Lyft has raised a total of $600 million in new funding, with a post-money valuation of $7.5 billion, the company announced via its blog on Tuesday. Reports had indicated the raise was in process, though the most recent figure pinned the total at $500 million, though that was prior to its closing. Lyft’s investment included new funding partners including Canada’s Public Sector… Read More
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Windows Ink debuted in the Anniversary Update last year. The new Creators Update adds just a few new features to Ink, but Microsoft says the coming back to school season will be full of excellent and affordable Ink-compatible devices.
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Get ready for a master class in conlangs. The post The Fascinating Art of Hollywood’s Made-Up Languages, From Dothraki to Klingon appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
One of the biggest challenges facing the development of AI is that it requires a huge amount of human input, both in terms of the involvement of people when it comes to identifying and inputting data up front, and in terms of the nature of data sets required to even make training AI systems possible to begin with. Google AI research Ian Goodfellow, who recently headed back to Google Brain after… Read More
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Given China’s determination to advance its IP systems and stature, China may well eclipse U.S. and Europe as the global center for intellectual property in just a few decades. This radical paradigm shift should be of utmost importance to Silicon Valley, particularly companies whose models and profits are based on proprietary intellectual property. Read More
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Storage is one area where USB Type-C can offer some advantages, and we’re seeing more storage options being released that leverage the new spec. WD has just announced another USB Type-C storage option that focuses on high capacity.
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If you’ve been dreaming of installing a top-of the-line Pascal graphics card in your Hackintosh of Mac Pro, now’s your chance, as Nvidia has delivered on its promise by releasing MacOS drivers.
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We’re fans of UE’s waterproof flying saucer speaker, which is available for almost 50 percent off its list price.
Source: CNET
“If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I have a price tighting,” and other opening lines from a machine pickup artist.
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Whether you’re gaming or editing video, the Ryzen 5 chips offer an interesting performance proposition that’s impossible to ignore. We’ll talk over the whole series thus far and let you know where the best chips lie.
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