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Machines, like humans, learn best when they’re beaten

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The intersection of copyright and harassment

On December 15th, 2014, a full en banc panel of 11 judges of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sat for oral arguments in Garcia v. Google. Cris Armenta, the attorney for the plaintiff, began her argument:

Cindy Lee Garcia is an ordinary woman, surviving under extraordinary circumstances. After YouTube hosted a film trailer that contained her performance, she received the following threats in writing:

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Video games are, almost universally, about repetition. Think about the number of times you’ve jumped on a goomba in Super Mario or hid inside a bush in Fortnite. With a few variations, playing a game means doing the same thing over and over. This isn’t a bad thing; at their best, games manage to turn this repetition into a loop, one that can either fill you with excitement when something unexpected happens or create a warm sense of comfort as you master it.

Google’s video chat app, Duo, has finally made its way to tablets. With its latest update, the app is able to work on both iPads and Android tablets. (It had previously been confined to just phones.) It’s a nice addition, especially since people tend to video chat at home where tablets are around and a larger screen is appreciated.

How Google Earth led a team of scientists to discover an untouched mountaintop rainforest

Acer’s Helios 300 competes with the best for $1,000 less

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The perceived leftwing bias of big tech companies has become a major talking point for conservatives. And this morning on Twitter, President Trump escalated their claims.

The United Nations issued a report today alleging that the military in Myanmar had “genocidal intent” when it committed mass murders and gang rapes of the minority Muslim Rohingya population. It called for generals to be punished for human rights atrocities. And it also implicated Facebook.

Microsoft first introduced password-free sign-ins to its accounts with an Authenticator app for iOS and Android last year. The app lets you approve requests to sign into a Microsoft Account without a password. Microsoft is now extending this same functionality to a new Apple Watch app so you can approve sign-ins straight from your wrist.

Google has launched a new feature for its lightweight Go search app: text-to-speech reading for websites. The tool is designed to make the web feel more accessible for users in developing countries, says Google, reading any site aloud at the touch of a button. Impressively, it’s powered by the company’s AI but lightweight enough to use over a 2G connection — an important feature for markets where bandwidth comes at a premium.

LG has announced the G7 One, its first Android One phone. It’s a high-end device by the standards of Google’s stock Android program, running on a Snapdragon 835 processor with a 6.1-inch 1440p notched “super bright” display and Boombox speaker taken from the G7 ThinQ, plus the headphone jack with quad DAC found in all the company’s recent flagships.

A shareholder lawsuit that claimed Tesla made false statements about Model 3 production was dismissed Monday. The case is not completely closed — the presiding judge granted the dismissal with “leave to amend,” meaning the plaintiffs have until September 28th to take the judge’s decision into consideration and file an adjusted complaint.