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Nintendo will bring 'Mario Kart Tour' to smartphones by March 2019
February 1, 2018
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'We've got a story to tell,' Pence tells Republicans, urging them to tell it
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Listen to a captive killer whale named 'Wikie' mimic 'hello' back to scientists
February 1, 2018In 2014, scientists hauled their recording equipment into Marineland, an aquatic theme park located in the French resort town of Antibes. They wanted to see if a 14-year old orca whale living there, named Wikie, could listen to a huge diversity of sounds — from humans, elephants, and whales — and then mimic these noises back.
The experiment was designed to test the hypothesis, supported by other studies, that killer whales and other cetaceans learn sounds in social settings.
According to their research, published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Wikie successfully copied these sounds back to the researchers — although there’s certainly no evidence she was ever truly “talking.” Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Listen to a captive killer whale named 'Wikie' mimic 'hello' back to scientists
Video faceswaps Michael Scott with Donald Trump and the future is terrifying
February 1, 2018Porn is often credited with driving innovation in technology. It may be the one of reasons we have broadband internet, HD video, and increasingly speedy mobile Wi-Fi. But while sex on the internet may drive technology forward, sometimes ethics get left waiting for a signal.
AI-assisted faceswapping technology has been rippling the corners of the internet recently, and as you may have already guessed it, it’s started with porn. Known as deepfakes, people are using the tech to swap the faces of their favorite celebrities into porn scenes, and it can be scarily convincing.
SEE ALSO: People are using face-swapping tech to add Nicolas Cage to random movies and what is 2018 Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Video faceswaps Michael Scott with Donald Trump and the future is terrifying
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It’s like Uber, but for bicycles.
On Wednesday, Uber announced a San Francisco pilot project that lets people rent electric pedal-assist bikes.
Instead of calling a black car or shared carpool, select Uber users will have the option starting next week to reserve a bike from Jump Bikes. The electric bike has a small electric motor powered by a rechargeable battery. It senses when you’re struggling on a hill and gives you a boost, but you still have to power the bicycle with your legs — it’s not a motorcycle. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Uber now lets you rent bikes in this hilly city