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Google released aspeaking AIthat dupes its conversational partners that its human. DeepMind, a Google subsidiary, created an AI thatdefeated the world championat the most complicated board game. More recently, AI proved it can be as accurate as trained doctors indiagnosing eye diseases. But does it mean that AI is better than the human mind? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. It then uses that information to label objects in images it hasnt seen before....

Content marketing has become one of the core activities for nearly every modern company. Their best answers are below: 1. Find ways to connect evergreen content with trending topics Tie evergreen content to something current. Do the same for your evergreen topic. Then look at the two lists and find a way to connect them. Nick Friedman,College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving 2. I encourage our writers to look beyond thewebto relevant books and other educational resources....

You created a super cool startup. You got a little seed money from your 3rd cousin twice removed. Coming up with an idea for a startup is a great beginning. Building a minimum viable product (MVP) is a wonderful next step. After all, getting into the startup world can be very lucrative.Valuations and fundraisingare growing. But only if you dont get users and customers, you wont bequitting your day jobanytime soon....

He said: Pegging tech platforms as liberal conduits isnt new. Accusing them of silencing conservative voices isnt either. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Google, for its part, denies any culpability. Search is not used to set a political agenda and we dont bias our reports toward any political ideology. Nor does altering its search results to silence conservative media. Its worth taking the company at its word on this one....

Can you understand my accent? You have an incredibly pleasing dialect. So began my Saturday morning discussion with my Google Home Mini. Another apocalyptic story about language and another call for linguists to do some myth-busting, then. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. One issue is practical. (Warning, contains adult language) People with non-standard accents are more likely to encounter difficulties communicating when interacting with their smart speakers. The other issue is social....

But, age has changed me. These days, my wheezing lungs seem to notice variance in air more. Once this has happened, the Foobot starts monitoring the surrounding air quality. On a superficial level it does this with some LEDs that circle the unit. Theyre blue when stuffs a-okay and an orange color when theyre, uh, not. Right, but what does that actually mean? 40% off TNW Conference! Volatile compounds:These are carbon based vapors, such as benzene, formaldehyde, and toluene....

TheHuawei TalkBand B5is a fabulous fitness tracker. Theres a lot to love about it. The build quality is second-to-none. As for the OS on the tracker itself, its smooth and intuitive. All things considered, Ireallylike the Huawei TalkBand B5. But wait, I forgot to mention something. Hidden under the hood is a legit Bluetooth headset. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Thats where the Talk in TalkBand comes from, and it works pretty well too....

Quick question: How many hours did you sleep last night? If you made it to eight hours, chances are youre not a newbie parent. But what about the rest of us? The ambitious interns, the middle managers, the entry-level employees? Why is this a problem? People are less productive and more prone to illness when they dont get enough sleep. A2017 studyby the Erasmus University Rotterdam showed that people tend to misbehave the day after a bad nights sleep....

Unfortunately, the agencydoesnt seem convincedthat cryptocurrencies are ready for ETFs yet. The Winklevoss twins were thefirst to filea Bitcoin ETF proposal with the SEC back in 2013. The agency took its sweet time to make a decision, but finallyrejected the proposalfour years later. A second proposal from the Winlevoss twins was also rejected last month. The SEC againrejected nine different proposalsfiled for Bitcoin ETFs earlier this week. So, its too soon to get excited about this development....

Making great espresso is a skillful balancing act. Even the jot down of water you use can have an impact on taste. But one thing you dont need for great espresso? That much Ive learned thanks to theFlair Espresso Maker. It starts at $160 and goes up to $230 depending on your finish and bundle. That might sound hyperbolic, but let me back up a bit. 40% off TNW Conference!...

The world watched as Cape Towns water crisis approached Day Zero. Questions are being asked aboutwhich other cities could be at riskandwhat can they do to avoid running dry. Drinking recycled sewage is a very confronting topic. But what many people dont realize is that we already rely on recycled sewage in many Australian water supplies. Even in Australias biggest city, Sydney, it is an important part of the water supply....

North Korean hacking outfit Lazarus is now targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. Information security firm Kaspersky Labs has discovered it is exploring new attack vectors and trojanizing cryptocurrency software. Kaspersky Labs has been tracking Lazarus for over a year. Now, Lazarus is tricking unsuspecting users into downloading cryptocurrency-related software laced with malware. Its primary function is to load the malware suite FallChill onto machines while opening a series of backdoors. Computers infected with FallChill can be controlled remotely and should be considered completely compromised....

Rees was interviewed for The Conversations Anthill podcaston Nothing. This Q&A is based on an edited transcript of that interview. Q: Is empty space really the same as nothing? It’s free, every week, in your inbox. A: Empty space seems to be nothing to us. Likewise, empty space is conjectured to be quite complicated. We know that the universe is very empty. Moreover, weve learned that there is an exotic kind of energy in empty space itself....