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Adolfo and Greg talk about the Bitcoin War Games, IBM Facial Plant, WiFi Your Underwater world and more   Sponsor/Partners/Events: Check out our new Patreon page at patreon.com/nerdstalker PayPal donations to https://paypal.me/foronda Stories of the week Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion https://buff.ly/3fiVDLF IBM is exiting the face recognition business https://buff.ly/37bJ5Tg and so is Amazon Electric Blockaloo: Minecraft's virtual music festival with Deadmau5 and Steve Aoki is going to be utterly bonkers https://buff.ly/3dVnrFk Would You Enjoy Having Your Own Enclosed Office “ Cubicle ” Pod with AirPurifier ? “Pods each have automatic doors that operate with FacialRecognition , so there’s no need to touch and contaminate them.” https://is.gd/pTQIgO “Speed” Round : Aqua-Fi could bring Wi-Fi-like tech to the underwater world https://buff.ly/2AhCWsY Imagine an 'Android Pro...

SF Music Tech Summit Announces a Hackathon to Kickoff SF Music Tech Summit Prior to this year's SF MusicTech Summit on October 17, the SF MusicTech summit just announced a hackathon to kickoff the SF MusicTech Summit on October 14th and 15th at Upload SF . Participants will join forces to address a focus area in MusicTech ( Music , VR/AR/XR,  Music  AI,  music  blockchain and cryptocurrencies)  with the aim of developing an overnight unicorn and compete for prizes under the supervision of experts. It will be like the "24 hours of LeMans" with non-stop action as hackers, innovators,  tech- specialists, artists, makers and coders use and share their knowledge to develop the new, innovative solutions in the  MusicTech  industry. The SF MusicTech  Hackathon is being produced by Travis Laurendine of SXSW Hackathon / Outside Hacks, and Luann Williams of the SXSW Hackathon in partnership with International Music HackDay, the SF ...

The Robots are coming for your job, regardless of your profession, degree or experience, there is no escaping the automated future. However, you can take steps today that will guarantee you not only survive, but thrive in this new economy. The Robots Are Coming provides the first actionable guide to plan for and actually profit from these disruptive innovations. It offers an easy-to-understand overview of automation trends and explains what you need to know today to secure your future success. In this Nerd Stalker interview, we talk to author John Pugliano on how to survive the Robot / AI challenge.

Say “Hello, Nina!” to Seek Service with Brands; Nina for Alexa Harnesses Nuance AI to Enable Customer Service as a Skill in Alexa and Deliver Consistent, Engaging, and Human-Like Virtual Assistant Experience BURLINGTON, Mass.,  June 01, 2017  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leveraging decades of experience delivering customer care solutions globally for a wide range of industries,  Nuance Communications, Inc.  (NASDAQ:NUAN) today unveiled a series of advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) innovations across its Digital Engagement Platform. To address rising consumer expectations for seamless and effortless service amidst an evolving landscape of digital and mobile channels, Nuance’s AI innovations are powering a new generation of customer engagement apps that enable enterprises to communicate with consumers anytime, anywhere, and through virtually any channel. In a single platform, Nuance is the only vendor to combine the tooling, intelligence and analytics of nat...

We interview Daniel Shaked, CEO and founder of Silicon Valley-based ClipCall, an innovative mobile platform that leverages AI to ensure the success of home repair and improvement projects. A pioneer in solutions for the ‘sharing economy,’ he’s spent thousands of hours working with home improvement service professionals from around the world. ClipCall knows that maintaining a home can be a pain which is why they bring today‘s technology to home maintenance and improvement. Because they own the process end-to-end, they are able to utilize AI algorithms and a network of data from past transactions between homeowners and professionals in your area. By analyzing thousands of previous project cases, aggregate over 40 different signals from a single transaction to smartly match the right pros to the right projects. Record a short video of your project They guide you with prompts for the best requests The unique show-and-tell approach gives pros all the details Dynamic business pro...

MIT rolls out driverless scooter ​Make way autonomous cars, because now there are autonomous scooters. A team from MIT has developed a self-driving mobility scooter using algorithms that not only allow users to sit back and enjoy the ride, but could be applied across a spectrum of different vehicles.

The first ship designed to take autonomous operations offshore The UK's Automated Ships Ltd and Norway's Kongsberg Maritime have announced plans to construct Hrönn, a vessel they claim will be the world's first autonomous ship for offshore operations.

With Human Emotion Recognition AI, MJI's Tapia Robot Can Now Understand Your Emotion Tapia Integrates Human Emotion (photo courtesy of MJI) Japanese robot maker, MJI , announces that they integrates human emotion recognition AI into their communication robot Tapia . MJI adopted Smartmedical's Empath, a vocal emotion recognition technology utilized in various business fields such as mental health, call centers, and entertainment. With Empath, Tapia can understand human emotion through dialogue with users: joy, calm, sorrow, anger, and vigor.

Leading M&A Firm Magister Advisors Issues Exit Guidance for AI Startups Hello AI startups. Listen up. Magister Advisors, the leading global M&A advisory firm to the technology industry, has issued the following analysis, pinpointing the inversion of conventional M&A ‘laws’ for AI companies.- (1)  Pre-revenue AI companies being acquired for more than $2M per employee; (2)  Tech industry experiences its first 'Deep Blue moment' as AI and machine learning attract buyer premiums; (3)  AI firms without revenues are more valuable than those with, as buyers look for pristine competitive advantage

Adolfo and Greg share their Weekly Tech Picks Picks of the Week: Unhappy Netflix Subscriber Sues Streaming Giant For Raising Prices Device Lets Police Seize Digital Cash, Raises Civil Liberties Concerns Shark Shield electrical forcefield fends off 90% of attacks Attention San Francisco: Robots may soon be making your burgers Not so Speedy Round : MRI software bugs could upend years of research # Google Maps for Android update: Multi-stop directions, add memories to Your Timeline What Will Americans Do About an Automated Workforce? Tiny 3D-printed medical camera could be deployed from inside a syringe   Tips of the Week: Tootik is a practical CSS tooltip library that's easy to use. Get Your Kids to a Maker Camp This Summer Musical Chord Progression Arpeggiator One simple change can increase your laptop’s battery life by 50% Sponsor/Partners/Events: Mileage Tracking App | Automatic, Easy, Smart Mileage Log | MileIQ ...

We Believe In Tech, Startups, Design & You The Nerd Stalker Weekend Edition Tiny 3D-printed medical camera could be deployed from inside a syringe IDEO’s secret recipe for an innovative design team A free bot service, DoNotPay, has helped successfully challenge 160K+ traffic tickets # AI beats expert pilot in air combat dogfight JAM – Online Courses for Kids The Weekend Review - What the 2016 Cannes Judges Think is Innovation Wearable Artificial Kidney Completes First Clinical Trial, Could Free People From Dialysis Why emerging technologies are the next great frontier for # UX Nice Hack: Pre-Paid QR Temp Tattoos

Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch stars in AI Generated Sunspring In the wake of Google’s AI Go victory and recent  rematch ask , filmmaker Oscar Sharp turned to his technologist collaborator, Ross Goodwin, to build a machine that could write screenplays. They created ‘Jetson’ ,which the AI system renamed itself Benjamin, an LSTM (Long Short Term Memory) system and fueled him with hundreds of sci-fi TV and movie scripts. Building a team including  Thomas Middleditch , star of HBO’s  Silicon Valley , they gave themselves 48 hours to shoot and edit whatever Jetson decided to write.  The result is  Sunspring , a sci-fi short film starring Thomas Middleditch.  Ars Technica  channel on the  The Scene  has the film showing now. The Nerdy crew screened this nine min short, actually many times, because it was a little hard to get your head around it. In the beginning, the filmmaker - Oscar Sharp, tells the viewer that they fed movie...

Ericsson Shares Results of Consumer Trends Report The view of half of all smartphone users surveyed by  Ericsson ( ERIC )  as part of its  '10 Hot Consumer trends for 2016'  report says Smartphones will disappear in five (5) years time.  Ericsson surveyed 6,600 smartphone users aged 15-69 in 13 major cities around the world. We provided all the videos in one place below. Check it out.

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Google will compete with Uber, which is now developing autonomous cars

Day 1 of the Evernote EC2014 conference brought about several interesting announcements, speakers, food, decor, heat and more. New Web Interface  Augmented Intelligence - Context Presentation Mode WorkChat More Best Speakers of the Day: Adeo Ressi CEO & Co-Founder Founder Institute Carley Knobloch Digital Lifestyle Expert @carleyknobloch Tim Ferriss New York Times Best Selling Author @tferriss