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ByteDance is aiming to list the company on the Hong Kong stock exchange early next year. In July, Wall Street Journal noted that the company hadshelved its plans for an IPO for now. ByteDance toldReutersthat FTs reporting was not accurate, but didnt provide any details. In June, China-based publication 36kr noted that ByteDances valuation has soared past $400 billion. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The FT report indicated that the company has nearly 1....

Still, its been nearly 20 years and we havent seen video calling make much of an impact. That is, until recently. But what exactly is video banking, and how could it impact banks as we know them today? This is largely made possible due to new technologies, including machine learning or ML. 40% off TNW Conference! The level of personalization in chatbots responses to customer questions becomes smarter and more accurate with each interaction....

Im all for it. Another first look from the team…#FocusSessionson#Windows11coming soon. By the look of Panays teaser, Focus Sessions will be integrated right into the Windows 11 Clock app. 40% off TNW Conference! While I cant guarantee itll actually make you more productive, itll at leastfeellike youre more productive. And isnt that what really matters? Also tagged with

There are literally thousands of products being made all around the world. Theyre high quality, sought-after items that millions of shoppers everywhere are always ready to step up and purchase. All thats missing is a name on their packaging. 40% off TNW Conference!

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(The organizers did not respond to a request for comment.) All in all, its been a normal couple of weeks in the world of cryptocurrency. Despite that volatility, investors are increasingly buying into the currencies. 40% off TNW Conference! But what are the drawbacks? The Markup interviewed behavioral economists, industry analysts, and investors. Many cautioned that crypto markets increasingly resemble rigged casinos. But lets start with the basics. What Is Cryptocurrency?...

Scanning through data fresh off the telescope, we saw two ghosts dancing deep in the cosmos. We had never seen anything like it before, and we had no idea what they were. But where does the intergalactic wind come from? Why is it so tangled? And what is causing the streams of radio emission? When you boldly go where no telescope has gone before, you are likely to make new discoveries....

Im currently training to become Australias first woman astronaut. I expect to fly my first suborbital mission sometime in 2023 as a payload specialist on a commercial mission. Once were up there, my team and I expect to conduct research on Earths atmosphere. Its an opportunity I consider out of this world. But it has taken a lot of effort for this dream to be realized. After combining my science degree with two law degrees, I won a scholarship for the International Space University....

Cookies may be one of the most maligned parts of the internet, but they werent always so notorious. Today, cookies are pervasive on the modern web. Last year, Appleintroduced similardefault protections for the Safari net internet ride. 40% off TNW Conference! For now, however, cookies are still nearly ubiquitous. And even once cookies are gone, the technologies slated to replace them come with concerns of their own. So what, exactly, is a cookie?...

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Ive noticed a few reoccurring misconceptions crop up in chats Ive had with entrepreneurs across a range of industries. Even if your product isexcellent, it’s crucial that you check that that people know about it. Marketing is all about advertising This is another popular belief among entrepreneurs from non-business backgrounds. Promoting goods on different channels is not enough. Marketing is much more than buying ads and posting on social media....

Citizens assemblies are having a moment. The model is now gaining traction around the world. Inthe UKandFrance, for example, citizens assemblies have been convened to deliberate responses to climate change. But selecting the members of these bodies is a complicated task. Ideally, citizens assemblies should be both representative and randomly selected. Balancing these two requirements is challenging as the volunteers tend to be unrepresentative of the whole population. A team of computer scientists from Harvard and Carnegie Mellon universities has devised a potential solution:selection algorithms....

The papers findings show some impressive advances in applying reinforcement learning to complicated problems. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Some scientists describe reinforcement learning as the first computational theory of intelligence. In both cases, the AI systems were able to outmatch human world champions at their respective games. But reinforcement learning systems are also notoriously renowned for their lack of flexibility. Even slight changes to the original game will considerably degrade the AI models performance....