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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

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arguably began with a 1982 paper by the computer scientist David Chaum , but it reached mainstream attention with the success of Bitcoin , a cryptocurrency created by the anonymous person or persons known as Satoshi Nakamoto. dozens of new blockchain games based on the cryptocurrency through late 2017 and 2018.

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Just Calm Down About GPT-4 Already

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You wrote a famous article in 2017, “ The Seven Deadly Sins of AI Prediction. “ You said then that you wanted an artificial general intelligence to exist—in fact, you said it had always been your personal motivation for working in robotics and AI. Or, how far can a person throw a Frisbee? If I can just expand on that a little.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike. The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. At the very least, it’ll offer a glimpse of what might be in store for American car buyers.

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Volkswagen ID.3 electric car video review

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Plus you have hands full of shopping, you now simply apply a little bit of pressure to the door handle whilst you have the keys on your person and the car will lock and unlock itself accordingly. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017). And you have Comfort, which is somewhere in between. Tesla Model 3.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

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I personally love this distinctive grid at the front, it really looks like it means business. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017). So we believe this van could be a game-changer. First impressions. Our electric car (and van) video guides: Peugeot e-Expert van (You are here!). Tesla Model 3.

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AI and Robots Are a Minefield of Cognitive Biases

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If you happened to follow this news in 2017, how did you feel when AlphaGo , AI developed by DeepMind , defeated 9-dan Go player Lee Sedol ? When we see someone on the street doing backflips, we tend to assume this person would be good at walking and running, and also be flexible and athletic enough to be good at other sports.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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And in a true smart grid, electric cars will not only be able to draw on electricity to run their motors, they will also be able to do the reverse: send electricity stored in their batteries back into the grid when it is needed. “Electric vehicles could be connected to the grid and could store energy at times when too much is produced

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