Sunday 25 March 2018

How to use machine learning for your startup’s product


There’s a misconception that to leverage machine learning you need to be a mathematical genius. In reality, most machine-learning applications use well-understood, well-tested, off-the-shelf algorithms. For many developers, especially those at startups, the real challenge lies in training the data. Overcoming this challenge takes clever product development with an eye on user experience. Do you really need machine learning? Machine learning can make a good product even better: more engaging, more responsive, and more effective. But, before tackling machine learning, ask yourself whether algorithms are right for your product. Start testing the learning aspect with humans before jumping into machine…

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Uber is selling its Southeast Asia business to Grab

Uber's plan to sell off its Southeast Asia business appears to be a done deal. Sources speaking to Bloomberg and Reuters have said that Uber has reached an agreement to sell the division to rival Grab. The arrangement would give Grab all of Uber's...

Uber has agreed to sell its Southeast Asia business to rival Grab

After weeks of speculation, Uber has concluded a deal that will see it sell its business in Southeast Asia to local rival Grab . The company plans to announce the agreement this coming week and potentially as soon as Monday, two sources have confirmed to TechCrunch. Full details of the arrangement aren’t fully clear at this point, […]

The Junker Race in Norway Where All That Counts Is Fun

Money, speed, and prestige are the hallmarks of auto racing. Take all that away, and you get Norwegian bilcross.

After Math: Business as usual

While most everybody's eyes were glued on the happenings at GDC 2018 this week, the rest of the business world quietly continued turning. Google offered $40 million for the Lytro camera company, DJI constructed a legion of drones for a construction c...

Zuck apologizes for Cambridge Analytica scandal with full-page print ad

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has taken out a full page ad in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and six UK papers today to apologize Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to CNN’s Brian Stelter. The ad starts in bold letters, saying: “We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we […]

Smart Suitcases: Raden A28, Rimowa Limbo Multiwheel Electronic Tag

Increase your total baggage awareness with some technologically enhanced luggage.

Pump up your spreadsheets with Microsoft VBA training, now just $29.99


The one thing all Excel users have in common is that if you use Excel enough, you want it to start doing some of the work for you. That’s where Microsoft VBA comes in...and right now, you can learn all the basics of automating programs like Excel for better efficiency with this $29.99 training bundle from TNW Deals.

New GIGABYTE AERO Laptop Is Coming... World’s first Bezel-less 144Hz Gaming Display!


2018 GIGABYTE AERO is all about creating more possibilities for you. This time we offer a brand new option: World's First Bezel-less IPS Panel with 144hz refresh rate! The higher refresh rate of 144Hz provides a smooth visual sensation, with its 5mm near-borderless design, the new AERO gives you the edge like no other. Stay tuned with us of the New AERO launching! Find more : https://goo.gl/Yi8yKr

A $6 trillion wake up call for the tech industry

Jim Fruchterman Contributor Share on Twitter Jim Fruchterman is the founder and chief executive of Benetech, a non-profit developer of technology for social good. Earlier this year, the business community received a wake-up call issued with all of the might that $6 trillion can muster. The call came from Laurence Fink, the founder and chief […]

The best tax software

By Mark Smirniotis and Kevin Purdy This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read the full article here....

Towards a world without Facebook

Dear blockchain people: this is your hour. Abandon your transparently greedy get-rich-quick schemes, turn away from your casinos of de-facto modern-day penny stocks, and focus your decentralized attention on what the world needs. Save us, O blockchainers, from the scourge that is Facebook! Decentralize all the things! I’m kidding, of course. For now. Every year, […]

Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup

Frustration with Mark Zuckerberg's company has dominated the chatter on social media.

Your social media apps are as addictive as slot machines — should they be similarly regulated?


Slot machines are the most profitable part of any casino. Why? Because they’re designed to be addictive. When users play with slot machines, they’re risking their own money, and if they aren’t careful, they could land in a heap of debt, sometimes without even realizing it; accordingly, slot machines are heavily regulated (usually by state in the United States) to carefully control the odds of payout, and how they can be played. But once a psychological phenomenon is discovered and exploited, it rarely stays in just one place for long. Studying the design and effectiveness of slot machines and other…

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Thanks to Translation Tech, Talking to Strangers Will Be Even Easier

Instant translation will help us all enjoy a more intimate experience, no matter where we explore.

Sony's 2018 OLED TV starts at $2,800

To call Sony's original OLED TV expensive would be an understatement -- when they started at $5,000 brand new, you had to be a huge fan of the design and image processing to ignore the affordable alternatives from brands like LG. That won't be quite...

Guccifer 2.0's Slip-Up Shows That Even Elite Hackers Make Mistakes

No matter how much mystique a hacker persona has, the individual or group behind it inevitably makes operations security errors sometimes.

The Cambridge Analytica Data Apocalypse Was Predicted in 2007

The scientists warned us about big data and corporate surveillance. They tried to warn *themselves*.

An Alternate Reality Game That Takes Freshmen Orientation to a New Level

A massive ARG became an obsession at the University of Chicago. It also taught students how to handle not getting along.

Forget Self Driving. The Future is in Self Parking

Companies are already testing systems like collaborative parking, remote-control summoning, and special picker-upper robots.

Israeli startups: Grab your exhibit table in Startup Alley at TC Tel Aviv

Hey startups! TechCrunch is returning to Tel Aviv on 7 June, 2018 for its inaugural day-long conference at the Tel Aviv Convention Center. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever — featuring not only TechCrunch’s signature stellar programming focused on mobility, but also a new expo area called Startup Alley, where hundreds […]

More landing page optimization tips than you can handle! (45, to be precise)


We all know that the websites we work on could be better — way better in fact — but it can be difficult to realize exactly how they could be improved. As an experienced digital marketer and SEO specialist, I  absolutely love A/B testing and conversion rate optimization (CRO) because they are two of the few tools that can have a significant impact on the performance of all your digital channels. However, sometimes an A/B test fails to give you that spark you need to drive the optimization of your site, even after having followed good A/B testing frameworks. This can…

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Zimbabwe will use fingerprint ID technology for its 2018 general elections


Zimbabwe’s government has announced that it has awarded and signed the contract for the supply of the fingerprint biometric identity solution with American company, Ipsidy. The de-duplication hardware and software solution to be supplied by Ipsidy will include an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (“AFIS”) which will be used in Zimbabwe’s upcoming 2018 general elections. Ipsidy was selected following an international tender to provide de-duplication, adjudication, and voter roll publication services. The contract was awarded and signed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC). “We are very pleased to have been selected by the ZEC to provide this critical solution, ahead of all…

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