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• Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed to September (thank goodness)

  16-01-2020 23:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  Vaunted game studio CD Projekt Red (CDPR) today revealed it would be delaying it’s much-anticipated RPG, Cyberpunk 2077, from this coming April to September 17. We have important news regarding Cyberpunk 2077’s release date we’d like to share with you today. pic.twitter.com/aWdtR0grYV — CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) January 16, 2020 This is far from the only game to be delayed so far this year. It’s becoming something of an epidemic. The Final Fantasy VI
  
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• AlphaZero beat humans at Chess and StarCraft, now it’s working with quantum computers

  16-01-2020 22:27 via thenextweb.com
  
  A team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark let DeepMind‘s AlphaZero algorithm loose on a few quantum computing optimization problems and, much to everyone’s surprise, the AI was able to solve the problems without any outside expert knowledge. Not bad for a machine learning paradigm designed to win at games like Chess and StarCraft. You’ve probably heard of DeepMind and its AI systems. The UK-based Google sister-company is responsible for both AlphaZero and AlphaGo
  
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• Smash Bros Ultimate to get 6 more fighters. Who the heck could they be?

  16-01-2020 19:53 via thenextweb.com
  
  We learned at today’s Nintendo Direct that Super Smash Bros Ultimate’s latest fighter is Byleth, the reserved player character from Fire Emblem Three Houses. And while that reveal sounds a little underwhelming, fear not: we’re getting six more character between now and December 2021. Who could they be? Nintendo revealed Byleth over the course of a 40-minute Direct, in which Masahiro Sakurai showed off their moves and basically appreciated the Fire Emblem&nb
  
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• Accidental Tesla ‘butt dial’ upgrade highlights confusing future of car maintenance

  16-01-2020 16:59 via thenextweb.com
  
  Upgrading an internal combustion engine vehicle typically requires the help of a mechanic or a visit to the car’s dealership. But with Tesla‘s over-the-air software updates the future of vehicle modifications looks very different. Earlier this week, author, scholar, statistician, and self-professed flâneur, Nassim Nicolas Taleb, tweeted about his interactions with Tesla after he accidentally upgraded his EV with his posterior. According to Taleb, he “butt dialed” t
  
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• If a Japanese billionaire farted in front of you, what would you say?

  16-01-2020 16:48 via thenextweb.com
  
  Back in 2018, SpaceX revealed its first passenger for a trip to the moon will be none other than Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa. The space voyage, which is slated to take place in 2023, has since generated quite a buzz. So much so, that a local streaming service has picked it up as a serious matchmaking documentary, dubbed Full Moon Lovers. As part of this reality TV extravaganza, Maezawa is hoping to find a female playmate to accompany him on this stellar journey. To
  
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• A love letter to my entrancing Nintendo Switch

  16-01-2020 16:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  I wish I was a gamer, but that’s just not how it is.  I couldn’t name the latest and most anticipated video games, I thought COD (Call of Duty) was a fishing game for an embarrassing amount of time, and, when playing Grand Theft Auto, I work as a legitimate taxi driver and don’t kill anyone.  But there’s one gaming thing I’m absolutely sure of: the Nintendo Wii was way ahead of its time. All the way back in 2006, Nintendo was one of the first companies to
  
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• Why the extinction of mammoths may have forced us to invent civilization

  16-01-2020 16:04 via thenextweb.com
  
  Why did we take so long to invent civilization? Modern Homo sapiens first evolved roughly 250,000 to 350,000 years ago. But initial steps towards civilization – harvesting, then domestication of crop plants – began only around 10,000 years ago, with the first civilizations appearing 6,400 years ago. For 95 percent of our species’ history, we didn’t farm, create large settlements or complex political hierarchies. We lived in small, nomadic bands, hunting, and gathering. T
  
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• Don’t believe everything you read about AirPod sales

  16-01-2020 15:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  We can start this article with a fact: AirPods are incredibly popular. From there though, things start to get a little muddier. It’s pretty standard for Apple to not disclose sales figures, which means analyst firms have a tough job tracking the company. And one of the latest to put out a report is Strategy Analytics, who have looked at the tech giant’s progress with its true wireless earbuds. The report claims that Apple sold “nearly 60 million” AirPods in 2019, ta
  
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• Artificial intelligence isn’t just sci-fi. Learn to use it yourself for under $40. 

  16-01-2020 15:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Advances in AI and machine learning have everyday implications from Hollywood to your hometown and beyond, which is why resources like The Essential AI and Machine Learning Certification Training Bundle ($39.99, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals) can be a huge lift for anyone’s professional skill set.
  
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• $1.4B in illicit Bitcoin was laundered via Binance and Huobi last year, report says

  16-01-2020 15:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Blockchain researchers traced $2.8 billion in illicit Bitcoin believed to be laundered on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2019 — with over 50 percent ($1.4B) washed through major trading hubs Binance and Huobi. “Binance and Huobi lead all exchanges in illicit Bitcoin received by a significant margin,” said cryptocurrency analysis unit Chainalysis. “That may come as a surprise given that Binance and Huobi are two of the largest exchanges operating, and are subject to KYC
  
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• Strava’s ‘Year in Sport’ highlights astounding human achievements

  16-01-2020 14:37 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to Riding Nerdy, TNW’s fortnightly dive into bicycle-based tech, where we go into too much detail and geek out on all things related to pedal-powered gadgets. It’s that time of year when seemingly every tech company publishes a “year in review” where they look back at achievements made on their platform. This week was fitness app Strava’s turn when it released its Year in Sport review for 2019. One of the great things about Strava, security infringements as
  
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• Save 50% now on the meal planning app that takes the guesswork out of dieting

  16-01-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Eat This Much is dedicated to the idea that meal planning in a way that aligns with your goals doesn’t have monopolize hours of your free time. You can check out the effectiveness of the Eat This Much Automatic Meal Planning program with this one-year subscription plan, currently half off the regular price, just $29 from TNW Deals.
  
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• Foxconn teams up with Nanox to make futuristic X-ray machines

  16-01-2020 13:59 via thenextweb.com
  
  Foxconn announced it has invested in Israel-based startup Nanox, to produce futurist and affordable X-ray machines. Apart from investing $26 million, the Taiwanese company will also help with manufacturing these machines. The X-ray machine, called Nanox.arc, looks quite cool and only weighs around 70 kg. So, it’s very portable as compared to traditional X-ray machines that usually weigh a couple of hundred kilos Nanox said the idea is to make available where the traditional hospitals or c
  
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• Uzbekistan reportedly eyes national cryptocurrency mining pool

  16-01-2020 13:15 via thenextweb.com
  
  In an unusual move, Uzbekistan is reportedly looking to create a national cryptocurrency mining pool and digital asset exchange. One of the country’s government bodies, the National Agency for Project Management (NAPM), shared its plans at a press conference earlier this week, news.bitcoin.com reports. [Read: An introduction to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools] According to the report, the country’s national cryptocurrency mining pool will incentivize domestic and foreign min
  
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• Microsoft’s camera-based AI app solves your math problems

  16-01-2020 13:07 via thenextweb.com
  
  Microsoft has made several quirky and useful apps that can help you with daily problems and its new app seeks to help you with math. Microsoft Math Solver — available on both iOS and Android — can solve various math problems including quadratic equations, calculus, and statistics. The app can also show graphs for the equation to enhance your understanding of the subject.  [Read: Microsoft packs Excel, Word, Powerpoint, and PDF tools into one nifty app ] You can either type
  
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• Google is making it easier to browse for clothes directly in Search

  16-01-2020 12:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  Google wants to make it easier for you to find your style and browse for clothes directly in Search. The company is releasing a revamped shopping experience that aims to bring a wide array of clothes in one place, where you can sort items by style, department, and size type, among other things. The new experience also gives users quick access to reviews to help them make a decision. [Read: How to simplify your shopping routine with these handy apps] Here’s what that will look like: To use
  
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• What science teaches us about breaking bad habits

  16-01-2020 11:59 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s a new year and many people are in the mood for making a fresh start. And that often means giving something up (cigarettes, alcohol, junk food). Unfortunately, the odds of sticking with new year resolutions are not good. Come February, 80 percent of people will have given up giving up. So what can we learn from the 20 percent who make it? Some might just be lucky, but most – whether they realize it or not – will be using techniques based on scientific evidence. While you m
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin trading volume now over double the yearly average’

  16-01-2020 11:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Schopenhauer used to say: Live, laugh, love! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 15 2020, at a price of $8,807. That’s a minor 0.20 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$18.32. It was the lowest closing price in one day. We’re still 56 percent below Bitcoin&lsquo
  
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• Freelancers can solve the corporate innovation conundrum

  16-01-2020 10:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  While startups have been hot since the early 2000s, the last decade has seen many large corporations, long past the days of actually being considered startups, embrace the startup mentality. With “move fast and break things” being the prevailing wisdom in Silicon Valley over the past two decades, tech companies have sought to innovate faster and yield greater returns more rapidly than traditional timelines dictated. With shareholder expectations on the line, companies have sought to
  
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• Say hello to Ellen, the electric ferry with 57 times the battery capacity of a Tesla

  16-01-2020 09:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  It’s not just land-based vehicle manufacturers trying to clean up their emissions with electric transport, water-based modes of travel are too. Take Ellen, the electric-powered ferry that sails the west Baltic sea, for example. Unlike Sony’s recent shock concept car announcement, Ellen is in action and was ready to welcome its first customer aboard late last year. Before I tell you more about Ellen, let’s get the important numbers out the way. According to figures in a recent
  
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• Apple reportedly acquires Xnor.ai to boost on-device AI

  16-01-2020 07:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  Did you know that, according to CEO Tim Cook, Apple acquires a company every two to three weeks?  It’s just added another startup to its long line of AI acquisitions. According to a report by GeekWire, the Cupertino-based company has made a deal with Xnor.ai, an edge-based AI startup, for $200 million. What is edge-based AI, you may ask? It’s a type of AI that executes algorithms locally (meaning on the hardware it’s being used for), instead of relying on the cloud.
  
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• Jack Dorsey on Twitter’s edit button: “We’ll probably never do it”

  16-01-2020 03:15 via thenextweb.com
  
  The edit button, a feature just about every avid Twitter user has wanted at some point, will probably never become a reality. At least, that’s what Jack Dorsey says in a new Wired video. Dorsey answers several questions from Twitter users in the video, and inevitably someone asks whether we’ll get an edit button in 2020. “The answer is no,” says Dorsey in a matter-of-factly manner. Dorsey then goes on to explain some of the reasoning behind the decision. He notes th
  
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• A eulogy for my deceased PS4 controller (2014-2020)

  16-01-2020 01:43 via thenextweb.com
  
  We lost a warrior this week. On Monday night, my DualShock 4 controller, which has been my constant companion for almost six years, fell victim to a spilled water glass. But losing it has made me remember all the great games I played on my PlayStation 4, and just how much fun this generation of games has been. I was in the middle of my second Red Dead Redemption 2 when I was setting down my water. Given that I was looking at the game, I missed the coaster and set it down right on the
  
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• Google may soon let you record phone calls on Android

  16-01-2020 00:28 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’m pretty sure most of have wished we could record our phone calls at one point or the other. I often interview people over the phone, and it’s annoying to have to jerryrig a microphone setup. Maybe you want proof of a spam caller’s harassment. Or maybe you just want to give that you want to give your bank a taste of its own medicine and record your conversation for quality assurance. Google’s Phone app, used in Pixel and Android One devices, may soon let you (again). M
  
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