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Beyond Java: Programming languages on the JVM
If there is any language that is a known and proven quantity for developers, it’s Java. Enterprise developers, web developers, mobile developers, and …
JavaGoogle’s astounding new search tool will answer any question by reading thousands of books
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<p>Imagine if you could gather thousands of writers in a circle to discuss one question. What would optimist Thomas L. Friedman say about intervening in Syria, for example? Would chaos theorist Santo Banerjee concur?<p>Google now has a way to convene that kind of …
British ColumbiaWe're on the Brink of a New Era of Innovation. Will You Survive It?
It's better to prepare than adapt because, by the time you see the need to adapt, it may already be too late<p>One of the most interesting things I discuss in my book <i>Mapping Innovation</i> is what I call the new era of innovation, which will create profoundly new technologies, classes of data and business …
Innovation5 Open Source Libraries to Aid in Your Machine Learning Endeavors
Machine learning is changing the way we do things, and it's becoming mainstream very quickly.<p>Opinions expressed by <i>Entrepreneur</i> contributors are their own.<p>Machine learning is changing the way we do things, and it’s becoming mainstream very quickly.<p>While many factors have contributed to this increase …
Machine Learning25 Open Datasets for Deep Learning Every Data Scientist Must Work With
Introduction<p>The key to getting better at deep learning (or most fields in life) is practice. Practice on a variety of problems – from image …
Deep LearningJukebox Music » #1 African Music & Video Downloads Website
Jukebox Lists: Top Ten Songs You Should Listen To This Week – Commando, Icy & More<p>Jukebox Music Staff Picks A List Of Songs You Need To Listen To …
Music VideosInformation Architecture and its importance in User Experience Design
<b>What is an Information Architecture?</b> <br>Information architecture is all about organising the content in a way that it can be understood in an easiest …
UX Design4 Technical Books For Any Stage In Your Tech Career
At my first programming job, writing video games in San Francisco in the 90s, I was thrown into the deep end of some C and C++ hoopla and I turned to …
ProgrammingThe UX Logout Lapse
The logout experience is oft-overlooked in our increasingly logged in lives. Typically (and perhaps understandably), greater UX focus is placed on …
UX DesignGoogle publishes a JavaScript style guide. Here are some key lessons.
For anyone who isn’t already familiar with it, Google puts out a style guide for writing JavaScript that lays out (what Google believes to be) the …
JavaScriptWant to Raise Kids Everyone Wants to Hire? Train Them to Master This 1 Skill
Employers say it's the skill that's needed most in today's workplace.<p>With the cost of college tuition at an all-time high in the U.S., the most common question asked on campus tours these days is, "What's the job placement rate of your graduates?" However, having a college degree no longer …
College & UniversityFord vending machine begins dispensing cars in China
It is no longer enough simply to test-drive a vehicle by riding around the block while a salesperson gives you their well-rehearsed patter. Now, there needs to be some sort of theater around the purchase, or else how will you trick yourself into thinking that buying a car is fun? It's why Ford and …
Alibaba GroupA neuroscientist explains why reality may just be a hallucination
Anil Seth, professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, explains the link between perception and reality. Seth believes reality as we know it comes from activity of our brain. Following is a transcript of the video.<p><b>Anil Seth:</b> How do we know that we experience …
ConsciousnessSpotify says 2 million people figured out how to block ads for free
No one likes ads interrupting their streaming jams, and millions of Spotify Premium users pay $9.99 a month to forestall that very terrible …
NYSEMark Zuckerberg apologises for Facebook's 'mistakes' over Cambridge Analytica
Following days of silence, CEO announces Facebook will change how it shares data with third-party apps and admits ‘we made mistakes’<p>The Cambridge Analytica saga is a scandal of Facebook’s own making<p>Facebook is changing the way it shares data with third-party applications, Mark Zuckerberg announced …
InternetIBM has created a computer smaller than a grain of salt
If there's one downside to powerful computers, it's that they're too damn big.<p>Luckily, that's about to change. At least, if IBM has anything to say …
To Understand the Universe, Physicists Are Building Their Own
Silke Weinfurtner is trying to build the universe from scratch. In a physics lab at the University of Nottingham—close to the Sherwood forest of …
You can now 3D-print a house in under a day
Austin, Texas<p>In the near future, building a new home may be as easy as printing out an airline boarding pass.<p>At South By Southwest today, New Story, a Y Combinator-backed charity that works to build houses for people in developing nations, and Icon, a robotics construction company in Austin, Texas, …
Babies can logically reason even before they can talk
Jean Piaget was wrong<p>One-year-old babies may not be able to speak, but they are able to think logically, according to new research that shows the earliest known foundation of our ability to reason.<p>Legendary psychologist Jean Piaget believed that we didn’t have logical reasoning abilities until we …
Johns Hopkins UniversityThe controversial theories that made Professor Stephen Hawking one of the greatest physicists of our time
Professor Stephen Hawking, the physicist regarded as one of the most intelligent people the world has ever known, has died at the age of 76.<p>Hawking …
One of Stephen Hawking's final acts was to warn humanity about dangers of artificial intelligence and overpopulation
Professor Stephen Hawking had warned about the dangers of artificial intelligence and overpopulation on Earth before his death.<p>The celebrated …
Stephen Hawking, science's brightest star, dies aged 76
The physicist and author of A Brief History of Time has died at his home in Cambridge. His children said: ‘We will miss him for ever’<p>Stephen Hawking obituary by Roger Penrose<p>Tributes poured in on Wednesday to Stephen Hawking, the brightest star in the firmament of science, whose insights shaped …
PhysicsRemembering Stephen Hawking: 5 things to know about the legendary physicist
Legendary physicist Stephen Hawking has died at age 76, according to his family. Hawking's work on theoretical physics earned him countless honors, and made him a key voice in understanding our universe.<p>Here are five things to know about Hawking's life and career.<p>1. He was diagnosed with ALS at …
Physics17 Inspiring Quotes From Stephen Hawking
Sadly, Stephen Hawking died today at the age of 76. But his words are timeless.<p>Stephen Hawking was one of the most famous and influential scientists of our time. Sadly, this morning Hawking passed away at the age of 76 -- fully 55 years after doctors gave him just two years to live after he was …
DisabilityMcDonald's is flipping its iconic arches upside down in an unprecedented statement
People driving by a McDonald's in Lynwood, California, might be baffled by an upside-down sign. The golden arches, typically standing as an M, have been flipped over to become a W.<p>But this isn't a bizarre prank or a careless mistake. The upside-down arches are in "celebration of women everywhere," …
McDonald'sScientists detect signal from ‘cosmic dawn,’ when stars first lit up the universe
For the first time, scientists have detected a signal from “cosmic dawn” — the moment when the universe's earliest stars emerged.<p>The signal, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, is little more than a blip in the radio echo of that ancient era, as difficult to detect as the wingbeat of a …
Black HolesGoogle Just Launched a New Tool to Help You Find Cheap Flights. Here's How to Use It
It'll help you find good quality flights on a budget.<p>The introduction of “basic economy” fares in the last couple of years has made finding a deal on …
FlyingScientists Just Identified The Physical Source of Anxiety in The Brain
And they can control it with light.<p>We're not wired to feel safe all the time, but maybe one day we could be.<p>A new study investigating the …
A Chinese satellite just used quantum cryptography to make an unhackable video call between Beijing and Vienna
The feat marks another milestone for the satellite, officially called Quantum Experiments at Space Scale (QESS)<p>The Chinese “Micius” satellite has …