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50/50 chance machines could beat humans at 'every task' in 45 years: study - CTV News
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CTV News
While technology titans like Amazon, Apple and Google are rushing to roll out artificially intelligent (AI) virtual assistants to help us stream music or find the nearest sushi spot, a recent study suggests it won't be too long before intelligent ...
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Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...
Longest Day to raise funds for Alzheimer's research - Eastern Arizona Courier
Eastern Arizona Courier
Eastern Arizona Courier
... card games, chess and checkers. We'll also have a bunch of snacks,” said John Smallwood, Senior Center activity director. “We'd like families to come down and play games, and also to donate so that we can continue to help (Alzheimer's) research.”.
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Monthly Music Series: The Wee Heavies - South County Times
South County Times
The Monthly Music Series at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave., will feature the Wee Heavies on Wednesday, June 28. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Dedicated to music from and influenced by the Celtic tradition, the Wee Heavies sing mainly their ...
Artists Talk - Webster Kirkwood Times
Webster Kirkwood Times
Visit the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave., on Wednesday, June 21, 6 p.m., for an informal talk with artists from The Imagery of Chess: Saint Louis Artists. Brandon Anschultz, Juan William Chávez and Adrian Octavius Walker will offer behind ...
Zhou's Chess Tips Ease Markets While Keeping PBOC Strategy Dark - Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
"The central bank has stepped up communication with markets to avoid unusual fluctuations and stabilize expectations," said Wang Yifeng, an analyst at China Minsheng Banking Corp.'s research department in Beijing. "Promoting transparency and guidance ...
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Board game helps Mexican coffee farmers grasp complex ecological interactions - Phys.Org
Phys.Org
A chess-like board game developed by University of Michigan researchers helps small-scale Mexican coffee farmers better understand the complex interactions between the insects and fungi that live on their plants—and how some of those creatures can ...
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Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...
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Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess tournament in the world. Sparta and Pope John XXIII brought 32 players to the tournament. Griffin Brawer ...
Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney | Sparta NJ ... - The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
The Sparta Independent
NASHVILLE, TENN. — With over 5500 players from across the country, the SuperNationals Scholastic Chess Championship remains the largest chess ...
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The Next Move Is Always Yours: Understanding The Mindset Of Entrepreneurship - Forbes
Forbes
Forbes
With most games, such as chess, you follow an “I go, you go” structure. As soon as one move is made, you stay within the boundaries and limitations of the gameboard to make your move. The entrepreneurial game is not quite the same and is much more ...
Neural network predicts bond energies like a pro - Chemistry World (subscription)
Chemistry World (subscription)
'Chemists [can] make rational choices about molecular structures in the same way a chess grandmaster makes decisions about chess. An artificial intelligence system may predict better energies or geometries, but may not be able to make decisions,' says ...
Sparta students are more than pawns at chess tourney - The Sparta Independent
Why the ResMed Inc (CHESS) share price is at another record high - Motley Fool Australia
Motley Fool Australia
But this is no flash-in-the-pan small-cap that could collapse in half over a single month, as ResMed retains a strong growth outlook as its investments in research and development continue to stand the business in good stead over the long term. Wall ...
Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com - Corvallis Gazette Times
Corvallis Gazette Times
Corvallis Gazette Times
The clicking as competitors pressed buttons on time clocks. The scratching of pencil on paper as players recorded their moves. An occasional cough or clack of ...
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Quiet Riot: Chess players focus on moves | Local | gazettetimes.com - Corvallis Gazette Times
Corvallis Gazette Times
Corvallis Gazette Times
The clicking as competitors pressed buttons on time clocks. The scratching of pencil on paper as players recorded their moves. An occasional cough or clack of ...
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Briefly: Game Of Thrones Quiz, Chess Ultra, Aussie Sea Monsters ... - Lifehacker Australia
Lifehacker Australia
Lifehacker Australia
Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: Australian scientists prove acupuncture relieves pain, the strange underwater creatures found...
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With 'giving circles,' a sum far greater than its parts - SCNow
SCNow
SCNow
Floyd-Ransom used the grant to buy chess boards and age-appropriate chess books. She has since parlayed that stipend into attracting other donors, increasing club membership and organizing the mid-April D.C. All Girls Scholastic Chess Tournament at the ...
Chess instills new dreams in kids from rural Mississippi county - CBS News
CBS News
CBS News
Chess has been around for 1,500 years but until a couple of summers ago the ancient game was still mostly a mystery to the folks of rural Franklin County, Mississippi. Few had ever played chess before, many confused it with checkers. A chess board was ...
Messenger: In St. Louis, revolving door goes from City Hall to Lambert - STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
STLtoday.com
The company is the lobbying and political arm of wealthy political donor and chess aficionado Rex Sinquefield. Through its nonprofit Grow Missouri, it is running the process by which the city determines whether privatizing its top asset is a good idea ...