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Nvidia researchers have created an augmentation method for training generative adversarial networks that they say enables results with 10 to 20 times less data (Khari Johnson/VentureBeat)

Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: Nvidia researchers have created an augmentation method for training generative adversarial networks that they say enables results with 10 to 20 times less data  —  Nvidia researchers have created an augmentation method for training generative adversarial networks (GANs) that requires less data. Nvidia researchers have created an augmentation method for training

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Airbnb launches Airbnb.org for allowing hosts to provide free and discounted stays to refugees, essential workers, and people affected by natural disasters (Kim Lyons/The Verge)

Kim Lyons / The Verge: Airbnb launches Airbnb.org for allowing hosts to provide free and discounted stays to refugees, essential workers, and people affected by natural disasters  —  Hosts on the platform can provide free and discounted stays as in-kind donations  —  Airbnb is launching a nonprofit to allow … Airbnb launches Airbnb.org for allowing

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How to choose a startup accelerator — no matter what’s happening in the world

Accelerators form an integral part of many entrepreneurs’ journeys. By definition, an accelerator is a fixed-term program that usually lasts anything from three to 12 months. These programs offer a series of benefits, including education, mentoring, and networking. Some may offer investment to startups and on occasion, accelerators will take equity in the companies they

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Inside CHIP-8

Certain old computers — most frequently those using the RCA 1802 — were fond of using an early form of byte-code interpreter for programs, especially games. The interpreter, CHIP-8, was very simple to create but offered high-level features that were tedious to recreate in the native assembly language. Because there are a fair number of

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Sources: a Foxconn facility in Mexico was hit by ransomware in Nov., resulting in website outage and business docs leaked, as the attackers demand a $34M ransom (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Sources: a Foxconn facility in Mexico was hit by ransomware in Nov., resulting in website outage and business docs leaked, as the attackers demand a $34M ransom  —  Foxconn electronics giant suffered a ransomware attack at a Mexican facility over the Thanksgiving weekend … Sources: a Foxconn facility in Mexico was

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Google says Stadia users will be able to live stream directly to YouTube starting December 8 (Sean Hollister/The Verge)

Sean Hollister / The Verge: Google says Stadia users will be able to live stream directly to YouTube starting December 8  —  Finally fulfilling its biggest original promise  —  From the very beginning, Google Stadia and YouTube were supposed to work together — thanks to the magic of cloud computing … Google says Stadia users

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