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The Inventor Of The World Wide Web Just Won A $1 Million Prize
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, just won the ACM Turing Award and the $US1 million ($1.3 million) purse that comes with it. The sum seems menial for such a world-changing contribution, but seriously, Sir Tim will be fine.
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Someone Finally Hijacked Deep Learning Tech To Create More Than Nightmares
It’s been almost two years since Google liquefied our brains with its Deep Dream neural network and the nightmare-inducing images the technology created. But now, a team from the University of California, Berkeley is sort of doing the opposite — emphasis on “sort of”.
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Britain Releases Futuristic New Pound Coin Just In Time For Brexit
The Royal Mint released 300 million new one pound coins into circulation on Tuesday. The money is packed with cutting edge anti-counterfeiting measures, including one that British authorities won’t even talk about. Is it a coincidence that this happened the day before British Prime Minister Teresa May triggered the UK’s exit from the European Union?…
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Johnny Depp Will Play John McAfee In A New Movie
Movie fans rejoice! The obvious cinematic tale of anti-virus software mogul John McAfee allegedly doing drugs, having sex, and going out of his mind in Belize will become a movie. Johnny Depp will play John McAfee, an obvious choice.