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04 Apr

How DeepMind’s Agent57 Outperformed Humans In 57 Atari Games

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In a paper published by DeepMind, a team of scientists from Alphabet’s UK-based research division has claimed that Agent57 – the first deep reinforcement learning agent – has outperformed humans on all 57 Atari 2600 games in the Arcade Learning Environment data set.  Agent57 combines an algorithm to efficiently explore a meta controller which adapts…

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02 Apr

Fun AI Activities For Kids During COVID-19 Lockdown

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill with governments enforcing lockdowns to ensure their citizens stay at home and not fuel the outbreak. For professionals, except for a few adjustments, it does not make a major difference since most are still working from home. However, this is not true for children whose…

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02 Apr

MIT’s Speedy Way To Search New Materials Using Neural Networks

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When searching for a new material which can be used for different applications such as batteries or other energy-related devices, the possibilities are endless. There are several materials that one can explore, and also many criteria which these must fulfil to ensure that the application is successful. The timeframe is critical as it may take…

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30 Mar

NASSCOM Seeks Immediate Relief For Startups And SMEs

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) has asked the government to provide immediate relief to ensure the survival of start-up and small-medium enterprises(SMEs) as the COVID-19 outbreak has put high stress on the industry. In an opening statement, the association said, “We request that the government consider rental subsidy for workspaces used…

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30 Mar

Microsoft Pulls Back Investment From Facial Recognition Startup

After reports emerged of AnyVision helping the Israeli government to surveil the West Bank, M12-Microsoft’s venture capital arms has decided to pull back the minority investment out of the facial recognition startup. M12 invested an amount in Anyvision as a part of a $74 million funding round in June 2019. However, the company decided to…

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30 Mar

SIGKDD Launches Community Impact Program To Fund Aspiring Data Scientists

In a bid to uplift the data science that has expanded mostly over the past few years, SIGKDD has launched a Community Impact Program to provide funding to aspiring data scientists with projects to ensure data science is promoted in the right direction. The funded projects will be required to show their final results or…

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30 Mar

Google Classroom Skyrockets With 50 Million Downloads

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With schools being shut amidst the outbreak of COVID-19 in many locations around the United States, Google Classroom has gone on to clinch the top spot as an education app on both Android and iOS. The pandemic has provided the app with a massive boost of more than 50 million downloads recently.  The free education…

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30 Mar

Dharma Ransomware’s Source Code On Sale

Dharma, a significant ransomware strain’s source code has been put up for sale on two Russian language hacking forums over the weekend, at a low price of $2,000 which has put several security researchers on alert. Between the year 2016 and 2019, the Dharma has been used to extort more than $24 million as payment…

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