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CastAR will return $1M in Kickstarter money and postpone augmented-reality ... - VentureBeat

Chess Research - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 11:48

VentureBeat

CastAR will return $1M in Kickstarter money and postpone augmented-reality ...
VentureBeat
CastAR was born as Technical Illusions in the greater Seattle area. It was started as a research project by Valve technologists Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson to build augmented-reality glasses, or ones that can overlay animations and other imagery on ...

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You CAN make money playing fantasy football: Father of three makes five ... - Daily Mail

Chess Research - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 11:33

Daily Mail

You CAN make money playing fantasy football: Father of three makes five ...
Daily Mail
For those thinking of jumping in and starting their own teams, he advises to carry out plenty of research. The best way to lose is to not do ... put New Yorkers back in the game. 'It's a skill that you can get better at,' adds Ricciardi, 'I kind of ...

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Ford makes their chess move in Silicon Valley - Examiner.com

Chess Research - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 10:47

Examiner.com

Ford makes their chess move in Silicon Valley
Examiner.com
Fields and a group of his top executives were in Palo Alto, California yesterday to celebrate the one year anniversary for the opening of the Ford Research and Innovation Center. The facility started with a small group of 15 employees and has now grown ...

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Why Beijing's South China Sea Moves Make Sense Now - The National Interest Online (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 09:02

The National Interest Online (blog)

Why Beijing's South China Sea Moves Make Sense Now
The National Interest Online (blog)
China's military activities on its ocean frontier have given rise to a fear that it's seeking to expand its power at the expense of others now that it has a more powerful navy. The essence of this idea is that China's activities are expansionist and ...

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The drive towards ethical AI and responsible robots has begun - Phys.Org

Chess Research - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 07:50

Phys.Org

The drive towards ethical AI and responsible robots has begun
Phys.Org
Rule-driven robots play a mean game of chess but feel nothing about winning or losing. They just pick moves that optimise a mathematical value function. Humans associate intelligence ... It aims to engage policymakers, create interdisciplinary teams of ...

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On Chess: And after all that, Magnus Carlsen is still the best - St. Louis Public Radio

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 02:00
On Chess: And after all that, Magnus Carlsen is still the best  St. Louis Public Radio

It's been a strange year at the top of the chess standings. Going into the year before the first Grand Chess Tour stop in Norway, the elite had distanced.

How This Missouri Mega-Donor Is Making His Pet Projects Part Of The 2016 Elections - Huffington Post

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 12/16/2015 - 02:00
How This Missouri Mega-Donor Is Making His Pet Projects Part Of The 2016 Elections  Huffington Post

WASHINGTON — Amid troubles back home over how to close a $765 million deficit, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback traveled across the border earlier this year to ...

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New Jersey stay-at-home dad makes six figures creating fantasy sports teams - New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 20:17

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

New Jersey stay-at-home dad makes six figures creating fantasy sports teams
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
He says the best way to lose is to not do any research on the athletes before assembling a team. Although an estimated 56 million people ... “It's a skill that you can get better at,” adds Ricciardi, "I kind of compare it to chess.” Others say it's ...

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The drive towards ethical AI and responsible robots has begun - The Conversation AU

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 20:09

The Conversation AU

The drive towards ethical AI and responsible robots has begun
The Conversation AU
Rule-driven robots play a mean game of chess but feel nothing about winning or losing. They just pick moves that optimise a mathematical value function. Humans associate intelligence ... It aims to engage policymakers, create interdisciplinary teams of ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 16:02

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, ... Proceeds help fund cancer research and patient services. For information, call 909-307-8900.

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Woodall Chess Team competes at TU - Tahlequah Daily Press

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 09:56

Woodall Chess Team competes at TU
Tahlequah Daily Press
12, Woodall School chess team members Payton Smith, Cannon Smith, Bodee Jimerson, Tyger Jimerson, Darryn Spahr, Ty Brant, Toben Aguilar, Brycen Smith, and Carolina Smith competed in the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization's University of ...

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Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose - Atlas Obscura

In the News - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 08:40

Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose
Atlas Obscura
Now just trade your stove in for a chessboard and you're good to go. (Photo: Brianna Lehman/Flickr). The game is a few steps away from checkmate. The players are hunched over the board, breathing hard. Queen to h7–a rush of cayenne! Knight to h8–a ...

Urban Planning Without Social Equity is Like Playing Chess Without the Queen - San Diego Free Press

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 08:05

Urban Planning Without Social Equity is Like Playing Chess Without the Queen
San Diego Free Press
Now, research shows that increasing freeway capacity does not reduce traffic congestion but, to the contrary, has significant social cost in the form of divided communities, pollution, and blight. Moreover, reducing greenhouse-gas emissions is becoming ...

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Canberra physics geniuses top ATAR ladder - The Canberra Times

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 07:01

Canberra physics geniuses top ATAR ladder
The Canberra Times
However, life is not full of theories and equations for Mr Hoek, who plans to study for a bachelor of philosophy in physics and maths research at the ANU. He also enjoys playing chess, bike riding and relaxing, when he's not working on his computer ...

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Liftoff! New Space Station Crew Launch Includes a First for the UK - Space.com

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 05:39

Space.com

Liftoff! New Space Station Crew Launch Includes a First for the UK
Space.com
"And that really opens the door for Great Britain; it opens the door in terms of the scientific community that can now enjoy participating in the scientific research we do onboard the space station. It also opens the door for U.K. industry to become ...

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The future military-artificial intelligence complex? - FT Alphaville (registration)

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 05:16

The future military-artificial intelligence complex?
FT Alphaville (registration)
Well, chalk one up for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's research team. Their recent 300 page report on ... But in 2005, two amateurs working with three PCs defeated a field of chess champions and machines themselves. … [it's about] the strategic ...

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The future military-artificial intelligence complex? - FT Alphaville (registration)

Chess Research - Tue, 12/15/2015 - 05:16

The future military-artificial intelligence complex?
FT Alphaville (registration)
Well, chalk one up for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's research team. Their recent 300 page report on ... But in 2005, two amateurs working with three PCs defeated a field of chess champions and machines themselves. … [it's about] the strategic ...

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