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How to convert Python to JavaScript (and back again)
Python or JavaScript? While we’re still arguing over which has the upper hand or the brighter future, little doubt exists as to which owns the web’s …
JavaScriptThis high school kid taught himself to be an AI wizard
If you're deep into the world of artificial intelligence, you certainly know Kaggle, the Google-owned platform where AI coders compete on projects, often with financial rewards for the winning solutions.<p>The platform recently passed 1 million members, a testament to what a hotbed the field of AI is. …
Machine LearningJavaScript explodes on the server side with the growth of Node.js | ZDNet
With the rise of Node.js, server-side JavaScript is becoming an important cloud, container, and web development language.<p>Cloud TV<p>The cloud is …
JavaScriptGetting Started with Workbox: JavaScript Libraries for your next Progressive Web App
When it comes to building Progressive Web Apps, my favourite library has to be the Service Worker toolbox. I’ve previously written about this great …
JavaScriptTop 10 Most Influential Fonts in Graphic Design
10 highly professional fonts that had a strong influence on the history and evolution of contemporary typography and graphic design.<p>Of course, there …
TypographyNode.js features race ahead of those teaching developers how to use it
<b>Node Summit</b> The popularity of Node.js has caught its community by surprise and left its stewards scrambling to find a way to keep developers up to …
JavaScriptFacebook builds natural language processing into Messenger
Facebook today launched Messenger Platform 2.1 with new features to give developers and brands more ways to reach potential customers, like built-in natural language processing, a payments SDK, and a global beta that makes it easier to switch between automated bots and the humans behind 70 million …
Natural Language ProcessingOracle Official Code Standard - Java Language
36<p>Package names<p>Package names should be all lower case without underscores or other special characters.<br>• Package names begin with the reversed authority …
ProgrammingElon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Are Arguing About AI -- But They're Both Missing the Point
The dangerous aspect of AI will always come from people and their use of it, not from the technology itself.<p>In Silicon Valley this week, a debate about the potential dangers (or lack thereof) when it comes to artificial intelligence has flared up between two tech billionaires.<p>Facebook CEO Mark …
IntelligenceDon’t Confuse Speech Recognition with Natural Language Understanding When Talking Bots
Do you remember a scene in Star Trek IV in which Scotty picks up the mouse of a 20th century computer and tries to speak through it? It was funny …
Machine LearningAI May Soon Replace Even the Most Elite Consultants
Amazon’s Alexa just got a new job. In addition to her other 15,000 skills like playing music and telling knock-knock jokes, she can now also answer economic questions for clients of the Swiss global financial services company, UBS Group AG.<p>According to the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> (WSJ), a new …
Machine LearningShould Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated?
The impact of AI technology has the potential to be so great that many prefer not to wait and learn from mistakes.<p><i>By Anthony Aguirre, Ariel Conn and Max Tegmark</i><p>Should artificial intelligence be regulated? <i>Can</i> it be regulated? And if so, what should those regulations look like?<p>These are difficult …
Machine LearningPeachpie - Open Source PHP Compiler to .NET and WordPress under ASP.NET Core
July 27, '17 Comments [0] Posted in DotNetCore | Open Source | PHP<p>Sponsored By<p>The Peachpie PHP compiler project joined the .NET Foundation this week …
Software DevelopmentCapitalize on Back-to-School Shopping With These 3 Marketing Tips
If you want to be found ahead of your competitors, you've got some marketing homework to do.<p>The back-to-school scramble is well underway. This very day, moms, dads and college students are scouring the internet for deals on the latest shoes, fashions, dorm furnishings, devices and more. In fact, …
MarketingWhy China’s communist party may regret developing true AI
Artificial intelligence and machine learning or just plain computing have become such conflated ideas that they are not only misleading investors and …
News (China)Node-ChakraCore Update: N-API, Node.js on iOS and more
Today, we are happy to announce a new preview release of ChakraCore, based on Node.js 8, available for you to try on Windows, macOS, and Linux.<p>We …
JavaScriptWhat Will It Be Like To Have Robot Coworkers?
As robotics, AI, and machine learning become more common in the office, here’s a glimpse into the realities of working side by side with such technology.<p>You already have an idea of what the future of work looks like because you are likely already working with bots, artificial intelligence, and …
Machine LearningWant to Stand Out in a Journalist's Crowded Inbox? There's an App for That.
Technology might be your best friend when it comes to standing out in a sea of boring press releases.<p>No matter how much the world changes or how much we advance, one fact will remain unchanged: Stories sell. And when you tell those stories to large audiences of the right people, it's a recipe for …
AlgorithmsArchos releases source code for its 'famous' video player
Archos has tried its hand at making various cheap, media-focused Android tablets, none of which were very good. It eventually released a version of …
Source CodePractical User Research: Creating a Culture of Learning in Large Organizations
Enterprise companies are realizing that understanding customer needs and motivations is critical in today’s marketplace. Building and sustaining new …
ManagementThere’s an algorithm that (rather accurately) predicts the death of your favourite Game of Thrones characters
There’s an algorithm that (rather accurately) predicts the death of your favourite Game of Thrones characters<p>If Game of Thrones wasn’t so freaking …
Machine LearningAmazon Just Opened a New Lab Dedicated to Healthcare Tech
An Age of Discovery in Healthcare<p>Amazon is arguable a leader in both the retail industry and the digital market. Leveraging on both strengths, the …
Enterprise TechProject Overview ‹ Society-in-the-Loop
Recent rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have raised many questions about the regulatory and governance mechanisms …
Machine LearningVMware vCenter Server 6.5 Update 1 Release Notes
The earlier known issues are grouped as follows.<p><b>Auto Deploy and Image Builder</b><p><b>You cannot apply an SSH root user key from an ESXi 6.0 host profile to</b> …
VirtualizationWhy Email Marketers Should Use Machine Learning
There are many reasons to use machine learning in display and social campaigns. But its potential may be even bigger for email marketers. And …
Machine LearningHow GPU-Accelerated Databases Are Helping Advance Cognitive Computing
Artificial intelligence is making its way out of the lab and into real-world applications, thanks to graphics processing units. Here's how GPUs are …
Machine LearningWinning arguments with data: Leading with commas in SQL?
Let’s analyze 320 Gigabytes of open source SQL code to determine if we should use trailing or leading commas. Popularity is not enough — can we …
ProgrammingAdobe steps up AI-powered personalization efforts with Adobe Target | ZDNet
Adobe is using its AI and machine learning platform to bolster its customers' ability to personalize offers and interfaces.<p>Adobe is adding artificial …
Machine Learning5 Marketing Deals Among Second Quarter AI Acquisitions
Acquisitions targeting artificial intelligence technologies continued to accelerate in the second quarter, at least in number.<p>They fell in value …
Machine LearningAutomated software testing company Tricentis acquires load-testing platform Flood IO
Tricentis, an Austrian enterprise-focused software testing company funded to the tune of more than $170 million, has snapped up Australia-based load-testing platform Flood IO. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.<p>Founded out of Vienna in 2007, Tricentis offers a range of services to help companies …
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