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How machine learning systems sometimes surprise us

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John Biggs@johnbiggs / 14 hours ago This simple spreadsheet of machine learning foibles may not look like much but it’s a fascinating exploration of how machines “think.” The list, compiled by researcher Victoria Krakovna,…

Better Car Safety Is One of Technology’s Biggest Promises

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One of the great promises of autonomous vehicles and driverless driving is technology's potential to vastly increase safety on the road. In its 2018 annual report, the Michigan Council on Future Mobility states that, ultimately, "the…

Envoy raises $43 million to digitize your office.

Jon Russell@jonrussell / 7 hours ago The office might not seem like an area in desperate need of disruption, but Envoy — a Silicon Valley company used to sign in over 100,000 visitors at offices across the world each day; and…

Facebook Messenger internally tests voice commands for chat, calls

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Josh Constine@joshconstine / 3 hours ago Facebook  Messenger could soon let you use your voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls and create reminders. Messenger for Android’s code reveals a new M assistant button…

Verizon Stops Data Throttling Firefighters, Apologizes

GETTY IMAGES NOAH BERGER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES "We didn’t live up to our own promise." By David Grossman Aug 24, 2018 Days after data throttling a fire department fighting the largest fire in California…

Imran Chaudhri discusses how we can regain control over our devices–and how Apple can do better.

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[Source Images: Apple, VLPA/iStock BY KATHARINE SCHWAB7 MINUTE READ It’s been a decade since the British designer Imran Chaudhri first imagined a user interface that would introduce millions of people to the smartphone. Chaudhri joined…

How We help our Clients Profit with Production.

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What is an API, In English, Please.

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Artwork by Phillip Blackowl. Spanish translation. Portuguese translation. Petr GazarovFollow Software developer https://github.com/petrgazarov Aug 13, 2016 Before I learned software development, API sounded like a kind of…

TAG! YOU’RE SAFE.

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Why tagging your workforce could save money and lives BETTER DECISIONS IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS When an industrial plant shuts down for routine maintenance, it can be a complex…

The Best Unified Communications blogs on the Web

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Blogs, News, Info and more   Rob Scott During our online searches we have come across some remarkable sites dedicated to telecoms, VoIP, unified communications and much more. Here’s some of the notable ones. (none of these…