Collaborate Disseminate
Far from being the sole creation of an AI, ‘Edmond de Belamy’ was the result of months of work by three people using a machine learning algorithm from 2014. Continue reading An AI-Generated Artwork Just Sold for $432,500 at Christie’s
Adam Lackman ran TVAddons, a site hosting unofficial addons for Kodi media player. A legal team representing powerful telecom and media companies—Bell and Rogers included—searched his home and sued him for piracy. Now, he’s fighting to make it to trial. Continue reading What Happens When Telecom Companies Search Your Home for Piracy
‘You Are Jeff Bezos’ puts the wealth of the world’s richest into dizzying perspective as you try to spend every penny. Continue reading Spend All of Jeff Bezos’ Money In This Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game
CEOs are asking Ontario’s conservative government to stop the cancellation of an ongoing basic income pilot. Basic income is conservative, the open letter’s co-author says, and sadly, he’s right. Continue reading Why CEOs Love Basic Income
Recreational cannabis use is legal in Canada starting today, so here’s some trippy science to celebrate with. Continue reading Start Rolling Your Blunts: The Best Science Stories to Read When You’re High
Sidewalk Labs says nobody should own data collected from residents in Toronto’s Quayside “smart city,” but critics say the tech giant shouldn’t be driving the conversation. Continue reading Why Does Google Want to Hand Its Smart City Data to a Third Party ‘Civic Data Trust?’
Also, it was jazz night. Continue reading Watch This Random Guy Strip Down In an Aquarium and Swim With the Sharks
The ‘Apeiron’ mod was meant to be a total overhaul of the beloved 2003 game using modern graphics. Continue reading ‘Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic’ Unreal Engine 4 Fan Mod Shuts Down After Legal Threats
There is no Bitcoin company and no CEO, but Google is turning up incorrect results for the curious. Continue reading Warren Buffet Is the CEO of Bitcoin, According to Google
Sidewalk Lab’s plan to redevelop a 12-acre swath of Toronto has been beset by concerns over surveillance and data handling. Continue reading Advisor to Google’s Smart City in Toronto Resigns Over Data Concerns