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How Prague’s Avast went from Soviet-era security project to $4.5 billion IPO
Early on a Thursday morning last May, executives from Prague-based Avast crowded onto a podium in the London Stock Exchange…
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Google files patent for eye-tracking system that reads expressions for VR
Google may one day make our virtual avatars more expressive by tracking our eyes. This is according to a patent published…
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Huawei Mate 20 Pro review: The notch giveth, and the notch taketh away
Sometimes an action intended to create a positive outcome is simultaneously intertwined with negative consequences. For every yin, there is a…
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YouTube: We’ve invested $100 million in Content ID and paid over $3 billion to rightsholders
As part of longstanding efforts to prove that it’s serious about combating piracy, Google today revealed some updated numbers from across…
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Intel launches Xeon E-2100 series, previews Cascade Lake
Intel revealed in August that its next-generation Xeon processors would launch in fall 2018, and today the company made good on that…
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Giant robotic spider and minotaur turned streets of Toulouse into massive labyrinth
For the past four days, an estimated 600,000 people have been chasing a gigantic robotic spider and minotaur around France’s…
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Experts: AI can generate ‘billions’ for you, but requires the long-term view
Some smart companies are already making billions of dollars from their investments in AI, but these companies are taking the…
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Google open-sources BERT, a state-of-the-art pretraining technique for natural language processing
Natural language processing (NLP) — the subcategory of artificial intelligence (AI) that spans language translation, sentiment analysis, semantic search, and…
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ProBeat: The year OnePlus started ignoring fans
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 6T this week. I have mixed feelings about this device. The T-Mobile partnership is a huge…
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Spotify debuts Apple Watch app beta, challenging top streaming rival on home turf
Spotify continues to lead the music streaming industry in number of subscribers, and now it’s officially taking on its number…
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