Author: Tech Support

    • Facebook says its AI bot Pluribus, developed in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon, is the first such bot to beat top pros at six-player No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em (Tom Simonite/Wired)

    Tom Simonite / Wired: Facebook says its AI bot Pluribus, developed in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon, is the first such bot to beat top pros at six-player No-Limit Texas Hold ‘Em  —  The 32-year-old is the only person to have won four World Poker Tour titles and has earned more than $7 million at tournaments.

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    • WH doesn't seem to have invited anyone banned from major social media platforms to the "social media summit", organized to lament alleged bias behind such bans (The Daily Beast)

    The Daily Beast: WH doesn’t seem to have invited anyone banned from major social media platforms to the “social media summit”, organized to lament alleged bias behind such bans  —  No one who is invited to the summit has actually been banned from social platforms. WH doesn't seem to have invited anyone banned from major

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    Beijing-based Geek+, which makes autonomous robots that can sort and transport goods at warehouses, raises $150M Series C1 led by GGV Capital (Alex Fang/Nikkei Asian Review)

    {$inline_image} Alex Fang / Nikkei Asian Review: Beijing-based Geek+, which makes autonomous robots that can sort and transport goods at warehouses, raises $150M Series C1 led by GGV Capital  —  Tech unicorn eager to expand automation services but faces stiff competition  —  NEW YORK — Beijing-based logistics robotics startup Geek … Beijing-based Geek+, which makes

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    • Pablo Escobar’s brother escalates flamethrower feud with Elon Musk, threatens Tesla takeover

    Elon Musk can add the Escobar family to his list of detractors after notorious kingpin Pablo’s older brother, Roberto Escobar, today accused the billionaire tech CEO of stealing the design for The Boring Company’s Not A Flamethrower. According to TMZ, an engineer associated with Musk visited the Escobar’s business compound somewhere around the summer of 2017. During that

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    This Nerf Gun Is Terrifyingly Huge

    Gatling guns were an early attempt at creating a rapid-firing weapon, and were popular amongst armies in the 19th century. Today, the basic design remains in use as a heavy weapon for putting many rounds downrange very quickly. [Ivan Miranda] decided that the Nerf world was missing a piece of the action, and got started

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    • The first trailer for Netflix’s Another Life looks like Arrival meets Stargate SG-1

    Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming science fiction series Another Life, starring Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff. The 10-episode series premieres on July 25th, and it looks like a fun cross between the first-contact film Arrival and the Syfy Channel’s Dark Matter. The series follows Commander Niko Breckinridge (Sackhoff), who’s selected to lead a

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