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• 4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter

  A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following ...

  • Bryan Clark

• This AI-powered text generator is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen — and you can try it

  OpenAI, a nonprofit focused on creating human-level artificial intelligence, just released an update to its GPT-2 text generator. ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Microsoft is listening to you via your Xbox One (Update: not anymore)

  Update (August 22, 2019): In a story published on August 21, Microsoft told Vice it's stopped listening to recordings from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Scientists at an aquarium just figured out how to save Florida's 'Great Barrier Reef'

  Scientists in Florida may have just saved the the third largest coral reef on the planet. Florida Aquarium Senior Coral ...

  • Tristan Greene

• I’m scared shitless of my new robot colleague

  The age of man has ended: my new colleague is a robot writer.

  • Már Másson Maack

• Google, Apple, and Mozilla won't budge on Kazakhstan's sneaky plot to spy on citizens

  Google and Mozilla are deploying a technical solution to block the use of Kazakhstan root CA certificate Qaznet Trust Network ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Animals eat each other, so why don't we?

  Vulnerable spadefoot tadpoles eat their smaller competitors to speed towards toadhood as quickly as possible. Gulls and pelicans are among bird species that eat hatchlings for food or to prevent the spread of disease. In insect species such as the praying mantis or the Australian ...

  • The Conversation

• Intel takes on Google and Amazon with 2 new AI-focused chips

  Intel has unveiled two new processors as part of its Nervana lineup with an aim to accelerate training and inferences drawn ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Cybershoes let you physically walk, run, and jump in VR without leaving your seat

  If you ask me, VR is the best thing that's happened to gaming since the invention of the joystick thanks to the platform's ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Louisiana State University Twitter warns of armed intruder, tells students to “Run, Hide, or Fight” UPDATE: Normal operations have resumed on campus

  The official Twitter account for the Louisiana State University (LSU) today tweeted a warning to students, faculty and staff ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Sony boss wants to bring first-party PlayStation titles to PC

  Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) boss Shawn Layden yesterday alluded to the possibility that first-party PlayStation ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is arriving on November 14 in 4K

  Microsoft has announced that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will launch on November 14 across Microsoft Store, Xbox ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan