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12/09/2017

A Swarm Intelligence Correctly Predicted TIME’s Person of the Year

The swarm AI works by combining real-time human input with algorithms to produce an "emergent hive mind."

12/09/2017

In Just 4 Hours, Google’s AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History

This system didn't even have to watch humans to learn how to play.

11/27/2017

"Whether you're expanding your existing infrastructure or moving aggressively to the cloud, there is no such thing as a magic easy button for IT. While it's easy to get excited about new cloud services and other new technology, 80 percent of the IT budget is usually spent on existing operations."

Data has gravity, getting the jump on shadow IT, and other cloud computing lessons

11/27/2017

After Quartz revealed Google was tracking the location of a user through cell tower connections, the search giant said the function improves the speed and performance of message delivery.

11/27/2017

A new ENISA survey serves as a reference point in this field and as a foundation for relevant forthcoming initiatives and developments.

11/27/2017

'He reminded security programmers that "security problems are just bugs." And, that security hardening patches should never result "in killing processes. The only process I'm interested in is the _development_ process, where we find bugs and fix them."'

Leading open-source developer Torvalds does more than swear at poor security development. He spells out what he expects from security programmers.

11/27/2017

"[A] team of GE Healthcare engineers is using the knowledge gained from more than a century in the industry and access to the world’s largest medical equipment installed base to reinvent X-Ray. They have created the X-ray Quality Application, an analytics tool that in the future, will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning to help hospitals set a new standard for intelligent scanners and raise the bar for efficient, high-value patient care – starting with helping to automatically identify and analyze the root causes of rejected X-ray images."

A new digital analytics tool is helping hospitals of all sizes go digital Back in 1895, Wilhelm Roentgen accidentally changed the course of medicine. While observing the effects of electricity on…

11/27/2017

The AI boom in healthcare is just starting, and the up-and-coming list of players is endless. Niramai is working on early detection of breast cancer. Ten3T is providing remote health monitoring services via AI to detect anomalies and alert the doctor. HealthifyMe, a Bangalore startup, is working on lifestyle diseases like obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. With its AI-enabled nutrition coach, Ria, HealthifyMe brings the best of elite nutrition expertise with AI in the loop.

In a world with limited doctors, emerging diseases and superbugs, and sharply rising healthcare costs, how can we successfully tackle healthcare problems at scale? This is just one of the critical …

11/27/2017

"When we asked Fidji Simo what she wanted to share with our readers, she polled her team at Facebook to see what they would highlight as her core competency. What attribute or habit has prompted her rocket-fueled rise through the company’s ranks? There was quick and enthusiastic consensus: Simo has the uncanny ability to juggle many important projects and priorities without losing focus."

Facebook VP of Product Fidji Simo shares tactics to master focus in a world where possibilities are endless and the stakes are high.

11/26/2017

Did you do your Black Friday shopping online this year? Mobile or Web?

The final figures for Black Friday online sales are in, and it's another record-breaking day e-commerce in the U.S. Adobe says that shoppers spent $5.03..

11/26/2017

"Jakob Nielsen, the founding member of the Nielsen Norman Group, offers an excellent insight into potential confusion in mental modelling. This takes place when users fail to recognise key differences between similar (but not identical) parts of a system.

He observes that many users seem unable to distinguish between the search field on Google and the URL entry field in a browser. These users will use Google to search for the name of a well-known website in order to click the link rather than simply entering the name plus “.com” in the URL bar. (A problem that Google Chrome, shown below, tries to resolve by making the URL bar a search tool)."

Mental models play an important role in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and interaction design. They relate to the way that a user perceives the world around them and are based in belief as opposed…