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Why we switched from Python to Go - The Stream Blog

Switching to a new language is always a big step, especially when only one of your team members has prior experience with that language. Early this …

Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence 101 For Executives

AI will continue to uncover data for all of the organizations that add machine-learning platforms.<p>There have been many "ages" throughout human history, most notably the industrial age and the digital age. Now, we have officially entered the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Within this AI age …

The Coming Software Apocalypse

A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.<p>There were six hours during the night of April 10, 2014, when the entire population of Washington State had no 911 service. People who called for help got a busy signal. One Seattle woman dialed 911 at least 37 …

Facebook has worked with Intel on a deep learning AI chip

Intel says its new Nervana neural network processor will speed deep-learning training by 100 times<p>Intel has unveiled what it’s calling the Nervana …

Use a second laptop as an extended monitor with Windows 10 wireless displays

October 18, '17 Comments [0] Posted in Tools | Win10<p>Sponsored By<p>James Clarke from the Windows team rolled into a meeting today with two …

11 basic Excel tricks that will change your life

COUNTIF(range,criteria)<p><i>Business Insider/Sara SIlverstein</i><p>The first input is the range of values you want to count in. The second input is the …

Learning React as an Experienced Developer

Have you been in this spot before?<p>You’ve got a new project to tackle – maybe it’s a new UI, or a whole new app – so you decide to use a new …

How Massive Companies Use Node.js at Scale

Over the past few years, more large organizations have begun to publicly share how they've successfully used Node.js at scale.In this article, I've …

Dangerous Pickles — Malicious Python Serialization

What’s so dangerous about pickles?<p>Those pickles are very dangerous pickles. I literally can’t begin to tell you how really dangerous they are. You …

Intel Proclaims Machine Learning Nervana

Intel announces the Nervana Neural Network Processor.<p>The evolutionary branch in processors.<p>Intel's scattershot approach to machine learning.<p><i>Rethink</i> …

Table of Contents — Mastering Modular JavaScript

Modular JavaScript is a book series focusing on building small interconnected ES6 JavaScript modules that emphasizes on maintainability. Mastering …

The First Step In Machine Learning And Analytics So As Not To Fail

Machine learning is a developing field, used in everything from the basics of hostile to spam functions to the complexities of self-driving cars. As …

Can Machine Learning Be Applied To The Problem Of Trading?

A new academic paper, Machine Learning for Trading, is the first conclusive study that shows success from having a machine learning-based trading …

Chrome 62 arrives with OpenType variable fonts and warning about HTTP sites in Incognito mode

Google has launched Chrome 62 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Additions in this release include improvements to the Network Quality Estimator API, OpenType variable fonts, media capture from DOM elements, and more warnings related to HTTP, among other developer features. You can update to the latest …

Functional Concepts with JavaScript: Part I

What AI Can Really Do Right Now

Artificial intelligence has been misunderstood for as long as it has existed. Herewith, the definitive Popular Mechanics guide to what A.I. is, what it isn't, who's responsible—and how you can get involved.<p>Voice Recognition<p>The Acoustic Model: Sounds Into Data<p>Your voice is measured by frequency, the …

Meet Horovod

Over the past few years, advances in deep learning have driven tremendous progress in image processing, speech recognition, and forecasting. At Uber, …

Microsoft and Amazon have partnered to bring AI to the masses

Microsoft and Amazon Team Up for AI<p>Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the center of today’s biggest tech companies, including Google, Microsoft …

Ethics by numbers: how to build machine learning that cares

<i>You may have heard that algorithms will take over the world. But how are they operating right now? We take a look in our series on Algorithms at Work.</i><p>…

Things You Need To Look Out For In Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Before The End Of 20 From Google, Amazon And Other Tech Giants

Beyond question, 2016 was a stunning year for Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Amid the year, we saw almost every cutting edge …

New Locky Ransomware Phishing Attacks Beat Machine Learning Tools

Late September attacks highlight the persistent nature of ransomware threats, Comodo says.<p>The Locky ransomware strain, initially spotted in February …

Getting Started with Core Data Tutorial

<i>This is an abridged chapter from our book Core Data by Tutorials, which has been completely updated for Swift 4 and iOS 11. This tutorial is</i> …

Dynamic Shape Overlays with SVG | Codrops

Some ideas for multi-layered SVG shape overlays that get generated dynamically with adjustable properties for a variety of effects.<p>Today we’d like to …

Intel plans to ship its first-generation Neural Network Processor by the end of the year

Intel’s hardware for accelerating AI computation is finally on its way to customers. The company announced today that its first-generation Neural Network Processor, code named “Lake Crest,” will be rolling out to a small set of partners in the near future to help them drastically accelerate how …

Swift 4.1 Release Process

In order for a pull request to be considered for inclusion in the release branch it must include the following information:<p><b>Explanation</b>: A description …

Intel says its computer chips will accelerate AI revolution

Artificial intelligence lets phones understand your voice and Google spot your pets. Nervana chips will make AI 100 times faster, Intel says.<p>Intel might be an old-school computing company, but the chipmaker thinks the latest trends in artificial intelligence will keep it an important part of your …

Finding The Shortest Path, With A Little Help From Dijkstra

If you spend enough time reading about programming or computer science, there’s a good chance that you’ll encounter the same ideas, terms, concepts, …

Researchers use AI to banish choppy streaming videos

Nobody likes it when their binge watching is disrupted by a buffering video. While streaming sites like Netflix have offered workarounds for connectivity problems (including offline viewing and quality controls), researchers are tackling the issue head on. In August, a team from MIT CSAIL unveiled …

Spaghetti Download - Web Application Security Scanner

Last updated: October 18, 2017 | 1 views 0<p>Spaghetti is an Open-source Web Application Security Scanner, it is designed to find various default and …

How do I use pushd and popd commands?

What are the practical uses of both pushd and popd when there is an advantage of using these two commands over cd and cd -?<p><b>EDIT</b>: I'm looking for some …