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Riz Ahmed's Star Wars Celebration Chicago Appearance Was Cancelled Because US Homeland Security Wouldn't Let Him Board His Flight

If someone as recognisable as Ahmed is being stopped, how many untold stories of this prejudice are out there? from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/riz-ahmeds-star-wars-celebration-chicago-appearance-was-canceled-because-us-homeland-security-wouldnt-let-him-board-his-flight/

Voices in AI – Episode 90: A Conversation with

[voices_in_ai_byline] About this Episode Episode 90 of Voices in AI features Byron speaking with Norman Sadeh from Carnegie Mellon University about the nature of intelligence and how AI effects our privacy. Listen to this episode or read the full transcript at www.VoicesinAI.com Transcript Excerpt Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you by GigaOm I’m Byron Reese, today my guest is Norman Sadeh. He is a professor at Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science. He’s affiliated with Cylab which is well known for their seminal work in AI planning and scheduling, and he is an authority on computer privacy. Welcome to the show. Carnegie Mellon has this amazing reputation in the AI world. It’s arguably second to none. There are a few university campuses that seem to really… there’s Toronto and MIT, and in Carnegie Mellon’s case, how did AI become such a central focus? Norman Sadeh: Well, this is one of the birthplaces of AI, and so the people who founded our computer science d

The Seventh Doctor Embarks on a Foreboding Journey in This Exclusive Excerpt From the Next Doctor Who Audio Drama

We can exclusively reveal a first look – well, a first listen –at what’s to come for Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor in Dark Universe. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/the-seventh-doctor-embarks-on-a-foreboding-journey-in-this-exclusive-excerpt-from-the-next-doctor-who-audio-drama/

Report: US Carried Out Cyber Attacks on Iranian Assets Tied to Revolutionary Guard Corps

If Iranian assets did carry out attacks on tankers last week, it is much more likely they intended to send a signal about their ability to disrupt shipping in the region than start a war. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/report-us-carried-out-cyber-attacks-on-iranian-assets-tied-to-revolutionary-guard-corps/

Facebook Still Working On the Whole Genocide Thing

In a blog post on Thursday evening, social media giant Facebook announced several changes meant to mitigate the effects of misinformation and hate speech causing real-world violence, including the formation of a Strategic Response team meant to stop a repeat of what happened in Myanmar from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/facebook-still-working-on-the-whole-genocide-thing/

This Is a Flipping Cool £500 Phone

Compared to other phones in this price range, the Asus Zenfone 6 offers better specs, better battery life, and something you don’t find in a lot of phones: personality. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/this-is-a-flipping-cool-500-phone/

Satellite Constellations Like SpaceX's Starlink Could Cause Major Problems, Astronomy Group Warns

In addition to contributing to light pollution and obscuring our natural view of the cosmos, SpaceX's satellites could disrupt important astronomical observations. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/satellite-constellations-like-spacexs-starlink-could-cause-major-problems-astronomy-group-warns/

Voices in AI – Episode 89: A Conversation with Doug Lenat

[voices_in_ai_byline] About this Episode Episode 89 of Voices in AI features Byron speaking with Cycorp CEO Douglas Lenat on developing AI and the very nature of intelligence. Listen to this episode or read the full transcript at www.VoicesinAI.com Transcript Excerpt Byron Reese: This is Voices in AI brought to you by GigaOm, and I’m Byron Reese. I couldn’t be more excited today. My guest is Douglas Lenat. He is the CEO of Cycorp of Austin, Texas where GigaOm is based, and he’s been a prominent researcher in AI for a long time. He’s been awarded the biannual IJCAI computer and thought award in 1976. He created the machine learning program AM. He worked on (symbolic, not statistical) machine learning with his AM and Eurisko programs, knowledge representation, cognitive economy, blackboard systems and what he dubbed in 1984 as “ontological engineering.” He’s worked in military simulations, numerous projects for the government for intelligence, with scientific organizations. In 198