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DeepMind’s big losses, and the questions around running an AI lab

Venture Beast

GUEST: Last week, on the heels of DeepMind’s breakthrough in using AI to predict protein-folding came the news that the UK-based AI company is still costing its parent company Alphabet Inc hundreds of millions of dollars in losses each year. A tech company losing money is nothing new. The tech industry is replete with examples of companies who burn… Read More.

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Tesla Owners Can Now Customize Their Car Horns With Sounds Like Fart or Goat

Gizmodo

I now know when it is likely that I will have a heart attack. It will be when I’m walking, unsuspectingly, on the sidewalk and a Tesla happens to honk using the most terrifying sound I’ve heard in weeks: a bleating goat. Now, I’ve looked up videos of other goats bleating, and they do not scare me. In fact, they’re… Read more.

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Data experts tap their farming backgrounds to lead new Washington state agriculture tech startup

GeekWire

The Loftus Labs data analytics startup includes Patrick Smith, CEO of Loftus Ranches, a century-old hop farming operation pictured here. (Loftus Ranches Photo). As a fourth-generation Yakima hop farmer running a century-old family business, Patrick Smith has deep roots in Washington state’s agriculture sector. He also has a master’s degree in business analytics.

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Tannenberg interview: Capturing World War I on the Eastern Front

Venture Beast

Blackmill Games and M2H turned to the Eastern front with WWI multiplayer shooter Tannenberg, with an eye on adapting its iconic combat. Read More.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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What Valve’s top Steam titles of 2020 say about the state of video games

GeekWire

Bethesda and id Software’s Doom Eternal was one of the highest-grossing 2020 releases on the Steam digital storefront. (id Software Image). Valve Software announced the top 100 best-performing games of the year on its digital storefront Steam. While there aren’t many surprises, it further indicates that in the games industry, the concept of a simple end-of-year breakdown is quickly becoming a historical artifact.

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Warner Bros. fast-tracking Wonder Woman 3 with Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot on board

The Verge

Warner Bros. Just two days after Wonder Woman 1984 hit theaters and HBO Max, Warner Bros. says it has put the third installment in the franchise on the fast track. Gal Gadot will reprise her role as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and Patty Jenkins will once again write and direct, Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich said in a statement Sunday. “As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984 , we are excited to be able con

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New trailers: Tiger, Coming 2 America, The Little Things, and more

The Verge

Denzel Washington and Rami Malek star in The Little Things | Warner Bros. So I watched Wonder Woman 1984 and I may need to watch a second time before I decide what I think because right now I think it’s sort of a parody of 1980s movies that doesn’t quite hit the mark despite a fine performance by Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian!) as the villain. Also about to wrap season 7 in my binge-watch of Homeland.

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How machines are changing the way companies talk

Venture Beast

Businesses are changing the words they use in order to appeal to AI analysts and traders who assess SEC regulatory filings. Read More.

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Xiaomi Made Fun of Apple for Not Including Charger in Box, but Now Thinks It's a Great Idea

Gizmodo

It’s a lesson many of us learn throughout life: First they laugh at you, then they copy you. That’s exactly what Xiaomi did when it made fun of Apple for deciding to stop shipping wall chargers with its iPhones earlier this year. In the greatest of twists, just two months later, Xiaomi now thinks nixing wall chargers… Read more.

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How RPA could help distribute and track COVID-19 vaccines

Venture Beast

Robotic process automation, or RPA, could help with the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Read More.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Shifting to work structures that will serve us far better

Trends in the Living Networks

Cisco recently compiled a thought leadership article Employees choose hybrid: A look into the workforce of the future. The piece brings together brief contributions from Miyuki Suzuki , President Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China for Cisco, cybersecurity leader Magda Chelly , and Hariharan S , Managing Director Collaboration for the region at Cisco, as well as myself.

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Twin Mirror review — A journalist uncovers a small town’s crisis

Venture Beast

A journalist's return to his hometown begins a murder mystery that ultimately sheds light on the opioid crisis in America. Read More.

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That time when Steve Jobs and Bill Gates shared the stage in a joint interview

TechSpot

The year was 2007. Microsoft was as dominant force as ever in the tech industry. Bill Gates was the company's chief software architect. Windows Vista was on its first year. Internet Explorer was the top web browser and the Xbox 360 was proving naysayers wrong. Apple was back in the.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 20, 2020

GeekWire

Get caught up on the latest technology and startup news from the past week. Here are the most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 20, 2020. Sign up to receive these updates every Sunday in your inbox by subscribing to our GeekWire Weekly email newsletter. Most popular stories on GeekWire. How the SolarWinds hackers are targeting cloud services in unprecedented cyberattack.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Sunday's Best Deals: Belei Skincare Sale, Killer Queen Black, 16GB DDR4 XPG RAM, Nintendo Switch Anker Powerbank, 1080p Webcam, Bathroom Organizers, and More

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A 1080p webcam and a sale on Belei skincare products lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more.

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