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They can't see his data. He can't see them. But Richard Craib believes the blind can lead the blind to a better hedge fund.

Digg Editions Morning · Sat, Feb 11

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DIGG + WIRED A Note From Today's Guest Editor, WIRED digg.com WIRED is taking over Digg today to serve up a selection of stories about artificial intelligence. Read their editor's note here. IT TOOK OUR JOBS WALL STREET WILL NEVER BE THE SAME 7,500 Faceless Coders Paid In Bitcoin Built A Hedge Fund's Brain wired.com They can't see his data. He can't see them. But Richard Craib believes the blind can lead the blind to a better hedge fund. YEAH, THAT'S ALSO BAD The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's The End Of The Middle Class wired.com The world's top AI researchers met to consider the threats posed by their research. The global economy could be the first casualty. AI CAN PLAY THEIR CARDS RIGHT Rival AIs Battle To Rule Poker (And Global Politics) wired.com Two research groups are battling to build AI that can crack no-limit Texas Holds 'Em. That could be useful — with auctions, politics, even financial markets. MATTRESSES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Time For Your Old Mattress To Sleep With The Fishes leesa.com Leesa has made luxury mattresses affordable by simplifying the entire process. High-Quality design, direct-to-consumer prices, delivered right to your door. And for every 10 mattresses they sell, they donate one to a shelter. Use the code DIGG75 and get $75 off yours. DOING IT BETTER THAN US TALK ACCURATELY TO ME Listen To The Super Lifelike Computer Voice Google Is Building digg.com DeepMind — the Google company behind AlphaGo, the groundbreaking "Go"-playing bot — is working on a new speech generator called WaveNet, and it sounds really, really good. DOING ITS OWN THING The $10,500 Robot Arm That Can Build Its Coworkers qz.com Also, it doesn't stab people. BUILDING A COMMON SENSE ENGINE One Genius' Lonely Crusade To Teach A Computer Common Sense wired.com For decades, as the tech world passed him by, Doug Lenat has fed computers millions of rules for daily life. Is this the way to artificial common sense? GROWING UP SO FAST THE NEW WAVE OF AI The Great AI Awakening nytimes.com How Google used artificial intelligence to transform Google Translate, one of its more popular services — and how machine learning is poised to reinvent computing itself. EMBRACING CHILDISH BEHAVIOR The Future Of Computers Is The Mind Of A Toddler bloomberg.com Facebook and Google are trying to create artificial intelligence that mimics the human brain. First, they need to figure out how our own minds work. VIDEO OF THE DAY VIRTUAL FRIEND This Japanese Holographic Home Assistant Is Super Creepy digg.com The device is called 'Azuma' and she is trying to give 'Siri' and 'Alexa' a run for their money. But she's also super creepy. Just watch. That's all for this email! Check out Digg.com for more of WIRED's picks and have a splendid weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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The Darkest Night

​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Where the stars shine the brightest in the US, what those little dots on your windshield are for and why America is getting weaker.

Digg Editions Morning · Fri, Feb 10

WE BUILT THIS CITY WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK The Darkest Town In America Is In Nevada, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Where the stars shine the brightest in the US, what those little dots on your windshield are for and why America is getting weaker. HOW DENSE ARE YOU? Visualizing One Square Mile Of Streets In Major Cities geoffboeing.com You can tell a lot about a city by the layout of its streets, and these nifty maps showing one square mile of streets from different world cities are really interesting. GIFTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Don't Know What To Get Your Boo For V-Day? Let These Folks Pick For You fabfitfun.com Get $200 worth of curated beauty, fashion and lifestyle products sent to you (or your boo) once every three months. The best part? It costs less than $50. The other best part? This V-Day gifts keeps the love going all year long. SCHOOL DAZE SCHOOL'S OUT TO DINNER Revenge Of The Lunch Lady highline.huffingtonpost.com How an unassuming bureaucrat outsmarted Jamie Oliver and pulled off an honest-to-god miracle in one of America's unhealthiest cities. NO SLAM DUNK A 15-Year-Old (Sorta-Maybe) Basketball Prodigy si.com Nico Mannion an Instagram phenomenon who fascinates college coaches—but he's not quite a sure thing. He's also a high school freshman trying to navigate the awkward phases and social mysteries that come with being a teenager. BLOOD MONEY Selling Your Blood For Academia longreads.com Why would a tenure-track professor find himself selling his plasma to make rent? A story about debt in the academic world. BRINGING IT BACK PICTURES ALSO WORTH 1000 WORDS THEN 50 Years Ago: A Photographic Look Back At 1967 theatlantic.com MID-LIFE RENAISSANCE How Satya Nadella Brought Microsoft Back To Life In Just Three Years afr.com At a time when Apple could do no wrong, Facebook was changing the world of communication and Amazon was blowing everyone away in cloud computing, Microsoft was the uncoolest 40-year-old imaginable. DISORGANIZED FOR AMERICA Obama's Lost Army newrepublic.com He built a grassroots machine of two million supporters eager to fight for change. Then he let it die. The untold story of Obama's biggest mistake. VIDEO OF THE DAY HOW SWAY Life Inside A Ship Cabin During A Big Storm Looks Hilariously Frustrating digg.com If it's not bolted to the ground, it will fall over. IN THE NEWS Leaked Report Says Trump's Wall Will Cost $21.6 Billion And Take 3.5 Years To Build, And Other Trump News From Today What Happens Next After The 9th Circuit Upheld The Stay On Trump's Immigration Ban National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Reportedly Discussed Sanctions With Russia Before Trump Took Office DIGG STORE PICKS This Week In 'Practical Items That'll Improve Your Life' digg.com It's cold, wet, rainy and just not that much fun in the world right now. First thing's first though: take care of yourself. That's all for today! We hope your weekend is smooth sailing. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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