Chess Research
AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor the machine over the human in $1 million Go match - GeekWire
GeekWire
GeekWire
Next month's match against Sedol could be as big for fans of Go (and followers of AI research) as IBM's Deep Blue victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov was in 1997. The match will be streamed live from Seoul via You Tube from March 9 to 15.
Celtic ask the question once more of Aberdeen after perfunctory win over County - Herald Scotland
Herald Scotland
Herald Scotland
THIS was the equivalent of advancing your chess piece up the board then hastily slapping the clock. Your move. In beating Ross County with a performance that was more routine than remarkable, Celtic moved three points back in front at the top of the ...
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Calendar: Week of February 15 - CBS News
CBS News
CBS News
Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice, February 16; Watch live webcast, beginning 8:30 a.m. ET; Complete CBSNews.com coverage: Zika virus. Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of world chess champion Garry Kasparov's ...
Berlin: James Schamus Says This Election Season Echoes 1950s "Xenophobia" and "Slut-Shaming" - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...
Who needs faster computers? - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian
Remember the fable about the emperor and the man who invented chess. When asked to name his reward, the inventor requested that one grain or rice be ... But that's about to become history, he says. The industry road map to be released next month will ...
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South Korea Film Studios Are Finding a Place for "Interesting Female Personas" - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...
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An uninspiring mindset unmasked - Independent Online
Independent Online
Research on perceptive threat' highlights the way in which an external stimulus can provoke the application of a pre-existing belief or a pre-existing group attachment. This interaction between people and situations provides a compelling view of the ...
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Why Scalia's death could turn the the 2016 election upside down - Fox News
Fox News
LBJ, ever the great congressional chess master, figured the move would calm down the Senate's conservative southern Democrats. However, Johnson's scheme soon fell apart. Fortas was roughed up by the Senate Judiciary Committee – the first sitting ...
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Stop power struggle over photonics now - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
While Morelle's bill does not specifically reference Kaloyeros by name, it reads, "...no president of any SUNY or CUNY university shall receive annual compensation from any state agency, including the SUNY Research Foundation, which, in the aggregate ...
Community Calendar - Sandusky Register
Sandusky Register
Sandusky Register
... Countryside Park Main Office. Join Tom Kashmer in winter bird population research. ... Registration, 419-547-7174. Huron Public Library: Valentine Chess Tournament: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Two divisions - Middle School (grades 5-8) or High School (grades 9-12).
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Resistance may be futile, but it's fun Game Review: 'XCOM2' - Waterbury Republican American
Waterbury Republican American
Onboard, teams of scientists and engineers eagerly await your orders to build new tech and research alien artifacts. Much like the combat layer, the Avenger continues to evolve as you journey deeper towards disrupting the alien hierarchy. You can ...
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North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News
The Salem News
Middleton: Genealogy Class: Part 2, 6 to 7 p.m., Flint Public Library, 1 South Main St. Learn about research tools and facts about ancestors. For adults. Register at 978-774-8132. www.flintlibrary.org. Marblehead: Poetry Salon, 2 to 4 p.m., Abbot ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands Daily Facts
Cycle for ALS fundraiser: The Energy Lab, 304 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands, holds a Cycle for ALS fundraiser 2 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Funds raised will go to the Blazeman Foundation for ALS Inc., to be used for ALS research. For information on the Blazeman ...
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Go and the end of humanity as we know it - Rappler
Rappler
Rappler
Computers have been trying to beat humans at Chess and Go since the 1950's, but the first major breakthroughs didn't occur until 1977 when Northwestern University's "Chess" won a tournament against human participants. By 1980, the program Belle was ...
Nigeria without oil - Vanguard
Vanguard
Vanguard
Finland also has a very well educated work force, perhaps the best in Europe and it is always at the cutting edge of research and technology. Quality education unfortunately, is one of Nigeria's Achilles heels at the moment. In considering the ... A ...
$12B Army IT RFP is out - FCW.com
FCW.com
FCW.com
Cuts to the CHESS travel budget will make it harder for the Army component on its own to drum up interest across the service in ITES-3S, according to Neff. "We're looking, obviously, for industry folks that are going to go out and help sell this ...
Hannibal Buress Joining Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...
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French Researchers Make New Strides in Engineering Acoustic Absorption, Soon to 3D Print Metasurfaces - 3DPrint.com
3DPrint.com
From the smallest things—for instance, my son couldn't find his chess set after our recent move, so he just hopped on over to Thingiverse for ideas and then began 3D printing out a new one for the whole family to enjoy—including a new board. And to ...
Love In The Time Of Robots: A Chat With Ex Machina Director Alex Garland - The FADER
The FADER
The FADER
In Garland's movie, an alcoholic billionaire hermit-genius has created a self-aware humanoid android named Ava. The billionaire recruits a meek, low-level employee of his company to his far-off estate/research-lab/dance-palace. The employee has a task: ...
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ASX wavers over future of Chess platform as it begins work on blockchain settlement - Finextra (press release)
Finextra (press release)
The Australian Stock Exchange says it plans to hire more staff as it lays the groundwork for the introduction of of a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology. In its full-year report, the ASX provided more details on its plans ...
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