Pac-GAN – DTNS 3788

An Nvidia created A.I. has replicated the game Pac-Man using a machine learning framework called generative adversarial networks. Why is this achievement notable and what will be learned from it?

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Len Peralta, Joe, Roger Chang

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Google Updates Maps with Accessible Places – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Google rolls out an Accessible Places option in Maps, a judge rules that powering on a phone to view a lock screen requires a warrant, and Nvidia trained a GAN to recreate Pac-Man based only on watching game play.

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5G Is Fast If You Can Get It – DTNS 3787

Netflix is rolling out a feature to automatically un-subscribe users from their service if it hasn’t had activity for a year. Is this Netflix responding to consumer subscription fatigue or a clever marketing ploy?

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Facebook Rolls Out Scam and Abuse Alerts in Messenger – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Facebook announced the roll out of new scam and abuse alters in Messenger, Amazon launches food delivery in India, and EA open sources code for classic RTS games.

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Third AI Blind – DTNS 3786

In a opinion piece in Wired noted futurist Ray Kurzweil has advocated for more AI assistance in vaccine research. What’s behind his advocacy and can AI really speed up vaccine development?

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The Larry Sanders Show (403-404) – It’s Spoilerin’ Time 312

Next week: Rick and Morty (409), What We Do in the Shadows (207), The Larry Sanders Show (405-406)

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What We Do in the Shadows (206) – It’s Spoilerin’ Time 312

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Rick and Morty (408) – It’s Spoilerin’ Time 312

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Tweeting Like a Veep!

As a non-partisan exercise in seeing who might be pushing hardest to be Vice President Biden’s VP nominee, I took the pinned tweets, or if there was no pinned tweet, the most recent tweet, as of 9:22 AM Wednesday May 20.

Mike Pence’s latest Tweet is included for comparison.

Who looks like they’re pushing for the role?

DEMOCRATS

He’s spinning out of control because he’s going to lose. VOTE. https://t.co/NWYXGMT9nl— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 20, 2020

I challenged chef @andrewzimmern to a virtual hotdish cookoff for @2harvest—a food bank that is feeding hungry families during this pandemic.

Let’s see if Andrew can beat my taconite tater tot hotdish (the secret is the pepper jack cheese).

Donate today https://t.co/GyAmjruTjl pic.twitter.com/cN83qZqIm1— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) April 30, 2020

We are all depending on the sacrifices essential workers are making every day to keep our country safe and healthy. It’s time to #StandWithEssentialWorkers and demand an Essential Workers Bill of Rights: https://t.co/1APz0ohBY2 pic.twitter.com/uo39NvNq0c— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 27, 2020

I’m proud to endorse @JoeBiden for President.

Here he is comforting me on 1/4/17 just after my mother passed away. There is no one kinder, more empathetic and caring than @joebiden. He will lead America with the same deep compassion and decency. pic.twitter.com/4IBscj75VN— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) March 2, 2020

Hear our board chair @ValerieJarrett in discussion with Atlanta Mayor @KeishaBottoms about the importance of safe, fair, and accessible elections for everyone 💪 https://t.co/QQUBVvzMqT— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) May 20, 2020

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-Call 211— Michigan State Police (@MichStatePolice) May 20, 2020

I am a descendant of slaves, who knew that they would not make it, but dreamed and prayed that one day I would make it.

So despite America’s complicated history, my faith is in the Constitution.

I’ve enforced the laws, and now I write the laws. Nobody is above the law. pic.twitter.com/hzS9BkfOLp— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) December 12, 2019

For once, @realdonaldtrump spoke the truth, when he said that if all eligible Americans are able to cast their votes that he and his cronies will lose.

We must make sure that happens. pic.twitter.com/iRa28Wv2Sy— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) April 1, 2020

This pandemic is a test of our faith in our founding doctrine of “We the People.”

If we focus on the we—and think about the many not just the one—then we can save lives & beat this virus.

It’s up to each one of us to act in a way that protects all of us.https://t.co/P301HWmbrd— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) March 25, 2020

REPUBLICAN

Google Lands Defense Contract – DTH

DTH-6-150x150Google Cloud becomes US DoD client, Amazon launches its big online video game Crucible and Facebook starts its Shops program.

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