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Wikipedia picture of the day on January 8, 2018: Buller’s...

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This AI Hunts Poachers - The elephant’s new protector is PAWS, a machine-⁠learning and game-theory system that predicts where poachers are likely to strike

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The FCC Says Consumer Backlash Will Protect Net Neutrality: 'Instead of expressly banning ISPs from blocking content or throttling it, Ajit Pai will instead rely on a “consensus” among the general public and - presumably ISPs themselves - that blocking or throttling content is bad'

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New video by The King of Random on YouTube

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Your Next T-Shirt Will Be Made by a Robot - Georgia Tech spin-off SoftWear Automation is developing ultrafast sewing robots that could upend the clothing industry: “When fully operational, these sewing robots will churn them out at a dizzying rate of one every 22 seconds.”

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No Level of Copyright Enforcement Will Ever Be Enough For Big Media - On an almost continual basis rightsholders are calling for tougher anti-piracy measures on top of more restrictive and punitive copyright law. It's undoubtedly a threat to current Internet freedoms as we know them.

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Enthusiasm for ‘maglev’ train between D.C., Baltimore mounts — as does opposition

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The UK government's open source code from their Gov.UK website, hailed as one of the best public services portals ever

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Cassette tape sales had their best year since 2012

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NSA's Top Talent Is Leaving: Low Pay, Slumping Morale, Unpopular Reorganization