http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2016/08/18/facebook-open-sources-its-ai-building-research-so-youll-stop-building-shitty-bots/
Tags: #Facebook #AI #Cpp
Tags: #Facebook #AI #Cpp
The Next Web
Facebook open-sources its AI-building research so you’ll stop building shitty bots
Facebook wants to show you how the sausage is made. Facebook is open-sourcing its AI bot-building research. Part of its Facebook AI Research (FAIR) lab’s mission, the plan is to provide better access to researchers and engineers to they, in turn, can build…
https://nolanlawson.com/2016/08/15/the-cost-of-small-modules/
Tags: #programming #Javascript #webdev #webdesign
Tags: #programming #Javascript #webdev #webdesign
Read the Tea Leaves
The cost of small modules
Update (30 Oct 2016): since I wrote this post, a bug was found in the benchmark which caused Rollup to appear slightly better than it would otherwise. However, the overall results are not substanti…
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/19/new-lithium-metal-tech-can-create-ultralight-car-batteries-and-thinner-phones/
Tags: #technology
Tags: #technology
TechCrunch
New lithium metal tech can create ultralight car batteries and…
Soon cars, drones, phones, and almost anything with a battery are about to get a boost from a new MIT spin-out,SolidEnergy Systems. The company promises to double the battery life of basic lithium…
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/20/how-carbon-nanotubes-could-give-us-faster-processors-and-longer-battery-life/
Tags: #technology
Tags: #technology
TechCrunch
How carbon nanotubes could give us faster processors and longer…
Carbon nanotubes are one of those supermaterials — a cylinder with a diameter of one or two nanometers — that are full of dreamy applications, ranging from supercomputers to ultra-efficient…
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/8/23/12602516/microsoft-hololens-holographic-processing-unit-specifications
Tags: #Microsoft #technology
Tags: #Microsoft #technology
The Verge
Microsoft reveals secret HoloLens processor specs
Microsoft has finally revealed exactly what's inside its HoloLens headset. While The Verge got exclusive access to a deconstructed HoloLens developer edition back in April, Microsoft has been...
http://futurism.com/liquid-light-scientists-unite-light-and-electricity-to-make-electronics-smaller-and-faster/
Tags: #science #technology
Tags: #science #technology
Futurism
Liquid Light: Scientists Unite Light and Electricity to Make Electronics Smaller and Faster
Researchers have found a way to bridge the gap between light and electricity—the two main components of current data transmission. Using the liquid light produced by polaritons, they were able to unite the two, a development that would lead to faster data…
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/new-attack-can-pluck-secrets-from-1-of-https-traffic-affects-top-sites/
Tags: #HTTPS #security #exploit
Tags: #HTTPS #security #exploit
Ars Technica
HTTPS and OpenVPN face new attack that can decrypt secret cookies
More than 600 sites found to be vulnerable to demanding exploit called Sweet32.
https://www.sitepoint.com/sitepoint-smackdown-php-vs-node-js/
Tags: #webdev #programming #PHP #NodeJS
Tags: #webdev #programming #PHP #NodeJS
Sitepoint
SitePoint Smackdown: PHP vs Node.js - SitePoint
Choosing a server-side language is a subjective decision. Should you consider the reliable PHP or the more revolutionary Node.js? Let battle commence...