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Google

Many Google Duplex ‘AI’ Calls Are Actually Made by Humans

Last year, when Google first showed off its new Duplex feature that used artificial intelligence to make calls for users, it terrified us because it sounded so human. During the demonstration, Google CEO Sundar Pichai presented Duplex as being an entirely au…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Virtual Reality

Five DIY Virtual Reality Projects for Students

Google’s VR Tour Creator offers an excellent way to create virtual tours that can be viewed in your web browser and or in the Google Expeditions app. Google’s Street View imagery is the backbone of the VR Tour Creator. To start creating a tour you have to i…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Riots

Politics this week

Early results from Indias election, which was carried out in seven stages from mid-April, showed that the Bharatiya Janata Party led by Narendra Modi would remain in power. During the campaign, Mr Modi had stressed Hindu nationalism more than economic develop…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Electric Car

Why Tesla’s stock is brutally damaged

Teslas stock (TSLA) price is in full meltdown mode just like a defected electric car battery. Shares of the cash hemorrhaging electric car outfit led by the one and only Elon Musk has tanked more than 43% this year. A good chunk of the losses 26% have come i…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

How climate change can fuel wars

ON THE OUTSKIRTS of Baga Sola, a small town in Chad not far from the border with Nigeria, is a refugee camp called Dar es Salaam. The name means haven of peace, but the surrounding area is an inferno of war, spilling across the borders of four countries: Chad…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Doping in Cycling

NBCSN to air 30-minute interview with Lance Armstrong

NBCSN will broadcast an interview with Lance Armstrong following Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. The network announced Thursday that the 30-minute special will start after the game on Wednesday night. Armstrong will discuss his career with Mike Tirico in “…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Doping in Cycling

NBCSN to air 30-minute interview with Lance Armstrong

NBCSN will broadcast an interview with Lance Armstrong following Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. The network announced Thursday that the 30-minute special will start after the game on Wednesday night. Armstrong will discuss his career with Mike Tirico in “…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Scotland

AWS Security Profiles: Stephen Quigg, Principal Security Solutions Architect, Financial Services Industry

In the weeks leading up to re:Inforce, well share conversations weve had with people at AWS who will be presenting at the event so you can learn more about them and some of the interesting work that theyre doing. How long have you been at AWS, and what do yo…

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Nukes

A Senior German Diplomat Is in Iran Trying to Convince Tehran to Stick to the Nuclear Deal

(BERLIN) — A senior German diplomat headed Thursday to Tehran to press Iran to continue to respect the landmark nuclear deal, despite the unilateral withdrawal of the U.S. and increasing pressure from Washington. Tensions have soared in the Mideast recently …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Elon Musk

Tesla shares bounce on leaked memo about rising sales – CTV News

Shares of Tesla, suffering one of the worst stretches in company history, rebounded Thursday after CEO Elon Musk told employees that orders are up. The company's stock closed up 1.4% to $195.49 on a volatile day that started out with a loss. Tesla stock has …

bubmagMay 23, 2019

Many Google Duplex ‘AI’ Calls Are Actually Made by Humans

Five DIY Virtual Reality Projects for Students

Politics this week

Why Tesla’s stock is brutally damaged

How climate change can fuel wars

NBCSN to air 30-minute interview with Lance Armstrong

NBCSN to air 30-minute interview with Lance Armstrong

AWS Security Profiles: Stephen Quigg, Principal Security Solutions Architect, Financial Services Industry

A Senior German Diplomat Is in Iran Trying to Convince Tehran to Stick to the Nuclear Deal

Tesla shares bounce on leaked memo about rising sales – CTV News

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