A novel written by AI passes literary prize screening

However, the book did not win the final prize, the research team announced on March 21 inTokyo. The final screening process has already finished and the prize winners were awarded on March 12. The day a computer wrote a novel. Image: Sergey Soldatov/123RF.com The computer, placing priority on the pursuit of its own joy, stopped working for humans. While the four stories were generated through AI, 80% of the work had human involvement....

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 198 words · Robert Copeland

Check why you would not want your name to be Jennifer Null

Table Of Contents Read how a person named Jennifer Null can break the computers Names like I.P. Thanks to the life we live on the internet, all that has changed in the recent years. The site will say she has left the surname field blank and ask her to retry. For any programmer, its painfully easy to see why Null could cause problems for a database. By definition, null means nothing, or zero and this carries over to the language of computer programming....

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 206 words · Melissa Allen

Every new programmer should know these 7 things about coding

It is also very important for developers to be aware about whats going on lower down the stack. File systems, networking, and how things are kept in memory are three obvious examples. However, also knowing how to execute things at the command line could sometimes make your life easier. Know the shell like you know how to breathe. Tools like find, comm, diff, vi/vim, sed, awk. Learn to use your debugger!...

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 170 words · Katherine Bennett

Google Maps’ error costs woman her home in Texas

How do you make a mistake like this? I mean, this is just the worst, Diaz told WFAA. They really wrecked my life. She added, [Googles] mistake caused me to lose my home. Diaz then reported to CBS: The team went out in the morning … They said, were at 7601, 7603. Is it the corner lot? Was it damaged by the tornado? Yes, yes, yes. Except the street wasnt confirmed....

March 26, 2016 · 2 min · 216 words · Theodore Diaz

Here is how to protect yourself from websites that serve malware

Cyber criminals are infecting major websites with malware now a days. The Angler exploit kit, once infected, will either roll out the TeslaCrypt ransomware or Bedep Trojan. While malicious ads are not a new phenomenon, the newly found infections are alarming. The hackers installed these codes in the ads on big domains to infect views with malware. The code had a unique feature to avoid infection on machines that had specific anti virus tools installed....

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 128 words · Denise Palmer

This $99 device turns your smartphone into a 3D printer

The gear is battery-operated and it is completely portable. There are different resins for different jobs and you’re free to even print multiple items simultaneously. Currently, OLO is offering its 3D printer to early buyers for $99. First shipments of the OLO are expected to start in September 2016. source: www.techworm.net

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 51 words · Tanner Cummings

This developer ditched Google and Facebook offers to build dating app for blacks

Jordan Kunzika is a student and a first generation Angolan-American. He is also the CTO ofBaeand senior at Dartmouth College. BAE Before Anything Else Baediffers from other dating Apps due to the proprietary algorithm built by Kunzika. This monthBaewon first place at TechCrunchs Brooklyn meetup and pitch-off event. source: www.techworm.net

March 26, 2016 · 1 min · 50 words · Lindsay Thompson

Amazon’s guide to make your own Raspberry Pi powered Alexa device

Given below is the hardware that you will require so you can build your own Alexa rig. source: www.techworm.net

March 25, 2016 · 1 min · 19 words · Lisa Stephens

Apple designs its own servers to avoid government snooping

According to a report inThe Information, published yesterday, Apple has begun designing its own servers. Building own servers helps because the government agencies can intercept the hardware before it gets delivered to Apple. Currently, services like iTunes are mostly outsourced to other providers like Amazon or Microsofts competing Azure. Apple is now looking to pre-empt such an eventuality by hosting data on its own servers in encrypted format. Even Cisco has been a part of this spying cat and mouse game....

March 25, 2016 · 1 min · 83 words · Melissa Marsh

DARPA Wants to Turn You Into a Super-Spy by Hacking Your Nervous System

This is not a Science Fiction. Training from DARPA could help them do it faster and better than the present human ability. It is almost like our adult brain learning like its still our childhood brain. What is beyond the Military ? Its quite obvious that TNT is very attractive to military. Its implications are even very bigger than what we think. TNT could also be the biggest foreign-language problem in the world history....

March 25, 2016 · 1 min · 110 words · Kevin Meyer

Google giving $149 Nik Collection of photography tools for free

The Nik Collection is a suite of seven desktop plug-ins for photography and is popular among professional photographers. The Nik Collection which used to cost $149 for download has been made free by Google starting today. The Nik Collection was developed by a German developer also named Nik and retailed for $499.95. The Nik Collection has since grown from six to seven plug-ins. All these plug-ins which were a domain of professional photographers earlier can down be downloaded for free....

March 25, 2016 · 1 min · 116 words · Ashley Paul

How does it feel like to be a part of Anonymous explains Female Hacker

Anonymous is a loosely associated international web connection of activist and hacktivist entities. It has no central leadership and can be loosely termed as a Internet gathering of like minded people. Anonymous began from a 4Chan board in 2003 and went on to become worlds premier hacktivism group. Their latest flagship campaign which is underway is #OpISIS against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. What does it feel to a member of such an organisation....

March 25, 2016 · 2 min · 261 words · Anthony Anderson

Hypersonic jets could become a reality by the year 2023

Lockheed Martin continues to invest in propulsion technologies and advanced materials needed for hypersonic speeds. For comparison purposes, we will pit a hypersonic get against a 747 airliner. The latter travels at about 550 mph (885 km/h). At such hypersonic speeds, an aircraft could fly across the Pacific Ocean in between 1 to 2 hours. Now, Lockheed suggests they are closer to building a hypersonic craft at an affordable price....

March 25, 2016 · 1 min · 72 words · Shawn Chan