Google's artificial intelligence DeepMind is playing Go using a program called AlphaGo against the top Go player, Lee Sedol. To raise the stakes, there is $1 million on the line in a 5-game series taking place in Seoul. Spoilers, Google has one the first two games. They have been viewable via livestream on YouTube. You can watch the games that have happened and watch the … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
Log Wizard, a tool to enable log analysis on Windows
Log Wizard is a powerful tool to process through logs on Windows. If you are having to try to track down a problem, Log Wizard can help make the logs much more manageable. The program has many features and can open logs and view them in real-time without locking them for further writing. You can apply views to filter logs to certain attributes, color code those filters, and … [Read more...]
Goodyear shows off concept spherical tire
Goodyear showed the video embedded below to demonstrate its Eagle-360 concept tire. The tires are spherical balls with the ability to adapt to weather conditions and be 3D-printed according to your location and driving habits. It uses magnetic levitation to keep the tires with the car and a lot of other sensors and smarts built in to maximize safe driving conditions and wear. … [Read more...]
Microsoft will bring SQL Server to Linux in 2017
Microsoft stated today that the company will be extending its SQL Server to Linux. SQL Server 2016 will arrive on Windows Server later this year and is promised to arrive for Linux in mid-2017. We’re excited to announce SQL Server on Linux—another step towards making the industry-leading data management and business analytics platform available for any data, to run any … [Read more...]
Google Project Fi mobile network no longer requires invites
Google's Project Fi, a prepaid cell network, has launched today after leaving its invite-only stage. Project Fi utilizes WiFi, T-Mobile, and Sprint to utilize the best network for calls and data. The plan is reasonable at $20 for line access with unlimited minutes and texts and $10 per gigabyte of data, plus taxes and fees. One of Project Fi's limitations is that it currently … [Read more...]