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• MIT System Outperforms Human Intution With The Algorithm - The Market Business

  17-10-2015 22:39 via
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  MIT System Outperforms Human Intution With The Algorithm
  The Market Business
  Computers are great at crunching numbers and figures compared to humans – supercomputers even more so, but the thing is, can they choose the most optimal path in the first place? That is the tricky bit – a computer will have to sift through even the ...
  MIT system outperforms human intution with algorithmsUPI.com
  MIT's Data Science Machine Could Soon Replace Human IntuitionKRWG News22
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• Cygnus Cargo Craft C

  17-10-2015 22:25 via pinterest.com
  
  Cygnus Cargo Craft Comes Together for Space Station ‘Return to Flight’ Blastoff in December
  
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• Verizon DROID Turbo 2 And DROID Maxx 2 Promotional Pamphlet Leak Confirms ... - Android Police

  17-10-2015 21:58 via
  Android Police
  Verizon DROID Turbo 2 And DROID Maxx 2 Promotional Pamphlet Leak Confirms ...
  Android Police
  Verizon's yearly refresh of its exclusive DROID line is fast approaching. The company will announce its new Motorola-produced phones on October 27th (a week from Tuesday), but thanks to a series of leaks, there won't be a lot of surprises on stage.
  Droid Turbo 2 leak hints at 'shatterproof' screen and Moto MakerEngadget
  New Verizon leak teases DROID Maxx 2 48-hour battery life, Turbo 2 Mo
  

• MIT System Outperforms Human Intution With The Algorithms - The Market Business

  17-10-2015 21:04 via
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  MIT System Outperforms Human Intution With The Algorithms
  The Market Business
  Computers are great at crunching numbers and figures compared to humans – supercomputers even more so, but the thing is, can they choose the most optimal path in the first place? That is the tricky bit – a computer will have to sift through even the ...
  MIT system outperforms human intution with algorithmsUPI.com
  'Data Science Machine' Acts as natural Complement to Human IntelligenceThe IUSB Prefac
  

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• Yakuza 5 Ready to be unveiled “Mid-November”, Sega Elaborates The Cause of Delay - Statesman Tribune

  17-10-2015 21:03 via
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  Yakuza 5 Ready to be unveiled “Mid-November”, Sega Elaborates The Cause of Delay
  Statesman Tribune
  It has been ages since anything was disclosed regarding Yakuza 5 but Sega does seem to be promising that the game is going to finally be released in the coming November. Through a blog post, Sega updated everyone on the Western version of this game.
  Yakuza 5 Set For “Mid-November”, Sega Explains DelayDispatch Times
  Yakuza 5's Long-Awaited Release Now Slate
  

• Apple ordered to pay $234 million over patent infringement claim - Mashable

  17-10-2015 20:12 via
  Mashable
  Apple ordered to pay $234 million over patent infringement claim
  Mashable
  Apple has been ordered by a court to pay $234 million to the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) after losing a patent infringement case filed by the group in 2014. The patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,781,752) related to an invention that increases ...
  University of Wisconsin-Madison wins $234M from Apple in patent disputeNOLA.com
  University of Wisconsin-Madison wins $234 million from Apple in patent suitThe Ve
  

• Why Humanity's Survival May Depend on Colonizing Mars

  17-10-2015 19:46 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  After decades of space exploration, and countless movies on the subject, why exactly does Mars continue to inspire such high levels of fascination?
  
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• NYC taxi cabs to test GPS-based fare meters and mobile technology to fight ... - Digital Trends

  17-10-2015 19:19 via
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  NYC taxi cabs to test GPS-based fare meters and mobile technology to fight ...
  Digital Trends
  The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is piloting a program that will install GPS-based fare meters in 1,000 of its yellow taxi cabs. The pilot, passed by the commission on Thursday, will also replace the irritating “Taxi TVs” with new ...
  NYC Yellow Cabs Might Say Goodbye to Back Seat Taxi TVsThe Monitor Daily
  Thousand NYC taxicabs to get GPS-based fare calculatorsT
  

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• Is it time to ditch Verizon's unlimited data plan? - CNET

  17-10-2015 19:06 via
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  Is it time to ditch Verizon's unlimited data plan?
  CNET
  A price hike on Verizon's unlimited data service may be the last straw for customers clinging to their grandfathered plans. The company said earlier this month that after November 15, it's bumping up the price of its unlimited data plan by $20 ...
  Sprint to Throttle 'Unlimited' Users After 23GBPC Magazine
  Sprint Corp To “Protect” 97% Of Its Customers By Throttling Data After 23GB UsageBidness ETC
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• New Close-Up Images of Pluto’s Moon Charon from New Horizons

  17-10-2015 18:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft provides a close-up view of Pluto’s moon Charon. The sweeping mosaic above is made from the highest-resolution images that NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will return of Charon. This view extends from the limb at left to the terminator, or day-night line, at right. From the left, the view moves from rugged […]
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• New Horizons Reveals Puzzling Patterns and Pits on Pluto

  17-10-2015 18:12 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The latest image from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveals an unusual clusters of small pits and troughs on Pluto. It seems that the more we see of Pluto, the more fascinating it gets. With its prominent heart-shaped feature, icy mountains, and “snakeskin” terrain, Pluto has already surprised New Horizons scientists with the variety and complexity […]
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• 'OK Google' Feature Removed From Chrome Browser - Forbes

  17-10-2015 16:49 via
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  'OK Google' Feature Removed From Chrome Browser
  Forbes
  With the release this week of Chrome 46, Google's browser lost the ability to trigger the search function with a simple verbal command. The now-iconic “OK Google” will no longer work with the desktop version of the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac OS X, ...
  Dell Chromebook 13 Review Roundup: Best Chrome OS Laptop So Far?Tech Times
  Google dumps Chrome Notifications and 'Ok Google' Voice Search for desktop usersInferse
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• 5 Awesome Features on the Valve Steam Controller - PC Magazine

  17-10-2015 15:08 via
  VentureBeat
  5 Awesome Features on the Valve Steam Controller
  PC Magazine
  Valve is releasing its own controller alongside the Alienware Steam Machine and the Valve Steam Controller combines the customizability of PC gaming, the precision of a mouse, and the comfort of a traditional controller into one device. Below are five ...
  Valve: Our Steam Support System Needs WorkGame Rant
  Valve Explains Why Steam Customer Service Is Still TerribleKotaku
  Alienware Steam Machine hands-on: Valve's vanguard f
  

• If Adobe won't retire Flash, just hit delete - Chicago Daily Herald

  17-10-2015 14:55 via
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  If Adobe won't retire Flash, just hit delete
  Chicago Daily Herald
  Arguably the most useless and obnoxious piece of near universally installed software, Adobe Flash has received another kick that ought finally to send it to its grave. A cyberespionage operation whose attack patterns suggest ties to the Russian ...
  Adobe's Flash Player is secure againPulse Headlines
  Adobe addresses latest Flash Player zero-day vulnerabilityRapid News Network
  Dropped by porn site, can Flash survive?World T
  

• Kinematic blocks are actuated, sensed through pins

  17-10-2015 12:00
  
  The Tangible Media Group at the MIT Media Lab now brings you Kinetic Blocks in their explorations with pin-based shaped displays.
  
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• Interior Department curbs future Arctic offshore drilling

  17-10-2015 08:10
  
  The Interior Department announced Friday it is canceling future lease sales and will not extend current leases in Arctic waters off Alaska's northern coast, a decision that significantly reduces the chances for future Arctic offshore drilling.
  
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• Fast-Food Restaurant Lets Live Chicken Run Its Twitter

  17-10-2015 08:10 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  An Australian fast-food chicken franchise says it has solicited a hen named Betty to run its Twitter account by placing a computer in her coop.
  
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• Threatened sea duck may be reintroduced in southwest Alaska

  17-10-2015 07:50
  
  A colorful, threatened sea duck whose numbers plummeted in Alaska may be reintroduced to the southwest corner of the state.
  
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• Seeking love on Wall Street: Match.com owner files for IPO

  17-10-2015 07:29
  
  Match Group is swiping right and hopes investors will do the same: The parent of Tinder, Match.com and OkCupid is filing for an initial public offering of stock.
  
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• U.S. Will Require Drones to Be Registered

  17-10-2015 02:02 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The federal government will require people buying unmanned aircraft systems to register with the DOT, after concerns over close calls with planes.
  
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• Android Circuit: Moto X Style Defeats iPhone 6S Plus, Priv Launch Date ... - Forbes

  17-10-2015 01:46 via
  Forbes
  Android Circuit: Moto X Style Defeats iPhone 6S Plus, Priv Launch Date ...
  Forbes
  Taking a look back at seven days of news across the Android world, this week's Android Circuit includes Samsung's 3D Touch ambitions, a review of the OnePlus 2, the latest research on Android's vulnerabilities, Google's inability to force OS updates, ...
  Samsung Teases 'Pink Gold' Note 5PC Magazine
  Samsung releases new pink Note 5 to combat iPhone 6S in South KoreaCNET
  Advance Sales of iPhone 6S Halted
  

• Apple Ordered to Pay $234 Million to University

  17-10-2015 01:20 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A jury ordered Apple on Friday to pay more than $234 million for incorporating a University's patented technology without permission.
  
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• Public Dating: Owner of OkCupid, Tinder Files for IPO

  17-10-2015 00:59 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Match Group Inc, the owner of dating services such as Tinder, OkCupid and Match.com, filed on Friday for an initial public offering of common stock.
  
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• Ocean Research Institute Says Hack Linked to China

  17-10-2015 00:31 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The private, nonprofit facility does scientific research on the world's oceans as well as classified defense work for the government.
  
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