AI is now learning to evolve like earthly lifeforms

The findings can have important implications for the future of AI and robotics research. Evolution is hard to simulate 40% off TNW Conference! Mosquitos have thermal vision to spot body heat. Bats have wings to fly and an echolocation apparatus to navigate dark places. Sea turtles have flippers to swim and a magnetic field detector system to travel very long distances. Interestingly, all these species descended from the first lifeform that appeared on Earth several billion years ago....

October 31, 2021 · 2 min · 270 words · Jenna Burton

How to use Python to figure out why your friends have more friends than you

Do your friends, on average, have more friends than you? If you are an average person, there is a high chance that you havefewerfriends than your friends. This is called the friendship paradox. This phenomenon states that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average. Minimal example To understand why the friend paradox exists, lets start with a minimal example. We will create a online grid of people....

October 31, 2021 · 2 min · 303 words · Donna Case

This Solar Generator system can keep the lights on when everyone else goes dark — and it’s over 25 percent off

And that doesnt even account for the hundreds of other smaller outages that happen every day. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Power problems will happen. And its impossible to assume the lights will always come back on when you need them.

October 31, 2021 · 1 min · 43 words · Maureen Warren

Face recognition in schools normalizes surveillance — and threatens kids’ privacy

It would make things a lot faster at checkout though. Her words validate the concern that children aremuch less awareof their data rights compared to adults. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The technologies are powered by artificial intelligence (AI), specifically the technology known as machine learning. Machine learning predicts outcomes based on historical data, or algorithms, that have been fed into the system. The software adapts through this experience, in time learning to generate predictions more easily....

October 30, 2021 · 2 min · 239 words · Daniel House

How AI is driving powerful new Photoshop features — and shaping Adobe’s product strategy

This article is part of our series that explores thebusiness ofartificial intelligence. In turn, the use of AI is shaping Adobes product strategy. A similar feature automatically creates mask layers for all the objects it detects in a scene. 40% off TNW Conference! Adobe has also improved Neural Filters, a feature it added to Photoshop last year. Neural Filters usemachine learning to add enhancements to images. Many of the filters are applicable to portraits and images of people....

October 30, 2021 · 2 min · 376 words · Michael Zimmerman

How to send disappearing messages in every damn chat app

Theyre not a new invention, but many people still dont know they exist. While some apps have offered ephemeral messages for years, others have only recently rolled them. If youre keen to try them out, weve got you covered. WhatsApp 40% off TNW Conference! WhatsAppsays this means youdont forget what you were chatting about. However, it also leaves your messages exposed for seven days. It also provides way more customization options than WhatsApp....

October 30, 2021 · 2 min · 258 words · Mr. Charles Bradley DVM

Turn any video or audio on your Mac into a saveable file with this AnyMP4 Recorder bundle

The web is ready to show you virtually anything you want any time you want it. Like if youre on Twitch playing the most ultimate League of Legends campaign ever. Or if youre watching your favorite band on a music festival livestream. Or your boss is giving the most excellent Zoom presentation in the history of video conferencing. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Or document all of your Skype, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, or other VoIP calls for safekeeping....

October 30, 2021 · 1 min · 81 words · Grace Gallegos DDS

An exhaustive investigation into Mark Zuckerberg’s saucy bookshelves

The whole thing was a trainwreck. But I cannot let my journalistic powers be weighed down by such concerns. I have a job, nay, apublic serviceto do. And do it I must. So, yo join me on an investigation into Mark Zuckerbergs bookshelves. Either hes in his actual home, or a set modelled to look like it. The difference between the two is less important than you think. These are backgrounds that have clearly had great attention lavished on them....

October 29, 2021 · 2 min · 339 words · Kyle Richardson

Apple’s explanation for no Face ID on the MacBook Pro is nonsense

Okay, this is the last time, for real. When I first saw the notch, like many, I assumed it would have Face ID. The answer, as it turns out, was no the laptop uses boring old Touch ID instead. But if you ask Apple, at least, the reason they opted for Touch ID was altogether different. (Apple also suggested theres no reason for a touchscreen MacBook, which issimilarly silly). Heck, Id argue its more useful on a laptop than on a phone....

October 29, 2021 · 1 min · 125 words · Daniel Thomas

Fixed vs. detachable ebike batteries: Which one is right for you?

So you want to buy an electric bike. Dont worry, folks, weve got you. The case for a fixed battery Pros Cons 40% off TNW Conference! Our customers value the benefits such as lightweight, reliability, and the look of a regular bicycle. Ardo Kaurit, CEO & Co-founder ofAmpler Bikes. Tom Schiller, co-founder and CEO ofMokumono. With more than one battery you’re able to recharge your bike in seconds. Its a huge advantage for the customer....

October 29, 2021 · 1 min · 164 words · Charles Love

Here’s why investment in ebikes is booming

But whats driving the investment boom? Why are ebikes so hot right now? What makes a company a good investment, and how does the market differ from Europe vs the US? Notable ebike investments in 2021 And its not only ebikes for purchase by consumers raising money. Whats driven the massive uptick in ebike investment? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. COVID-19 COVID-19 got people back on their bikes to reduce their time spent on public transport....

October 29, 2021 · 2 min · 419 words · James Hickman

NASA’s Juno mission reveals the depth and structure of Jupiter’s colorful bands and shrinking red spot

Unlike the Earth, Jupiters atmosphere lacks a surface, so could be considered as a bottomless abyss. 40% off TNW Conference! It can measure Jupiters magnetic field to determine the flows within deep, magnetized fluid layers. And it can use microwave light to look straight through the clouds. The Great Red Spot JupitersGreat Red Spothas had a hard time in recent years. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill But fans of the storm can take comfort from Junos latest findings....

October 29, 2021 · 2 min · 285 words · David Ho

The Parkes dish is 60, but it’s still making major scientific breakthroughs

The CSIROs 64-metre Parkes Radio Telescope was commissioned on October 31, 1961. Through its early discoveries, it quickly became the leading instrument of its kind. Today, 60 years later, it is still arguably the finest single-dish radio telescope in the world. It is still performing world-class science and making discoveries that shape our understanding of the Universe. On the Sydney cliff tops at Dover Heights, the laboratory developed radar for use in the Pacific theatre....

October 29, 2021 · 2 min · 412 words · Dustin Carter