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Beamo is an affordable, compact CO2 laser cutter and engraver

October 16, 2019
Yes, a laser cutter/engraver. Definitely not our the usual stuff we cover but this one is exciting enough so we felt we should share with any tinkerers or artistic types among you. Flux – the company that originally gathered quite a bit of attention for the sub $1000 Delta personal 3D printer is now trying its best to bring quality laser tech to the masses as well. Much like its existing…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Facebook’s ReAgent is a toolkit for reinforcement learning and reasoning AI

October 16, 2019
Facebook AI Research today introduced ReAgent, a reinforcement learning toolkit for building decision-making AI that can receive feedback. ReAgent can assign scores to user actions and treat user input such as clicking on recommended content as training data. ReAgent is a small C++ library available for download on GitHub designed to be embedded in any application. The toolkit comes with a set of…
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GamingNews

Twitch CEO Emmett Shear on how moderation creates communities

October 16, 2019
At this year’s TwitchCon in San Diego — a celebratory, over-the-top affair that brought in streamers and fans from all over the world — I sat down with Twitch CEO Emmett Shear who co-founded the first iteration of the site and who’s been steering the ship ever since…
AI & RoboticsNews

Apply now to speak at Transform 2020, the premiere AI event for business leaders

October 16, 2019
VB’s Transform is the most important AI event of the year for business and technical leaders, and it’s earned that reputation because of the quality of our content and the caliber of speakers. Transform 2020 takes place July 15-16 in San Francisco, and the application to be a part of its stellar roster is now open. We’re looking for AI practitioners who have real-world experience with AI-…
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GamingNews

Fortnite is exciting again

October 16, 2019
Fortnite has proved once again that it’s one of the most boundary-pushing video games out there. Following a shocking gamble that saw the game pulled offline for nearly 48 hours, players were reminded that Epic Games’ battle royale hit is in a league of its own when it…
AI & RoboticsNews

Quantemplate raises over $12 million for AI insurance and reinsurance data solutions

October 16, 2019
Quantemplate, a startup providing self-service, cloud-based automated data solutions for insurers and reinsurers, today revealed that it raised over $12 million in a recent funding round led by Route 66 Ventures and Transamerica Ventures, with participation from Anthemis Group, Allianz X, and Insight Catastrophe Group. The raise brings the New York- and London-based company’s total raised to…
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