real world," he told an audience of AI researchers Tuesday at the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in New York. With more possible ... Rather than find the ...

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Stanley Kubrick's strange, controversial world comes alive in new exhibit - The Mercury News

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 12:04

Stanley Kubrick's strange, controversial world comes alive in new exhibit
The Mercury News
There are letters and research papers showing how movies really get made -- and how, sometimes, they don't. (Kubrick made 11 full-length films over ... B. Harris, whom he met while playing chess in a New York City park. He had an actual movie star ...

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Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap - Palo Alto Online

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 10:26

Palo Alto Online

Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap
Palo Alto Online
"This is huge; this lets us foster our culture of collaboration, and it gets our research and development teams together so they produce better products." Both companies hailed the new deal as a mutual win ... Under the cloud of looming redevelopment ...

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Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap - Mountain View Voice

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 09:35

Mountain View Voice

Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap
Mountain View Voice
"This is huge; this lets us foster our culture of collaboration, and it gets our research and development teams together so they produce better products." Both companies hailed the new deal as a mutual win ... Under the cloud of looming redevelopment ...

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Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap - Mountain View Voice

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 09:35

Mountain View Voice

Google, LinkedIn announce massive land swap
Mountain View Voice
"This is huge; this lets us foster our culture of collaboration, and it gets our research and development teams together so they produce better products." Both companies hailed the new deal as a mutual win that ... Under the cloud of looming ...

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Why Constant Learners All Embrace the Five-Hour Rule - Observer

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 08:09

Observer

Why Constant Learners All Embrace the Five-Hour Rule
Observer
To find out, we need look no further than chess grandmaster and world-champion martial artist Josh Waitzkin. Instead of ... Most professionals do a little research before the call, have the call, and then save their notes and move on. Somebody with a ...

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Democrat Evan Bayh expected to run for Indiana Senate seat - WANE

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 07:16

WANE

Democrat Evan Bayh expected to run for Indiana Senate seat
WANE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh is expected to make another run for Senate in Indiana, Democratic officials said Monday, a development that would dramatically improve the party's chances to win back the vacant seat, and Senate ...
Former Senator Evan Bayh Wants His Job BackThe Inquisitr

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JN school leadership summit promises to energise participants - Jamaica Observer

Tue, 07/12/2016 - 00:02

Jamaica Observer

JN school leadership summit promises to energise participants
Jamaica Observer
“We have two really great international speakers, one of them is Dr Christopher Emdin, who is from Columbia [University] and his research has surrounded using hip-hop to teach science. He's a science professor and he has a project called Science Genius ...

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Parents, Stop the Corporate Takeover of Public Ed … Opt-Out! - City Watch

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 23:42

Parents, Stop the Corporate Takeover of Public Ed … Opt-Out!
City Watch
The same officials have no problem closing schools in poor urban districts, treating citizens there as chess pawns, but they dare not offend an organized bloc in politically powerful communities. The opt out movement has been ridiculed by critics ...

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Democrat Evan Bayh expected to run for Indiana Senate seat - Chicago Sun-Times

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 17:09

Chicago Sun-Times

Democrat Evan Bayh expected to run for Indiana Senate seat
Chicago Sun-Times
In the game of chess that Democrats and Republicans play, even if Bayh can't win his old seat back, his candidacy would force Republicans to spend money in a state they had no plans to invest in. Bayh's campaign chest of nearly $9.3 million dwarfs the ...
Former Senator Evan Bayh Wants His Job BackThe Inquisitr

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Warren Buffett and the Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: A Performance Update - ValueWalk

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 13:27

ValueWalk

Warren Buffett and the Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville: A Performance Update
ValueWalk
Should advisors expect legendary value investors, like Warren Buffett, to deliver alpha to investors in the future? A look back at Buffett's 15-year track record, as well as the two funds he identified in 1984 as “superinvestors,” shows that passively ...

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13 Surprising Hobbies of Highly Successful People - Inc.com

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 12:56

Inc.com

13 Surprising Hobbies of Highly Successful People
Inc.com
... plus you can have a cup of tea and often a stimulating conversation while you play!" Branson says he's likely played thousands of games in his lifetime, and he tells The Telegraph afternoons on Necker Island are always spent on the beach ...

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Why the Opt-Out Movement Is Crucial for the Future of Public Education - Truthdig

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 12:05

Truthdig

Why the Opt-Out Movement Is Crucial for the Future of Public Education
Truthdig
The same officials have no problem closing schools in poor urban districts, treating citizens there as chess pawns, but they dare not offend an organized bloc in politically powerful communities. The opt out movement has been ridiculed by critics ...

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Democrat Evan Bayh may get into key Indiana Senate race - Chicago Tribune

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 10:15

Chicago Tribune

Democrat Evan Bayh may get into key Indiana Senate race
Chicago Tribune
In the game of chess that Democrats and Republicans play, even if Bayh can't win his old seat back, his candidacy would force Republicans to spend money in a state they had no plans to invest in. Bayh's campaign chest of nearly $9.3 million dwarfs the ...
Former Senator Evan Bayh Wants His Job BackThe Inquisitr

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Democracy and the Future of the United States - Center for Research on Globalization

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 07:13

Center for Research on Globalization

Democracy and the Future of the United States
Center for Research on Globalization
Global Research brings the English version of this important interview to the attention of its readers. .... that Presidents Putin and Xi, the real visionaries and excellent chess players in this geopolitical game, will be able to gently pull out all ...

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Don't Make Snap Judgments About Shootings Based On Viral Videos - The Federalist

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 06:53

The Federalist

Don't Make Snap Judgments About Shootings Based On Viral Videos
The Federalist
Scientific American explains: “Since the 1990s, when DNA testing was first introduced, Innocence Project researchers have reported that 73 percent of the 239 convictions overturned through DNA testing were based on eyewitness testimony. One third of ...

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For a happier family, stop overspending on kids - Mother Nature Network

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 06:18

Mother Nature Network

For a happier family, stop overspending on kids
Mother Nature Network
Your son's classmate receives private chess tutoring for $50 an hour. Your neighbors paid $3,000 for private college counseling services. Parents worry if they don't spend on extras, their ... Graff says there are no established federal guidelines for ...

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Outlander recap: Season 2 Episode 13 - Dragonfly in Amber - Scotland Now

Mon, 07/11/2016 - 05:50

Scotland Now

Outlander recap: Season 2 Episode 13 - Dragonfly in Amber
Scotland Now
Among these Roger finds Black Jack's commission (dated 1735), and a letter from Frank to the Reverend where he asks him to abandon his research into this particular ancestor. “He is not the man I thought,” Roger reads. They decide to take it all ...

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