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Machine learning algorithm confirms 50 new potential planets: Scientists
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Scientists developed a machine learning algorithm that they claim has confirmed existence of 50 new potential planets. They said this is the first time machine learning has been used to analyze a sample of potential planets and calculate their probability of being a true planet. The potential planets identified range from worlds as large as Neptune to smaller than Earth. ...more
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Special Olympics Short story.
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A few years ago at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All that is, except one boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times and began to cry. The other eight ... ...more
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WhatsApp now has 2 billion users
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Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service now has 2 billion users worldwide, the company announced in a blog post today, up from 1.5 billion and 1 billion users in 2018 and 2016, respectively. That compares to 2.5 billion users for Facebook itself, according to The Wall Street Journal, and 1 billion Instagram users (although that number is from June 2018).WhatsApp used the milestone to reiterate ... ...more