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This year, we saw a dazzling application of machine learning. The OpenAI GPT…

[This post is the seventh in an ongoing symposium on “Should We Break Up Big Tech?” that features analysis and opinion from various perspectives.] [This post is authored by Alec Stapp, Research Fellow at the International Center for Law & Economics] Should…

Experimental PlayStation 4 emulator. Contribute to AlexAltea/orbital development by creating an account on GitHub.

         

Lessons learned and mistakes made while turning an open-source project into a profitable SaaS product.

The grand political experiment to marry Beijing’s brand of authoritarianism with a bastion of civil liberties appears to be facing a moment of reckoning.

Disturbing video taken in #Shenzhen just across the boarder with #HongKong. Something extraordinarily bad is about happen. #China #HongKongProtests #Democracy #SaveHongKong https://t.co/Gad5R5HVZL

A Fast and Safe Python based on PyPy. Contribute to mesalock-linux/mesapy development by creating an account on GitHub.

Solar power has become cheaper than grid electricity across China, a development that could boost the prospects of industrial and commercial solar, according to a new study.

I went to a counter-serve restaurant recently, and when the time came to pay for my order, took out my wallet, presented a $20 bill, and was told, “Sorry, we don’t accept cash.” I was flabbergasted.

The long read: In 2014, an American dad claimed a tiny parcel of African land to make his daughter a princess. But Jack Shenker had got there first – and learned that states and borders are volatile and delicate things

Sexual harassment. Hate speech. Employee walkouts. The Silicon Valley giant is trapped in a war against itself. And there’s no end in sight.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is teaming up with university researchers to create digital elevation models of the Earth's terrain.

Reify: Sell More Software

A Rust library for generating cryptocurrency wallets - GitHub - AleoHQ/wagyu: A Rust library for generating cryptocurrency wallets

08/05/2019

What if tech debt wasn’t always an accident, caused by incorrect assumptions and unexpected circumstances? How would you spend a tech debt mortgage?