Tag: Computers

MapD is About to Mine the Hell Out of Twitter

A new software may be on your next PC, allowing for the processing of data up to 70 times faster than ever possible. The technology is known as MapD and burns through large torrents of data by storing the data in an onboard memory of graphics processing units (GPUs) as opposed to the standard central processing units (CPUs). Currently, the new software technology developed by...

Facebook Ditches the ‘Thumbs Up Like’ Button

Yes, it's shocking but true, Facebook is doing away with its trademark thumb's up like button. Don't fret though, "likes" aren't going away, they're just getting a new re-design. It may seem like a small thing to change, but considering that the little blue button gets viewed and clicked over 22 billion times a day, any change with those numbers is big. The buttons...
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Ancient ‘Computer’ Proves Greeks Had Everything Figured Out Way Before Us

In the year 1900, a group of sponge divers were exploring the ocean floor off the coast of Antikythera, a Greek island in the...

Study Warns: Half of Our Jobs Will Disappear in the Next 25 Years

Although unemployment sounds like an inherently negative concept, an ideal, functioning government has to maintain a small percentage of unemployed workers at all times....

This Artist Creates Awesome Mini Ecosystems Inside Old Mac Computers

French artist Monsieur Plant has been fascinated with vegetation from a very young age. By repurposing old computers into thriving terrariums, he makes a...

Should You Cover Your Webcam With Tape? FBI Director Says Yes

If you're not covering your webcam with a piece of tape when not in use already, it's probably a good time to start. Yes, your...

Google’s Artificial Intelligence Uses ‘Imagination’ to Win World’s Hardest Game

News about a supercomputer beating a human at a board-game doesn’t quite capture the public imagination like it used to. A lot was made...

Computers Are Closing In On Possessing The Artificial Intelligence Of A Two-Year-Old

The race for AI is in full-swing with companies like Facebook, Google, and China’s Baidu all spending billions of dollars to create software that...

Old Computer Parts Find New Life in the Form of Beautiful Insect Sculptures

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