It may not seem like it takes a lot of smarts to play a game like Pictionary, but in fact it involves a lot of subtle and abstract visual and linguistic skills. This AI built to play a game like it is similarly complex, and its interpretations and creations when you play it (as you can now) may seem eerily human — but it’s refreshing to have such an agent working in collaboration rather than trying to beat you.
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Tributes pour in for late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s death has prompted heartfelt tributes from tech luminaries, but he’s also been lauded for his work in sports and philanthropy.
Allen passed away on Monday, his family confirmed, after complications from non-Hodgkin’s…
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died at age 65
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away this afternoon in Seattle at age 65, owing to complications relating to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Vulcan, the privately held company that Allen founded in 1986, released a statement that says it is “with deep sadness that we announce the death of our founder Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and […]
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Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, passed away Monday. He was 65.
His death was confirmed by a statement from his company, Vulcan Inc, reports CNBC, and was the result of complications stemming from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Allen’s sister, Jody Allen, released the following statement:
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a statement this afternoon, lauding Allen’s accomplishments and noting that “[our] hearts are with Paul’s family and loved ones.”
Statement from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the passing of Paul Allen: pic.twitter.com/1iLDLenLKz
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View More Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died from cancerStratolaunch announces new launch vehicles and reusable space plane
Stratolaunch, the commercial space firm founded by Paul Allen back in 2011, has revealed a bit more of its plan for taking payloads to orbit via one of the world’s biggest planes. It’s now working on a pair of its own rocket-powered launch vehicles, and is in the early phases of creating a reusable, crew-capable space plane.
View More Stratolaunch announces new launch vehicles and reusable space planeAllen Integrated Cell is a powerful tool for visualizing biology in 3D
What does a cell look like? If you had to draw one, you’d probably do the usual thing: a sort of fried egg with a nucleus yolk and a couple ribosomes peppered around, maybe a rough endoplasmic reticulum if you’re fancy. But cells are vastly more complicated than that, not to mention 3-dimensional. Allen Integrated Cell is a new tool that lets anyone visualize cells the way they actually exist in the body.
View More Allen Integrated Cell is a powerful tool for visualizing biology in 3DMicrosoft co-founder discovers sunken WWII aircraft carrier
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen led a team of deep sea explorers to quite the discovery off the coast of Australia.
The Seattle billionaire’s team announced on Monday they’d found the wreckage of the USS Lexington, an American aircraft carrier fr…
Microsoft co-founder discovers sunken WWII aircraft carrier
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen led a team of deep sea explorers to quite the discovery off the coast of Australia.
The Seattle billionaire’s team announced on Monday they’d found the wreckage of the USS Lexington, an American aircraft carrier fr…
Quincy Jones said he ‘used to date’ Ivanka Trump and the internet can’t stop screaming
It happened 12 years ago. She was in her 20s. He was in his 70s. Quincy Jones took Ivanka Trump out for dinner.
That’s just one of the wild details to surface in an epic Vulture interview with the music legend. Jones is best known as a music producer…
Quincy Jones said he ‘used to date’ Ivanka Trump and the internet can’t stop screaming
It happened 12 years ago. She was in her 20s. He was in his 70s. Quincy Jones took Ivanka Trump out for dinner.
That’s just one of the wild details to surface in an epic Vulture interview with the music legend. Jones is best known as a music producer…