How I’d study machine learning — if I’d be starting out today

Im underground, back where it all started. Sitting at the hidden cafe where I first met Mike. Id beenstudying in my bedroomfor the past 9-months and decided to step out of the cave. 14-months into my machine learning engineer role, I decided to leave and try it on my own. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Add it up and you get about 3-years. So as it stands, I feel like Ive done a machine learning undergraduate degree....

October 16, 2020 · 5 min · 992 words · Peggy Allen

Asus Expertbook B9 review: This sleek fish isn’t your typical boring business laptop

Asus is trying to change that with its new line of commercial laptops under the Expertbook moniker in India. The company claims that these laptopsnot only lightweight, but also powerful and secure. Before we talk more about the machine, lets take a look at its specifications. The model below costs 167,771 ($2,285). Specifications Design and features 40% off TNW Conference! The bodys made out of magnesium-lithium and magnesium-aluminum alloys and itll supposedly hold up against minor falls and bumps....

October 15, 2020 · 2 min · 333 words · Corey Horne

OnePlus 8T vs Pixel 5: which has the better camera?

TheOnePlus 8TandPixel 5are two of the newest contenders in the Android flagship market. Google is coming into this race with the lead, often praised for of best smartphone camera. The latter is both sharper and can capture much more light. I spent a couple of days shooting with bothphonesand found the cameras were quite competitive with each other. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Still, these photos should hopefully provide some perspective on which shooter is right for you....

October 15, 2020 · 3 min · 470 words · Jacob Mejia

Review: The Pixel 5 is still a great phone, but that’s no thanks to the specs

Sure as the sun will rise, the latest tech is supposed to be the best tech. Every year, you expect to see headlines like The iPhone 543 is the best iPhone yet! because, well duh. Of course, a gadget with the latest and greatest hardware is going to be better than its predecessor. Nonetheless, it offers few reasons to choose the Pixel 5 over the Pixel 4, let alone competitors....

October 15, 2020 · 3 min · 492 words · Lisa Scott

What is machine learning data poisoning?

(In reality, the box could be much smaller; Ive enlarged it here for visibility.) In some cases, they can even outperform humans. Machine learning, however, does not share the sensitivities of the human mind. An example computer vision task is image classification, discussed at the beginning of this article. Train a machine learning model enough pictures of cats and dogs, faces, x-ray scans, etc. During training, machine learning algorithms search for the most accessible pattern that correlates pixels to labels....

October 15, 2020 · 2 min · 340 words · Patricia Thompson

Here are the 20 JavaScript questions you’ll be asked in your next interview

An interview is an important part of the hiring process. As a JavaScript developer, you must prepare yourself before appearing in an exam or an interview. Itll increase your chances of getting hired by a reputed company. So, to help you out, Ive compiled a list of commonly asked JavaScript interview questions. Each of these questions has a brief answer which you could review below. So, lets get started. First of all, what is JavaScript?...

October 14, 2020 · 4 min · 752 words · Vincent Perry

Can deepfake detectors keep up with advances in AI-generated video?

An investigative journalist receives a video from an anonymous whistleblower. It shows a candidate for president admitting to illegal activity. But is this video real? In fact, its a deepfake, a video made using artificial intelligence withdeep learning. Journalists all over the world could soon be using a tool like this. Asresearcherswho have been studying deepfake detectionand developing a tool for journalists, we see a future for these tools. The problem with deepfakes Most people know that you cant believe everything you see....

October 13, 2020 · 3 min · 571 words · Jessica Lang

Everything Apple announced at its iPhone 12 event in one handy list

Its been a busy few months for Apple. Theres a lot to run through, so heres everything Apple announced today in one handy list. HomePod Mini Apple revealed the long-awaited HomePod mini which is… a smaller version of the HomePod. Really small, at just 3-inches tall. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. The iPhone 12 features dual cameras with wide and ultra-wide lenses. Oh yeah, the phones support 5G too assuming you have the signal....

October 13, 2020 · 2 min · 240 words · Nancy Reyes

Everything you need to know about the iPhone 12 mini

Attodays event, Apple released a totally newtypeof handset: the iPhone 12 mini. As the name suggests, the iPhone 12 mini is a mini version of the iPhone 12. Well, you asked. Is the iPhone mini 12 different to the iPhone 12? This is the cool thing the only difference between the two is that the iPhone 12 mini is teenier. So, how big is it? 40% off TNW Conference! Basically, its smaller than the recently released iPhone SE....

October 13, 2020 · 2 min · 361 words · Brian Carter

Surface Laptop Go Review: An almost perfect sub-$1000 laptop

So youll first have to decide whether you’re able to deal with a less than Retina-quality display. But if you’re free to get over the resolution, its not really abadscreen. The 148 pixels-per-inch sharpness is not so far behind the norm for the price. The Laptop Gos sharpness is basically equivalent to a 1080p display on a 15-inch display. More importantly, the Laptop Gos colors are accurate and decently saturated....

October 13, 2020 · 2 min · 343 words · Danielle Brown

This app guesses your Myer-Briggs personality based on your Reddit history

There are two things I dont want anybody seeing: my browsing history and my hidden folders. Or as one Hacker News readereloquentlyput it, its astrology for people who think theyre too smart for astrology. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Anyways, I ran my account through the analyzer. Basically all the qualities that make me thehard-hittingtechnologyjournalistthat I am. More alarmingly, though, the tool indicates Ive got a controversiality level of 12....

October 13, 2020 · 2 min · 285 words · Richard Sparks

10 simple Python tips to speed up your data analysis

Tips and tricks, especially in the programming world, can be very useful. Sometimes a little hack can be both time and life-saving. A minor shortcut or add-on can sometimes prove to be a Godsend and can be a real productivity booster. Its a simple and fast way to perform exploratory data analysis of a Pandas Dataframe. The pandasdf.describe()anddf.info()functionsare normally used as a first step in the EDA process. This single line of code is all you better display the data profiling report in a Jupyter notebook....

October 12, 2020 · 3 min · 518 words · Joseph Ward

7 behaviors that may predict your company’s odds of survival

Thisarticlewas originally published byBuilt In. The old way of working is dead. Its death throes began decades ago, and the COVID-19 shake-up has slammed the lid on the coffin. In a world of flux, weallhave to be 24/7 learners, innovators and collaborators. Many leaders dont even realize these old-school dynamics are at play in their company. And if they do, they may not know how dangerous they are. 40% off TNW Conference!...

October 12, 2020 · 4 min · 797 words · Rebekah Lawrence