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How Far has Face-Tracking Technology Come in 2016?

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These Snapchat filters use computer vision, the complex process by which a program can detect objects in the real world. To take face-tracking technology one step further, developers have to introduce machine learning to the Viola-Jones Algorithm and teach a program not only how a face can move, but also how various faces can differ.

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Top Technology News for 7 June 2016

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Apple at WWDC 2016: What's rumored, what we expect, what we'd like to see - CNET. Facebook founder's social networks hacked - CNET. NASA Awards Grants to Two Universities for STEM Education Programs. Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of May 29, 2016. Scripps Co. Scripps Co.

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James Madison University Seeks Professor – Intelligence Analysis Program

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Please look it over and share it with others that may have an interest: Assistant / Associate Professor - Intelligence Analysis Program. Posted: 03/03/2016. The term of the position runs from mid-August 2016 to mid-May 2017. Institution: James Madison University. Location: Harrisonburg, VA. Type: Full Time.

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Digital Transformation Europe Forum 2016: Q&A With Fergus Boyd, VP, Digital And IT, Yotel

Forrester IT

This week, Forrester's European Digital Transformation Europe Forum 2016 kicks off in London at the Lancaster on June 8-9. Myself and Forum co-host Benjamin Ensor are very excited about the program that we have been able to put together across the two days. Come and join us by register ing today! Technology Management.

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Tech Companies That Missed the Mark in 2016

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From Snapchat Spectacles to virtual reality, 2016 was a year of innovation and growth in the tech industry. Normally, Google is one of those companies that does very well with their pranks, but 2016 brought one that didn’t have many people laughing. Not even Apple was free from the tech company fray in 2016. Rick Delgado.

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Social giving startup Give InKind acquired by gift card company Wolfe

GeekWire

Founded in 2016, Give InKind aims to help streamline the giving process between friends and family and those in need of meals or other aid as they go through difficult life situations. It graduated from Graham & Walker’s accelerator program in 2019. It sold GiftCards.com for $120 million in 2016. Give InKind raised $3.3

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Seattle’s newest unicorn: Rec Room raises $100M as social gaming popularity fuels big growth

GeekWire

We are one of many, and we’re excited to add a consumer social company to that mix.” Rec Room initially premiered in June 2016 on the Steam digital storefront, but has since grown to include several other platforms, including iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox and Oculus. Gaming company or social company? GeekWire File Photo).

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