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I met Geoffrey Hinton at his house on a pretty street in north London just four days before the bombshell announcement that he is quitting Google. Hinton is a pioneer of deep learning who helped develop some of the most important techniques at the heart of modern artificial intelligence, but after a decade at Google,…

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Daily Crunch: In United States’ second-largest bank failure, feds seize First Republic Bank and sell it to JPMorgan Chase by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch

You’re streaming the Sims to your loyal Twitch followers, when suddenly, a fire ignites in the middle of your virtual home. As you scramble to put out the fire before the Sim firefighters arrive, another flame appears out of nowhere. In the Twitch chat, your fans are giggling — they have caused quite the ruckus […]

Wreak havoc on your favorite streamer’s game with Crowd Control by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

In many meaningful ways, the robot vacuum has been a true success story. The category is broadly considered to be the first mainstream home robot — and 21 years after the first Roomba went on sale, it continues to stand alone. It did one job, and it largely did it well. It was repeatable, the […]

Neato Robotics is being shut down after 18 years by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

The real estate industry has historically been slow to adopt new technologies. Here are six reasons why the industry as a whole needs to shift its attitude and start embracing technology.

A noninvasive brain-computer interface capable of converting a person’s thoughts into words could one day help people who have lost the ability to speak as a result of injuries like strokes or conditions including ALS.  In a new study, published in Nature Neuroscience by researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, a model trained…

In today’s fast-paced world, maximizing productivity is essential for success. From leveraging technology to implementing smart time-allocation strategies, here are some practical tips and expert insights for small business owners to boost productivity and achieve their goals.