IDG Contributor Network: Machine learning: Clustering and classification on the campaign trail
As the election season rampages on, we categorize voters into broad demographics — soccer moms, NASCAR dads, blacks, whites, ALICEs, yuppies…
The Flying Bum Just Crashed—So Why Are We Building Airships?
Turns out this may be the—second—age of the dirigible. The post The Flying Bum Just Crashed—So Why Are We Building…
The Hague Convicts a Tomb-Destroying Extremist With Smart Design
This week, smart design helped the ICC find Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi guilty for the destruction of multiple historic…
WhatsApp says it will share some data with Facebook for ads & other purposes
Messaging service WhatsApp on Thursday updated its user terms and privacy policy, revealing that it will start sharing phone numbers…
Area Filmmaker Not So Thrilled Trump Used His Footage in an Ad
He filmed a train carrying desperate people hoping for a new life. Then Trump used the footage to send a…
Apple Releases iOS 9.3.5 With Fix for Three Critical Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hacking Group
Apple today released an iOS 9.3.5 update for the iOS 9 operating system, almost a month after releasing iOS 9.3.4…
Google Duo surpasses 5 million installs in a week
One of Google’s prized efforts displayed at this year’s I/O was Duo, a new and simplified approach to video chatting…
WhatsApp’s Privacy Cred Just Took a Big Hit
Now that WhatsApp is sharing phone numbers with Facebook, it’s no longer the security oasis users relied on. The post…
Android 7.0's arrival is anticlimactic — and that's A-OK
When Google officially announced the launch of its Android 7.0 Nougat operating system this week, I couldn’t help but notice…
Intel pushes 3D NAND to inexpensive SSDs
Intel is expanding its lineup of SSDs with its 3D NAND chips with more affordable consumer and enterprise drives. The…