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The global epidemic situation still shows no signs of improvement. Currently, more than 4 million people have been infected, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the United States has exceeded 1.3 million. Technology giants Facebook and Google have successively extended the remote work period until the end of 2020 due to concerns about the spread of the epidemic. If 2020 […]

Weibo blogger @大谷Spitzer uploaded a video on May 8th, which set off a wave of reposts across the Internet. He used AI to colorize, restore the frame rate, and super-resolution a black-and-white video of Beijing streets shot by a Canadian photographer between 1920 and 1929 during the Republic of China period, and brought netizens […]

As the country gradually resumes work, Spot, the internet-famous robot dog from Boston Dynamics, has also returned to work. This time, it was hired by the Singapore National Parks Board to serve as a park security guard. During the epidemic prevention and control period, it reminded people not to gather. Spot, the robot dog released by Boston Dynamics, a top internet celebrity in the artificial intelligence circle, has recently found a new job. […]

With the development of machinery and automation technology, the manufacturing industry has been actively following and using the most advanced technology to improve production efficiency. A large number of factories have invested heavily in the introduction of automated production equipment, which inevitably leads to problems caused by technical failures. How to balance human operators and industrial AI should be given equal attention. The famous British analysis agency Ox […]

Last Thursday, the California Supreme Court approved a historic class action lawsuit: three female Oracle employees will represent 4,100 other female employees to file a lawsuit against Oracle for employment discrimination, where female Oracle employees are paid less than male employees. 2020 […]

During the epidemic, Amazon workers’ opinions on fighting for more protection and benefits were severely suppressed by the company. Workers who initiated petitions or protests were fired one after another. Recently, Amazon Vice President Tim Bray, dissatisfied with the company’s inhumane practices, published a resignation blog post, pointing out that the company’s corporate culture is toxic. Give up […]

Nintendo Switch has been selling like hot cakes this year, and has even been hyped up as a financial product. But the surge in users has also given hackers an opportunity to take advantage. Not long ago, Nintendo confirmed that more than 160,000 accounts were hacked. And recently, the largest data leak in history broke out. Speaking of this year’s most popular game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons[…]

Recently, many people have observed a long string of stars. They are not mysterious alien signals, but Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX. Why does this phenomenon, called the "Starlink Train", happen, and what is the meaning behind it? I guess Musk didn't expect that the satellites he launched would become the world's […]

Facebook recently open-sourced a new chatbot, Blender, which outperforms existing conversational robots and is more personalized. On April 29, Facebook AI and machine learning department FAIR published a blog post announcing that after years of research, they have built and open-sourced a new […]

During the period when video conferencing software was reused, its security issues have always been the focus of attention of users such as enterprises and universities. Recently, the Chinese University of Hong Kong revealed that the school was hacked by several foreigners during the Zoom exam and played indescribable content, causing the exam to be interrupted. It seems that Zoom’s security risks have been […]

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, hackers have become the most active group, and they are extremely arrogant. Authoritative organizations such as the WHO and CDC have been hacked one after another, and medical companies that assist in the diagnosis of COVID-19 have not been spared. Since the beginning of this year, countries around the world have been disturbed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but hackers have taken the opportunity to frequently launch crimes and launch […]

Recently, the settlement agreement reached between Facebook and the FTC on the Cambridge Analytica incident was officially approved by the federal court, which means that the largest fine in the history of privacy security has officially taken effect. Recently, Facebook and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement agreement on the Cambridge Analytica incident in which tens of millions of user data were leaked […]

The epidemic situation in the United States is still not optimistic. As a technology giant, Amazon's actions will always cause some disturbances. Recently, Bezos released his annual shareholder letter, which emphasized Amazon's employee protection measures. In fact, Amazon has recently caused a lot of controversy due to its poor protection. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in a recent […]

In recent years, the Pentagon has been making continuous moves in artificial intelligence, with multiple approaches such as investment, technology, and talent introduction. Recently, its artificial intelligence center JAIC is seeking testing tools and technologies for artificial intelligence products. This gives us a glimpse into the ambitions of the US Department of Defense in AI. Keywords: Pentagon artificial intelligence bidding […]

Recently, PyTorch released an update to version 1.5. As an increasingly popular machine learning framework, PyTorch also brought major functional upgrades this time. In addition, Facebook and AWS have also jointly launched two important PyTorch libraries. With the release of PyTorch, the number of PyTorch libraries has increased significantly.

Reminding everyone to keep a distance in public places can effectively prevent cross infection. Recently, Landing AI, a company founded by Andrew Ng, developed a tool that can measure the distance between pedestrians in real time from surveillance videos and give reminders when they exceed the safe distance. Keeping a safe distance in public places is to prevent the spread of the virus […]

As of now, the total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States has exceeded 790,000, and technology companies have been actively providing various assistance. The two founders of Instagram recently developed a website that visualizes the average number of COVID-19 infections in real time, allowing people to get a full picture of the spread of the epidemic in each state. […]

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, tech giant Google has also begun looking for ways to cut costs, and the first measure is to slow down recruitment. Google CEO Pichai has sent an open letter to employees informing them of this decision. Recently, under the influence of the epidemic, tech giants have also had a hard time. On April 15, local time in the United States, Google’s parent company […]

As the world starts to work and study remotely, a foreign engineer can’t stand the daily video conferences, so he uses AI technology to “clone” himself to attend the meetings on his behalf. If this technology is used by students, the consequences will be… Due to the global epidemic, various companies have switched to remote work, and major universities have also […]

Starting today, GitHub will provide all individuals and teams with free private repositories with unlimited number of collaborators, and all core features will be free. However, behind the comprehensive free policy, there are also some concerns. Breaking news! GitHub officially announced this morning that it will provide all GitHub users and teams with free private repositories with unlimited number of collaborators, and all core features will be free.

Under the epidemic, more and more conferences are moving online. Recently, the United States Python Developer Conference (PyCon US) will also kick off online. What are the highlights of this conference, how to participate in it, and what help can it bring to Python users? That’s right! Another high-quality online conference […]

According to Twitter, a large number of account information of several Chinese banks are being sold on the dark web. According to the reporter’s investigation, the package price of $3,999 includes 900,000 account information of the Agricultural Bank of China. Another account also claimed to sell 20 data packages, including 1 million bank account data, 12 million startup company information, etc.

Affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic environment has shrunk dramatically. Some organizations predict that global carbon emissions this year will reach a historical high, far exceeding the post-World War II and the 2008 financial crisis, but it still cannot stop the trend of global warming. The economic environment shrank by 30%, and carbon emissions only fell by 4%. The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the world. […]

The overseas epidemic has become more and more serious recently, and poor detection has become a problem that needs to be solved urgently. Recently, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Cambridge University used AI in auxiliary procedures for detection and diagnosis by using sound detectors. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has ushered in an outbreak overseas, and detection […]

Drone delivery has been realized a few years ago, but recently, its existence has become particularly important. As the epidemic situation in the United States becomes more severe, many states have issued "stay-at-home orders". When going out for shopping has become a luxury, drones appear to deliver medicines and food to people, which can be said to be a timely help. This year's global pandemic of the new coronavirus, […]

Zoom has experienced unprecedented security doubts in the past two weeks. Now, even the most sincere explanation letter may not be able to solve the current problem. Some shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against Zoom through a law firm. As of press time on April 8, 2020, Zoom’s stock price was […]

On one hand, the new coronavirus is raging around the world, and on the other hand, computer viruses are taking advantage of the chaos to do evil. For ordinary people, the new coronavirus epidemic is a disaster, but for hackers, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spread the virus. The spread of the new coronavirus around the world is worrying, but hackers are secretly happy and started a "carnival". […]

Zoom, which has been very popular due to the pandemic, has recently run into trouble. Due to frequent privacy and security incidents, Zoom has triggered a crisis of trust across the entire network and has even been accused of being a "rogue software." Recently, Zoom has even been officially banned by SpaceX, NASA and other organizations. For this reason, Zoom […]

ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) announced today that it has awarded Patrick M. Hanrahan and Edwin E. Catmull the 2019 ACM AM Turing Award. Turing Award official announcement, Google joins ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) announced today […]

Let me tell you a true story. Marriott International, a well-known hotel company, has suffered a data breach again. It has been less than two years since they were fined for a similar incident. Marriott recently reported another data breach, affecting as many as 5.2 million people. This is the second data breach at Marriott in the past two years. Data breach, another […]