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The following sentences come from the end of one of the novels, “Konpyuta ga shosetsu wo kaku hi” (The day a computer writes a novel): “I writhed with joy, which I experienced for the first time, and kept writing with excitement. “The day a computer wrote a novel. The computer, placing priority on the pursuit of its own joy, stopped working for humans.” While the four stories were generated through AI, 80% of the work had human involvement....

It brings together new advancements in artificial intelligence, computer vision, sensor technology, and voice and edge computing in a package that’s designed to be helpful and convenient. A few of the ways that Astro can be used around the house is to check in on your home when you are away. For instance, Astro can move autonomously around your home, navigate to check in on specific areas, show you a live view of rooms through the Astro app, or even send alerts if it detects an unrecognized person....

This upcoming processors will also provide support for 8 channel DDR4 memory, and according to Kitguru, these chips will deliver a 40 percent improvement on instructions per clock compared to the current generation of AMD processors. There is currently no word on the pricing and power consumption, but looking at Intel, AMD is most likely going to adopt an opposite strategy by keeping its processors priced far less than Intel’s to start gaining momentum in the server market....

Up until now, Apple has shied away from joining the megapixels club but with the forthcoming iPhone, it will join megapixel race with a twelve-megapixel iSight camera on the back of the new phone(s). Apple’s been using five-megapixel cameras on iPhones since the introduction of the iPhone 4s back in the fall of 2011. Apple had kept away from the megapixel race by opting to improve imaging capabilities of iPhones by introducing better lens, more advanced image signal processors, larger pixels and a number of software features which have improved image quality considerably....

Last month, a Miami resident, Claudia Castillo noticed a cop speeding down the freeway. Without any hesitation, she went in pursuit of the cop and asked him to slow down. The cop apologized for his actions, but the incident was recorded and released to the US media via CBS. By the looks of it, Mr. Fonticella, the cop who apologized had no issues with Castillo. However, few days after the incident went public, Javier Ortiz, an another Miami police officer and the local leader of the Miami FOP (Fraternal Order of Police) union published Castillo’s contact info, including telephone and email....

According to a report on federal technology publication NextGov, the agency that stores the U.S. Constitution and other important historical documents has discovered signs of computer activity that is not authorized and very much alike to the recently found hack of federal employment records. On Monday, in its report, the NextGov said that the National Archives and Records Administration discovered signs that position of the files were changed, even though there was no proof that hackers took administrative control of its computer systems....

New reports are suggesting that Apple is working on a prototype, which will sport a flexible OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display technology and has asked manufacturers such as Sharp, LG, Samsung and Japan Display to increase their production of OLED screens. As OLED display panels are power efficient in nature and allow manufacturers to make thinner handsets, the iPhone 8 could be further thinner than iPhone 7. These displays also offer better colours and deeper blacks....

Previous language of the agreement stated that only devices with batteries below 50 percent capacity could receive a repair or replacement. Apple will replace defective batteries that do not live up to the 80% specification free of charge as long as the device is within its AppleCare+ coverage period. Otherwise Apple will $79 for out-of-warranty battery service for all Apple Watch batteries that retain less than 80% of their original capacity per Apple’s diagnostic testing, plus a $6....

This time around ASUS is partnering with Tencent games to launch the new ASUS ROG Phone 2. So here’s everything you need to know about the ASUS ROG Phone 2 even before it’s launch. ALSO READ: Nubia Red Magic 3 Vs Black Shark 2 Which Gaming Smartphone Is Value For Money? ASUS ROG Phone 2: Expected Specifications A recent post from Weibo confirmed that the un-announced ASUS ROG Phone 2 will feature a 120Hz display....

While the benefit of using a separate keyboard are many, it becomes essential for a particular category of PC users – the gamer. No matter your game of choice, having a good keyboard has never brought down anyone’s kill streak. For that reason, we’ve used our skills to gather for you some of the best gaming keyboards that 2017 has to offer. Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 A gamer would be obviously aware of the Razer brand and true to their style they have released one of the best gaming keyboards available today....

The message containing the malware is doing rounds around the world. A YouTuber (vincedes13) has uploaded a video that demonstrates how a malicious text that is making the rounds can cause any iPhone to crash. The text message contains an attachment to a large contacts file that is sent via iCloud Drive, which renders the iMessages App useless, is mainly noticed on iPhones running on iOS 9 to iOS 10....

For those unaware, formed in 2014, NiceHash serves as a marketplace for miners to rent out their hash rate to others, which sees them earn Bitcoin at regular intervals. The breach was announced by the company on social media as well as its website. — NiceHash (@NiceHashMining) December 6, 2017 “Unfortunately, there has been a security breach involving NiceHash website. We are currently investigating the nature of the incident and, as a result, we are stopping all operations for the next 24 hours,” the company said in a statement on Wednesday (December 6)....

µTorrent Web (not to be confused with uTorrent) is a Web-based torrent client for Windows that aims to make torrenting simpler and most importantly it supports torrent streaming. “Our vision for µTorrent Web was to build a torrent client with quick playability and simplicity at its core,” said BitTorrent, Inc. in a press release statement. “Through years of serving the BitTorrent community with products used by hundreds of millions of users, we took our passion and experience to build a torrent client that meets the streaming demands of today’s users....

A 54-year-old Spanish man, who had a cancerous tumor, was recently fitted with a 3D printed titanium sternum and rib cage, which is the first surgical operation of its kind. He was detected with chest wall sarcoma, a cancerous tumor that grows in the chest wall, and in this case, had grown around his sternum and part of his rib cage. To remove the tumor completely, surgeons also had to excise that part of his skeleton....

For those unfamiliar, Cellebrite is an Israeli company, which specializes in extracting data from mobile phones for law enforcement agencies. UFED, which is the company’s main product is designed to extract smartphone data and is used extensively by the U.S. and UK police. The newest product called ‘UFED Premium’ can determine any and all passcodes and perform unlocks for app, and then perform a full file system extraction on Apple devices....

Their complaint rests mainly on the evidence provided through the documents leaked by NSA contractor and leaker Edward Snowden. The case lists as evidence that the emails, social media messages and phone calls of ordinary citizens are screened by the German intelligence agency Bundesnachrichtendienst in active co-operation with NSA and GCHQ, which the complaint claims is beyond what is allowed under German law.

Police say passengers had been complaining about cell phone service on the train for months (Nicholl takes the Red Line to work everyday). Witnesses had shared photos of Nicholl and his device, a black box with five antennae, months prior to his arrest on Tuesday. Nicholl was aware that the gizmo was illegal. According to the Chicago Tribune, cops started working off a tip they received months ago, as well as a submitted photo of Nicholl holding the black electronic jammer started working with the Chicago Transit Authority and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)....

Now, a team at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor, has hit a new temperature of reaching 100 million degrees Celsius. The EAST has been dubbed as “artificial sun” since it replicates the process used by the sun to produce energy. It burns at 100 million degrees Celsius, which is over six times hotter than the core of the sun....

However a Chinese businessman and owner of Android smartphone manufacturing unit, LeTV did something very unnatural. He put up a ad campaign equating Apple to Hitler. The ad which is meant to take a dig at restrictive and closeted Apple’s iOS operating system. LeTV’s CEO, Jia Yueting posted an image that showed Hitler raising his hand on one end and a few kids on the other end. Apple’s logo is on Hitler’s dress, which symbolizes the comparison in a clear way....