Computers start to learn like us

Its always nice to see an article on A.I. in the local newspaper, The New Zealand Herald. So the article titled Autocorrect fails could be distant mammary as computers start to learn like us, by Sarah Knapton made for an interesting read. Heres a quote: "Most mobile phone users have suffered the indignity of an embarrassing autocorrect mistake, but smartphones may soon be smart enough to understand what we are trying to say." Scientists claim that for the first time, they have programmed a machine to learn in the same way as humans. I recommend the full article.

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View declassified US satellite photos

Were all used to Google Earth and the phrase "large enough to be seen from space" has little meaning now when you can see my patio furniture on Google Earth. But, high quality satellite images have been generated since the 1960s. Many of these have been declassified and are available on the US Geological Surveys Earth Explorer website. These images are not restricted to the US - theyre spy photos so the whole world is pretty much covered. The interface takes a bit of figuring ou t but there are a lot of resources available on the site. Many researchers, such as archeologists, are finding these images very useful, as is reported in this National Gepgraphic article.

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Xerox officially splits into two companies

Xerox will separate into two companies, a $11 billion document technology company and a $7 billion business services company, the office equipment maker announced Friday.

The transaction into two independent publicly-traded companies is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Xerox also announced a three-year restructuring program expected to save $2.4 billion.

These "significant actions ... define the next chapter of our company," said Chairman and CEO Ursula Burns in a conference call Friday morning from Xeroxs headquarters in Norwalk, Conn.

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The Japanese accept the US challenge

Recently I blogged about a challenge from a US mega robot manufacturer to participate in a duel with a Japanese robot company. Well the Japanese have accepted the challenge and it looks like the rumble is on! Watch this space.


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