OpenAI’s bot beats top Dota 2 player so badly that he quits
An artificial intelligence has beaten one of the world’s top Dota 2 players in single combat today.
Some U.S. coding boot camps stumble in a crowded field
The hype is fading for coding “boot camps,” for-profit U.S. schools offering graduates entry into the lucrative world of software development.
HOW BAIDU WILL WIN CHINA’S AI RACE—AND, MAYBE, THE WORLD’S
Lu offered up an eye-opening explanation of how Baidu stands to dominate AI in China.
As net neutrality dies, one man wants to make Verizon pay for its sins
Alex Nguyen filed the only formal net neutrality complaint, and he’s still waiting for an answer
Facebook’s Onavo Gives Social-Media Firm Inside Peek at Rivals’ Users
Information from data-security app shows company what people do on their phones beyond suite of firm’s apps.
Bitcoin just passed $4,000
24 hours ago the cryptocurrency was trading below $3,700. About an hour ago it surged passed $4,000 and has no signs of stopping. It’s now trading around $4,135.00. For reference, a week ago Bitcoin hit an all-time high as it passed $3,000 for the first time.
Samsung’s surprisingly decent mobile browser is now available as a Google Chrome alternative
Samsung’s mobile browser has previously been available primarily for Samsung phones (with the exception of a few other devices like the Pixel and Pixel XL) and while the main version of the app will remain this way, the beta version of the Samsung Internet Browser can now be downloaded for use on Android phone running 5.0 Lollipop or later…
Understanding plandids — the under-the-radar pose that’s taking over Instagram
Instagram used to be defined by its feed of stylized, perfectly posed images, but this summer a new trend has swept the platform: the “plandid.”
Kaspersky launches its free antivirus software worldwide
In return, it will use data you contribute to improve machine learning across its products.
Google Photos adds smarter sharing, suggestions and shared libraries
Google today will begin rolling out new sharing functionality in Google Photos, first unveiled at the company’s I/O developer conference in May.