[ad_1] The team trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) to spot changes in images made with Photoshop’s Face Away Liquify feature, which was designed to change people’s eyes, mouth and other facial features. When put to the test, the neural network detected altered images up to 99 percent of the time. In comparison, people who […]
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Facebook researchers are building virtual spaces to improve AI and AR
[ad_1] Facebook Reality Labs (which up until last year was Oculus Research) created a new open platform for embodied AI research called AI Habitat, along with a dataset of photorealistic sample spaces it’s calling Replica. Both Habitat and Replica are now available for researchers to download on Github. With these tools, researchers can train AI […]
Volvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle is hauling goods in Sweden
[ad_1] Ultimately, Volvo hopes to have several autonomous vehicles traveling back and forth at once. They’ll be monitored by a control tower and max out at 40 km/h. While Vera is suited for short distances, it will be able to transport large volumes, and Volvo hopes it will offer greater efficiency, flexibility and sustainability. “Autonomous […]
Rivian will repurpose used EV batteries for solar power in Puerto Rico
[ad_1] Rivian will use the 135kw packs from its development vehicles as second-life batteries in Adjuntas, a city that was severely impacted by Hurricane Maria in 2017. In the event of future power outages, the microgrid will provide electricity to core businesses. At other times, the system will offset day-to-day electricity bills. The project is […]
Twitter removes nearly 4,800 accounts linked to Iranian government
[ad_1] The Iranian accounts were divided into three categories depending on their activities. More than 1,600 accounts were tweeting global news content that supported the Iranian state. A total of 248 accounts were engaged specifically in discussion about Israel. Finally, a total of 2,865 accounts were banned due to taking on a false persona which […]
CERN turns to open source software as Microsoft increases its fees
[ad_1] In its blog post, CERN said “MAlt’s objective is to put us back in control using open software.” Its goal is to break CERN’s dependency on commercial vendors and “keep hands on the data.” The multi-year project will begin with a pilot mail service for the IT department and volunteers this summer. If that […]
America’s renewable energy capacity overtakes coal for the first time
[ad_1] While these figures represent a very marginal difference, additional findings from FERC suggest that the gap is likely to widen in the coming months. The report notes that the US has been adding, on average, one percentage point to its renewable energy capacity every year, and predicts that by 2022 the technology will account […]
China flooded Telegram to stem dissent in Hong Kong, hints founder
[ad_1] On Twitter, Durov said China had launched a large distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) against its network. This comes during a time of civil unrest in Hong Kong, where this week ten of thousands of demonstrators have been protesting against legislation that would allow extraditions to China. Many of the protestors use Telegram […]
MIT algorithm helps robots guess where humans are going next
[ad_1] Rather than simply rely on the distance of points on a person’s body, like common systems, the new approach aligns segments of a person’s trajectory with a collection of reference movements. Moreover, it considers timing as well — it knows you’re not about to change course if you’ve just started moving. Robots should be […]
Volkswagen ends deal with self-driving startup Aurora
[ad_1] The news of VW’s departure comes only a couple of days after Aurora signed with Fiat Chrysler to build platforms for self-driving vans. Along with Fiat, the Amazon-backed Aurora has partnerships with Hyundai and China’s Byton. “Volkswagen Group has been a wonderful partner to Aurora since the early days of development of the Aurora […]