Day: August 16, 2017

OpenAI bot bursts into the ring, humiliates top Dota 2 pro gamer in ‘scary’ one-on-one bout

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In a shock move on Friday evening, the software agent squared up to top Dota 2 pro gamer Dendi, a Ukrainian 27-year-old, at the Dota 2 world championships dubbed The International. The OpenAI agent beat Dendi in less than 10 minutes in the first round, and trounced him again in a second round, securing victory Read more about OpenAI bot bursts into the ring, humiliates top Dota 2 pro gamer in ‘scary’ one-on-one bout[…]

rechargable safe battery

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Through Ionic Materials’ invention of a novel solid polymer electrolyte material that conducts ions at room temperature, we are on the verge of revolutionizing battery technology. A truly solid state battery is now possible. Significant improvements in battery safety, performance and cost are achievable with ionic conductivities that exceed those of traditional liquid systems over Read more about rechargable safe battery[…]

MIT Real time automatic image retouching on your phone

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System can apply a range of styles in real-time, so that the viewfinder displays the enhanced image. […] at Siggraph, the premier digital graphics conference, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Google are presenting a new system that can automatically retouch images in the style of a professional photographer. It’s so Read more about MIT Real time automatic image retouching on your phone[…]

70% of Windows 10 users haven’t turned of privacy invasion

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Microsoft claims seven out of ten Windows 10 users are happy with Redmond gulping loads of telemetry from their computers – which isn’t that astounding when you realize it’s a default option. In other words, 30 per cent of people have found the switch to turn it off, and the rest haven’t, don’t realize it’s Read more about 70% of Windows 10 users haven’t turned of privacy invasion[…]

Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps

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A federal class action lawsuit filed last week in California alleges that the Walt Disney Company is violating privacy protection laws by collecting children’s personal information from 42 of its apps and sharing the data with advertisers without parental consent. The lawsuit targets Disney and three software companies — Upsight, Unity, and Kochava — alleging Read more about Disney sued for allegedly spying on children through 42 gaming apps[…]

DNA Testing Data Is Disturbingly Vulnerable to Hackers

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In a new study that will be presented next week at the 26th USENIX Security Symposium in Vancouver, University of Washington researchers analyzed the security practices of common, open-source DNA processing programs and found that they were, in general, lacking. That means all that super-sensitive information those programs are processing is potentially vulnerable to hackers. Read more about DNA Testing Data Is Disturbingly Vulnerable to Hackers[…]