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How soccer industry database Transfermarkt arrives at its highly influential player valuations, even as its data is crowdsourced from volunteers and staff (Rory Smith/New York Times)

Rory Smith / New York Times: How soccer industry database Transfermarkt arrives at its highly influential player valuations, even as its data is crowdsourced from volunteers and staff  —  Soccer takes the player valuations posted on the website Transfermarkt extremely seriously.  It has never really stopped to ask where they come from. How soccer industry

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It’s not too late to stop the killer robot uprising

{$inline_image}Last year, according to a United Nations report published in March, Libyan government forces hunted down rebel forces using “lethal autonomous weapons systems” that were “programmed to attack targets without requiring data connectivity between the operator and the munition”. The deadly drones were Turkish-made quadcopters about the size of a dinner plate, capable of delivering

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Illustrators say Corporate Memphis, an art aesthetic synonymous with tech marketing, has stuck around because execs continue to overlook the value of their work (Hirsh Chitkara/Protocol)

Hirsh Chitkara / Protocol: Illustrators say Corporate Memphis, an art aesthetic synonymous with tech marketing, has stuck around because execs continue to overlook the value of their work  —  You may not have heard of “Corporate Memphis,” but you’ve almost certainly seen it.  The illustration style can be found … Illustrators say Corporate Memphis, an

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What is federated learning?

One of the key challenges of machine learning is the need for large amounts of data. Gathering training datasets for machine learning models poses privacy, security, and processing risks that organizations would rather avoid. One technique that can help address some of these challenges is “federated learning.” By distributing the training of models across user

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Innovusion Holdings, which develops lidar systems, raises $66M Series B plus round, bringing its total raised to $180M (David Ramli/Bloomberg)

David Ramli / Bloomberg: Innovusion Holdings, which develops lidar systems, raises $66M Series B plus round, bringing its total raised to $180M  —  – Supplier to auto-makers completes Series B plus round  — Financing led by Guotai Junan International, Shunwei Capital  —  Innovusion Holdings Ltd … Innovusion Holdings, which develops lidar systems, raises M Series

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Disney+ beats Q3 subscriber estimates, reaching 116M subscribers vs. 114.5M expected; ESPN+ subscribers rose 75% YoY to 14.9M, Hulu grew 21% YoY to 42.8M (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Disney+ beats Q3 subscriber estimates, reaching 116M subscribers vs. 114.5M expected; ESPN+ subscribers rose 75% YoY to 14.9M, Hulu grew 21% YoY to 42.8M  —  Disney’s streaming service is seeing improved growth, after initially seeing slower numbers of subscriber additions in Q2 as Covid lockdowns and mask mandates came to an

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XtalPi, which uses AI for drug discovery and development, raises $400M Series D led by OrbiMed and RRJ, at a valuation of over $2B (KrASIA)

KrASIA: XtalPi, which uses AI for drug discovery and development, raises $400M Series D led by OrbiMed and RRJ, at a valuation of over $2B  —  The company provides its AI technology to pharmaceutical companies to enhance R&D for new drugs.  —  AI pharmaceutical company XtalPi secured USD 400 million … XtalPi, which uses AI

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Arduino Finds Treasure

{$inline_image} A beach is always a relaxing summer vacation destination, a great place to hang out with a drink and a book or take a swim in the ocean. For those who need a more active beach-going activity with an electronics twist, though, metal detecting is always a popular choice too. And, of course, with

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