Google AI beats one of world's best Go players

The ancient Chinese game Go is officially no longer too tough for artificial intelligence. Until recently, AIs from Google, Facebook and others were able to win against some human opponents, but not the top professionals. Then, in January, Google's AlphaGo AI beat the European Ch … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

1 / 5: AlphaGo gewinnt gegen Lee Sedol (Video)

Go-Weltmeister Lee Sedol (9. Dan. Pro) hat die erste von fünf Runden gegen Googles AlphaGo-Programm verloren. Das nächste Spiel findet am 10. März um 5 Uhr morgens hiesiger Zeit statt. Huge milestone in AI! AlphaGo beats the wo... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

TRO looks to develop global creative technology team

TRO is looking to expand its creative technology offering on a global scale, a move that will enable the agency to further enhance its events and service clients around the clock. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Flickr takes a big step backwards by making its photo upload tool a paid feature

Less than a year after it introduced the ability to automatically upload photos from your hard drive, Flickr is removing the feature from free accounts. Flickr users will now need to pay a monthly subscription fee to Flickr Pro to use the Flickr Uploadr desktop tool, a move that … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

New app Cryptomator encrypts files on iPhone or desktop before you send them to the cloud

Cloud storage has become the way we store much of our data, but it’s not encrypted. A new solution, Cyptomator, offers an open source solution for cloud storage encryption for your desktop or iOS. Rather than rely on cloud storage safeguards, Cryptomator encrypts your files befor … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

alltours profitiert vom Spanienboom und verzeichnet starke Nachfrage für Portugal, Kreta und Bulgarien / Fernreisen in die Karibik und nach Südostasien wachsen um 50% (FOTO)

alltours flugreisen gmbh: Düsseldorf/Berlin (ots) - - Alle spanischen Ziele liegen über Vorjahr; 25% Buchungsplus auf den Kanaren - alltourseigene Hotelkette allsun profitiert von großer Spaniennachfrage - Individualanreise/Mitteleuropa mit 20% ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Internationaler Vergleich: Die beliebtesten Airlines 2015 / Ranking des Online-Reiseportals eDreams: Luxair an der Spitze - gefolgt von Austrian Airlines und Swiss International Airlines

Hamburg (ots) - Luxair sichert sich die Spitzenposition unter den besten Airlines der Welt. So lautet das Ergebnis einer internationalen repräsentativen Passagierumfrage* des... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Google’s AI just won against a human world champion in a game of Go

Google’s DeepMind-based AI scored a historic victory today in a game of Go against Lee Se-dol, the second highest ranking player in the world. Se-dol resigned after roughly three and a half hours of play in the first in a series of five matches. The win is huge for Google’s Alpha … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Nvidia zieht problematischen Treiber zurück (aber kochte er wirklich GPUs?)

Kurz schien es so, als ob Nvidia vor einem gewaltigen Problem stehen könnte. Doch dann dementierte die Firma: Nein, wir wissen nichts von Grafikkarten, die durch unseren neusten Treiber durchgebrannt sind. Das schlimmste an Treiber Version 364... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

How Microsoft's most-hated employee found hope in galactic disaster

On 4th April 2013, Adam Orth, a creative director at Microsoft Game Studios, walked through the front door of his home in Seattle and turned off his mobile… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Pandora now lets artists beam audio messages to fans straight from their phones

Music streaming service Pandora has announced a new tool called AMPcast that lets artists record audio messages and share them with fans instantly, using just their mobile devices. If it seems familiar, it’s because Pandora released a similar but more rudimentary feature around t … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google Destinations lets you plan a trip on your phone, no app required

There are a ridiculous number of apps and websites that will help you plan and book a vacation. There are so many, in fact, that choosing which to use can be overwhelming. Search behemoth Google would like to change that.Google launched "Destinations" on Wednesday to provide all … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Japan’s LifeRobotics closes series A round with $4.4 million in funding

Tokyo-based LifeRobotics, the Japanese startup behind a cooperative working robot called Coro, announced today that it has closed a series A round having fundraised about 5 million yen ($4.4 million). The company had secured 270 million yen ($2.2 million) before they announced th … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Neue Frage an den TP-Blog

Von unseren Lesern ist folgende Frage an uns herangetragen worden:   Braucht es 2030 noch klassische Landestourismusorganisationen?   | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 8 years ago

Skype fürs Fernsehen gibt es nicht mehr

Die Geschichte von gestern, wonach es keine Skype-App mehr für Samsung-Fernseher geben wird, hat mehr Gewicht als zunächst gedacht. Skype hat in einem Support-Eintrag "Änderungen für Skype für den Fernseher" angekündig... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Google's DeepMind defeats legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in historic victory

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, the program developed by Google's DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee resigned after about t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Südafrika - Der Preis ist nice (FOTO)

South African Tourism: Frankfurt / Berlin (ots) - Traumhafte Landschaften, gastfreundliche Menschen und ein hervorragendes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis: durch den attraktiven Wechselkurs und den ohnehin niedrigen Nebenkosten erhalten Urlauber in Südafrika noch mehr für ihr ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to start taking tourists into space in 2018

Blue Origin, the private space travel company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, is planning to take its first paying passengers into space as soon as 2018. Bezos told journalists visiting Blue Origin's Washington state headquarters that groups of up to six tourists at a time migh … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3 Major Emerging Search Patterns That Will Change SEO Soon

As a marketer, you've probably become accustomed to evolving your inbound marketing strategy - specifically, your SEO strategy - on a yearly basis as Google continues to update its algorithm. However, so far these updates have been relatively easy to adapt to, and they are nothin … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Seagate zeigt die schnellste SSD der Welt

Speicherhersteller Seagate hat gestern eine neue Festplatte vorgestellt. Mit 10 GB pro Sekunde Datentransferrate ist sie mehr als doppelt so schnell wie ihr Vorgänger. Und viel, viel schneller als alles, was derzeit in einem normalen Heimcompu... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

TirolWest begeistert mit Premium-Gästekarte - BILD

Ferienregion TirolWest: Zusätzlich zur TirolWest Card Basic wird jetzt die TirolWest Premium ab einer Mindestaufenthaltsdauer von 5 Nächten angeboten - unbegrenzte Nutzung der Venet Bergbahnen inklusive. Landeck (ots) - Bereits seit vielen Jahren steht den Gästen der ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Passagierzahl im Auslandsluftverkehr 2015 auf Rekordniveau

Statistisches Bundesamt: Wiesbaden (ots) - Insgesamt 85,1 Millionen Flugpassagiere reisten 2015 von deutschen Flughäfen ins Ausland, 3,5 Millionen mehr als 2014. Das war zugleich ein neuer Rekordwert. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) anlässlich der Internationalen ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Telepizza treibt im Rahmen seiner internationalen Expansion sein Master-Franchising voran und erwartet, innerhalb von 10 Jahren 100 Geschäftsstellen in Saudi-Arabien zu eröffnen

Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) - - Telepizza unterzeichnet eine Master-Franchise-Vereinbarung mit der Al Bayan Holding Group, einer der führenden Unternehmensgruppen des Landes -... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Google’s new Destinations feature lets you plan trips right from its search engine on mobile

Google is making it easier than ever to plan a trip or vacation with a new feature that lets you look up destinations, complete with flight and hotels prices, right from its search engine on a mobile phone. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Intel acquires sports instant replay startup Replay Technologies

Intel has acquired the Israeli startup Replay Technologies to capitalize on its technology for creating instant replays of sports events that are viewable from all angles. The technology is a piece of Intel’s grand plan to digitize sports, or to bring the magic of computing power … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

FCC wants to offer low-income households a $9 monthly broadband subsidy

In an effort to make broadband more easily accessible and affordable in the US, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hopes to offer a subsidy of $9.25 a month to the poor, reports The New York Times. The agency will issue a proposal to its members to approve the plan for l … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Hilton and IBM built a Watson-powered concierge robot

Hilton is testing an artificial intelligence-powered concierge robot for its chain of hotels in the US through a partnership with IBM's Watson program. The automaton, called "Connie" after company founder Conrad Hilton, can already be found in the Hilton McLean hotel in Virginia. … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Content Distribution Quick Win Strategies Part 2 – LinkedIn, Outbrain & StumbleUpon Campaigns

In this second and the last installment of the series, we’ll dive into: 1. LinkedIn Direct Sponsored Content 2. Outbrain Content Discovery 3. StumbleUpon Paid Discovery Let’s explore how you can effectively harness the power of these three popular content distribution strategies … | Continue reading


@digitalinformationworld.com | 8 years ago

Skype is killing its smart TV app

Skype, the Microsoft-owned video calling service, has quietly announced that it will no longer offer an app for smart TVs from June. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How the tiny startup Phantom Cyber scored big at RSA

According to 451 Research, over 100 new security startups are formed each year. Add that to ~1300 existing security vendors that are shouting each other out in the marketplace. What you have is a lot of noise, confusion and me-toos. In such a messy gold-rush, Phantom’s platform a … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Firefox now lets you share tabs in video chats, no registration required

Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser with a handy new feature that lets you share your active tab instantly with anyone. In version 45, the browser’s Hello video and voice chat feature is now even more useful. All your actions on a shared tab are visible to your contact in rea … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Google Search gets Destinations, a mobile-only feature for planning your next vacation

Google today launched a new search feature designed to help you plan your next vacation. But there’s a catch: Destinations on Google only works on mobile devices. This is by design. Google found that in 2015, the company’s search engine saw a 50 percent increase in travel-related … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Musical about Steve Jobs and Bill Gates cancels Broadway run

The Broadway run of Nerds — the musical "dot comedy" about the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates — has been canceled after a major investor dropped out. The news is the latest setback for the production, whose final form has been ten years in the making, after an early ve … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google Search now has travel guides to help plan your vacation

Google is trying to make planning vacations less of a hassle. To do that, it's launching a new feature today called Destinations on Google that's meant to help you figure out where to go, when to go, and what to do there; it'll also help you get cheap flights and hotels. Con … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

After a museum is destroyed, a historic World War II factory is getting a second life

In 2004, a fire tore through the Yankee Air Museum in southeast Michigan, damaging or destroying thousands of historical aviation artifacts and eight priceless historical aircraft. The museum was left without a permanent facility, relegated to a small 40,000-square-foot space at … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

10 Cloverfield Lane is a fantastic reminder of why the mystery box works

On the night of January 14th I was staying up a little later then I probably should have been, when I saw an alert come across my phone: Paramount had just uploaded a trailer for something called 10 Cloverfield Lane. The existence of a film related to writer Drew Goddard’s found- … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Lookout's Apple Watch app can make your iPhone 'scream' when you lose it

Few things are worse than losing your phone — even if it's just those few seconds when you think you lost it. But a new Apple Watch app may be able to provide a little peace of mind.Mobile security company Lookout launched a new Apple Watch app Tuesday that aims to keep you from … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Ethereum Price Technical Analysis 03/09/2016 – Sell Target Achieved, Now What?

Key Highlights Ethereum price after moving a few points higher found sellers and moved down as forecasted in yesterday’s post. Yesterday’s highlighted bearish trend line on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) acted as a perfect sell area and pushed the price down. The price h … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis for 03/09/2016 – Waiting for a Catalyst!

Bitcoin Price Technical Analysis Bitcoin price has been trending lower, with a descending trend line connecting the latest highs of price action since mid-February. Price is in the middle of a correction and is currently stalling at an area of interest. Traders might be waiting f … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Side-scrolling Souls-like Salt & Sanctuary is coming to PS4 next week

Side-scrolling Souls-like Salt & Sanctuary, the latest game by Ska Studios (The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, Charlie Murder), is coming to PS4 on 15th March.Vita and PC versions are expected to follow at a later date.The release date was noted on the PlayStation Blog where it was a … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Jet ski versus drone: the fight you didn't know you wanted to see

Drone technology is advancing faster than laws can keep up, but as UAVs get better, so too do we get better at knocking them out of the sky. We started by simply punching, shooting, or grabbing them as they flew by, but quickly moved on to more outlandish countermeasures — specia … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Article: Young Social Network Users in France Love Facebook, Snapchat

January 2016 research found that 37% of kids and teens in France who use social networking sites cited Facebook as their most frequented platform. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: What Factors Hinder Digital Video Ad Spending?

The US digital video advertising market is on pace to nearly double by 2019, according to eMarketer estimates. But concerns around video ad fraud and difficulty with audience verification are affecting video buying, according to US advertisers and agencies. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: For Millennials, Cash Is Still King

Even with digital peer-to-peer (P2P) methods like PayPal and Venmo available, millennials prefer getting paid back in cash, according to January 2016 research. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Pinterest's Buyable Pins Help Retailers Gain New Customers, Sell Midpriced Items

Since Pinterest launched buyable pins for iOS and Android devices in June 2015, major retailers like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus and Macy’s as well as emerging online merchants have used them to entice mobile users to make purchases. eMarketer spoke with Michael Yamartino, hea … | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Pay TV Growing in Popularity in Latin America

Mexico leads Latin America when it comes to pay TV subscriptions, with more than 19 million in Q3 2015. That is nearly one-fourth of all Latin American pay TV subscriptions. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Canadian Email Ad Spend Continues Double-Digit Growth

The death of email marketing has been prophesied for much of the last decade. At one time spam looked as if it might prove fatal, turning many consumers against email advances from brands. Also, newer forms of digital marketing, such as social media and video, promised a more con … | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago

Article: Digital Ad Spend Rises in China Despite Economic Slowdown

Despite a general economic slowdown in China, the internet sector shows no signs of abating and eMarketer predicts that digital ad spend will reach $40.42 billion in 2016, a 30% increase on last year’s spend. | Continue reading


@emarketer.com | 8 years ago