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31 May

Did Elon Musk Take A U-Turn on LiDARs?

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On 20th May 2021, a Tesla Model Y with rooftop LiDAR sensors was spotted by Grayson Brulte, a consultant in the autonomous vehicle industry, in Palm Beach, Florida. People found this to be rather interesting given Elon Musk, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, and his historically less-than-favourable opinion of the laser sensor technology. LiDAR, which is…

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29 May

Your WiFi Is Not As Safe As You Think

“FragAttacks could allow hackers within a device’s WiFi radio range and introduce malware to compromise intelligent devices.” In October 2017, researchers published work on a new attack against WiFi encryption. They discovered severe weaknesses within WPA2, which protects all modern protected WiFi networks. These weaknesses could be exploited using Key Reinstallation Attacks or KRACKs. This…

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29 May

Facebook Launches AI That Understands Language Without Labels

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“Machine learning models need to be trained with large amounts of transcribed speech audio. This process is effective but expensive.” Decades ago, asking for basic directions or information would have been an arduous task. The advent of solutions such as Google Translate alleviated that problem to an extent. But, is this enough? For example, India…

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27 May

Skin In The Game: Google’s Healthcare AI Has Come To Fruition.

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Every year, Google sees almost ten billion searches related to skin, nail and hair problems. There is no shortage of people suffering from dermatological issues, and simply typing in what you see on your skin cannot be helpful enough. At the recently concluded I/O summit, Google announced its latest venture into health care: an AI-powered…

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26 May

Top ML Announcements From Microsoft Build 2021

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“Azure ML Managed Endpoints is already being used for the OpenAI GPT-3 model.” Microsoft kicked off its annual developer’s conference, Microsoft Build. The event, which will be held digitally for the second time in a row, had a jam-packed first day where multiple announcements within various facets of Microsoft, from MS Teams to Azure, were…

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26 May

Top ML Announcements From Microsoft Build 2021

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“Azure ML Managed Endpoints is already being used for the OpenAI GPT-3 model.” Microsoft kicked off its annual developer’s conference, Microsoft Build. The event, which will be held digitally for the second time in a row, had a jam-packed first day where multiple announcements within various facets of Microsoft, from MS Teams to Azure, were…

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26 May

Yes, A(I) Can!

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“Humans respond to incentives too, but they are also influenced by nudges.” Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge (2008) Human beings are surrounded by influences that tend to alter their behaviours. This is what Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein’s research on Nudge Theory is essentially about. The nudges here refer to how choices are…

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25 May

Apple Has A Serious Malware Problem, Says Its Head Of Software

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In the second week of August last year, Epic games which is known for blockbuster hits like Fortnite, decided to go to war with Apple. Nine months after the initial tussle, the two companies took it to court last week. The federal court grilled Apple’s chief Tim Cook for four straight hours as he stood…

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22 May

How Google’s Password Manager Keeps Brute Force Attacks At Bay

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In today’s profoundly digital world, people are likely to have many more profiles and accounts on the internet than ever before. This can mean some great things: a social media presence means you get to keep in touch with your friends—especially during a pandemic—and accounts for newspapers, online banking, or educational websites make things accessible…

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