New Supercomputer with 1 Million Processors Is World's Fastest Brain-Mimicking Machine

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New Supercomputer with 1 Million Processors Is World’s Fastest Brain-Mimicking Machine. Scientists just activated the world’s biggest “brain”: a supercomputer with a million processing cores and 1,200 interconnected circuit boards that together operate like a human brain.

Ten years in the making, it is the world’s largest neuromorphic computer — a type of computer that mimics the firing of neurons — scientists announced on Nov. 2. (more…)

YouTube is officially a teenager today

YouTube is officially a teenager today

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The very first YouTube video (allegedly) features Darude’s Sandstorm, plus one (probable) dick joke.

YouTube’s first video — an 18-second clip with over 48 million views, not a whole lot of action, and exactly one genital innuendo — was uploaded 13 years ago today. The now-teenage platform may have started as a dating site, but it’s since expanded its role to include everything from viral videos to a platform for influencers to screw up in front of the entire world. That’s wild, given how tame its first video is. (more…)

George Soros Just Launched A Scathing Attack

George Soros Just Launched A Scathing Attack On Google And Facebook

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“They claim they are merely distributing information. But the fact that they are near- monopoly distributors makes them public utilities,” the philanthropist said at a dinner on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

DAVOS, Switzerland — The financier and philanthropist George Soros joined the rising attacks on Facebook and Google Thursday night, calling for “more stringent regulations” on the tech giants. (more…)