How to build your own meme generator with machine learning

Ill then show you how to generate your own memes using the Google Colab,here. After a brief discussion of results and next steps, you could see some sample memes in the appendix. Oh, and Ill show a newly generated meme at the head of each section. System components The mainsystem components are shown in the diagram below. The user starts by entering a search query to find a background image, like apple pie....

June 8, 2021 · 5 min · 978 words · Joshua Barnes

Instead of ‘rush hour,’ we now have the ‘rush afternoon’ — thanks, COVID

New analysis of anonymized location data casts doubt on US cities hopes of avoiding a car-led recovery. 40% off TNW Conference! This rush afternoon pattern has broadly held in the latest analysis. Many transportation planners hoped to preserve the pandemics low VMT as the economy recovers. But these Florida cities indicate that this isnt likely without concerted efforts by local policy makers and businesses. Mere average city-wide data or spotty local-road data means theyre guessing....

June 8, 2021 · 1 min · 112 words · Nicholas Mcneil

Rimac Nevera test driver succumbs to temptation, hits illegal 232kph on public road

Well, a Rimac test driver sure couldnt. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The driver from the video called the police himself. For other rides, we will be better careful and supervising. I apologize for the inconvenience. Do EVs excite your electrons? Do ebikes get your wheels spinning? Do self-driving cars get you all charged up? Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at TNW. With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies....

June 8, 2021 · 1 min · 84 words · Michelle Jennings

Watch a drone refuel another aircraft in mid-air for the first time

The 4.5-hour test was conducted from the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois. A longer video is available onBoeings website. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The Navy plans to make the Stingray the worlds first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Ultimately, the tests could have an impact on future aerial warfare. The MQ-25 is that first step towards a future where the carrier-based fleet is augmented by unmanned systems....

June 8, 2021 · 1 min · 176 words · Tina Mckenzie

What happens to Bitcoin when billionaires build cryptocurrency miners on the Moon?

Space exploration and exploitation have traditionally been nationalist endeavors. But the rise of the12-digit billionairehas suddenly made outer space look like open territory. Simply put, Bezos interest in the space sector likely wont end with offering consumer thrill rides. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But, obviously, Bezos isnt the only private citizen with a spaceship company. And we cant forget Richard Branson. Lets also not forget that Virgins dabbled in everything from railroad technology to record labels....

June 8, 2021 · 2 min · 406 words · Jacqueline Moore

Apple AirTags review: Beautiful design, but… why?

The AirTags are an extremely first-generation Apple product. In other words theyre well-designed, exciting, and… flawed. Did I want one as soon as I saw them? But am I confused about how it fits into my daily life? So far, so Apple. Unless youre constantly losing stuff in your house. Then knock yourself out. Even better,weve made a video all about this too. you’re able to watch that at the top of the page....

June 7, 2021 · 5 min · 910 words · Amanda Cook

Buying a smart toy or fitness tracker? Research how safe they are first

The wearable technology market is booming, withhalf a billion wearablessold globally in 2020. But theyre also divisive. GPS tracking devices designed to be worn by children, meanwhile, are seen as asafety assetfor parents. Fitness trackers and personal data One key issue with wearables is the data they generate and share. For instance, many fitness trackers rely on data on a persons location to map their workouts. It’s free, every week, in your inbox....

June 7, 2021 · 1 min · 205 words · Richard Porter

Eight courses, 150 hours of premium web development training — and you pay your price

The web just keeps expanding. 40% off TNW Conference! But after that appetizer, you want the main course. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

June 7, 2021 · 1 min · 39 words · Kelly Collins

Setapp’s stockpile of curated apps makes sure you never download an app dud again

But…did you really? Fly-by-night apps are everywhere now. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Prices are subject to change. Story byTNW Deals Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.Hot deals courtesy of The Next Web.

June 7, 2021 · 1 min · 36 words · Amanda Mckinney

WhatsApp might soon call you to verify your account

However, the companys working on another method to verify your account: flash calls. According to a report by reliableWABetaInfo, the chat app is testing this ability on Android. Heres how itll work: you might opt-in to receive a call for verification instead of an SMS code. Notably, Instagram is testing a feature toget verification codes over WhatsAppinstead of SMS. 40% off TNW Conference! That means youll soon be able to use the chat app on your iPad....

June 7, 2021 · 1 min · 124 words · Gregory Green

What’s it like being a passenger in a self-driving taxi?

Its important to note that true, fully autonomous vehicles do not exist. To say they are fully autonomous is heavy handed. There are some commercial tests taking place, but they are heavily geo-fenced and continually monitored. They are far from being cars capable of driving in all conditions. One such test comes from Waymo, Googles self-driving off shoot. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Frequent rider Meet Arizona-based student, YouTuber, and self-driving car superfan JJ Ricks....

June 7, 2021 · 3 min · 518 words · Monica Jackson

How to get people from Earth to Mars and safely back again

There are many things humanity must overcome before any return journey to Mars is launched. We still talk about launching something into space being like launching its weight in gold. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The payload mass is usually just a small percentage of the total mass of the launch vehicle. For example, theSaturn Vrocket that launchedApollo 11to the Moon weighed 3,000 tonnes. Mass constrains the size of a Mars spacecraft and what it can do in space....

June 6, 2021 · 2 min · 349 words · Barbara Russell

The rush to commercialize AI is creating major security risks

In some ways, the story of DeepSloth illustrates the challenges that the machine learning community faces. On the one hand, many researchers and developers are racing to make deep learning available to different applications. On the other hand, their innovations cause new challenges of their own. And they need to actively seek out and address those challenges before they cause irreparable damage. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. In the past few years, machine learning researchers have developed several techniques to make neural networks less costly....

June 6, 2021 · 3 min · 447 words · James Wang