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• US official considers laptop ban on all international flights - CNET

  28-05-2017 21:53 via cnet.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says restrictions on electronics larger than a phone could be coming to more flights to and from the US.
  
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• Google's gaming AI is retiring from beating human players - CNET

  28-05-2017 21:19 via cnet.com
  
  After taking down human Go champion Ke Jie, the AlphaGo program will use its brains to help scientists tackle society's most complex problems.
  
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• How to make a Star Wars Jabba the Hutt body pillow - CNET

  28-05-2017 20:50 via cnet.com
  
  Jabba the Hutt, huggable? Surprisingly, yes. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars by making this cuddly Jabba body pillow.
  
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• Stephen Fry: Facebook and other platforms should be classed as publishers

  28-05-2017 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Speaking at Hay festival, writer accuses ‘aggregating news agencies’ of not taking responsibility for their contentStephen Fry has called for Facebook and other “aggregating news agencies” to be reclassified as publishers in order to stop fake news and online abuse spreading by making social media subject to the same legal responsibilities as traditional news websites.Outlining his “reformation” for the internet, as part of the Hay literary festival’s pr
  
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• Woz: Tesla, not Apple, will have the next tech moonshot - CNET

  28-05-2017 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: Apple co-founder says he's betting on Tesla to be at the forefront of the next big thing. He says Elon Musk creates products to please himself.
  
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• British Airways: Chaos continues at Heathrow

  28-05-2017 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a third of departures are cancelled, as disruption caused by an IT crash enters a second day.
  
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• Apple developing dedicated AI chip for iPhone, iPad: Report

  28-05-2017 19:32 via zdnet.com
  
  Apple sees artificial intelligence in its future. According to a new report, Apple is developing a dedicated AI chip named Apple Neural Engine to offload tasks for better device performance.
  
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• Google's AlphaGo retires after beating world champ - CNET

  28-05-2017 19:01 via cnet.com
  
  Google's AI program wins all three matches against human Go champion Ke Jie. Its next move: help scientists tackle society's most complex problems.
  
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• GIMP

  28-05-2017 18:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a superb free alternative to Adobe Photoshop, and comes with a huge array of professional-quality functions for fine-tuning images and photos, and creating your own artwork from scratch.
  It includes layers, highly customizable brushes, filters and automatic image-enhancement tools, and support for a huge number of plugins (some pre-installed, and others available to download separately).Its active community of contributors means it’s in constant
  
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• Artificial intelligence and machine learning: How to invest for the enterprise

  28-05-2017 17:42 via zdnet.com
  
  Investing in AI requires different skills and approaches from buying process automation software like ERP or CRM. A world-leading expert explains what you need to know.
  
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• Trump tweetstorm accuses media of inventing leaks - CNET

  28-05-2017 17:37 via cnet.com
  
  Commentary: The US president, who once said he loves WikiLeaks, believes that many of the current leaks to newspapers are fake.
  
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• The brain cartographer: May-Britt Moser is unlocking the secrets of our in-built GPS

  28-05-2017 15:00
  
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• 'A white mask worked better': why algorithms are not colour blind

  28-05-2017 14:27 via theguardian.com
  
  When Joy Buolamwini found that a robot recognised her face better when she wore a white mask, she knew a problem needed fixingJoy Buolamwini is a graduate researcher at the MIT Media Lab and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League – an organisation that aims to challenge the biases in decision-making software. She grew up in Mississippi, gained a Rhodes scholarship, and she is also a Fulbright fellow, an Astronaut scholar and a Google Anita Borg scholar. Earlier this year she won a $50,0
  
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• Hay Festival 2017: Stephen Fry's warning for the web

  28-05-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Delivering a lecture at the Hay Festival, the actor said society could face "dire consequences".
  
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• The secret online world of British teens: how streaks, deep likes and ghosting define young lives

  28-05-2017 13:00
  
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• Uber boss Travis Kalanick's mother dies in boating accident

  28-05-2017 03:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Bonnie Kalanick, 71, was out on lake with husband Donald, 78, in Fresno, California, when boat reportedly hit a rock and sank The mother of Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber, has died in a boating accident. Bonnie Kalanick, 71, died after the boat she and her husband, Donald, 78, were riding hit a rock in Pine Flat Lake in Fresno county, California, authorities said.The couple from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Northridge have been longtime boaters. In a memo to Uber staff, Liane Hornsey, the chie
  
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• Google to US: Too expensive to provide wage data in gender suit - CNET

  28-05-2017 03:06 via cnet.com
  
  The tech giant says it's "burdensome" to meet Labor Department demands in a trial involving salary and gender at Google, says a report.
  
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• Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's mother killed in boating mishap - CNET

  28-05-2017 02:16 via cnet.com
  
  Kalanick's father was injured as well, when the couple's boat struck a rock.
  
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• A rare event that stopped an ancient war comes to the US soon - CNET

  28-05-2017 00:23 via cnet.com
  
  When a total solar eclipse surprised soldiers in ancient times, it brought an end to years of war. Now the same rare experience is coming to the US.
  
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• Mastercard upgrades Masterpass platform in Brazil

  28-05-2017 00:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The second generation of the digital payments service includes simpler digital wallet authentication and improved mobile features.
  
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