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4 ways to make your engineering team more productive
Improving the efficiency of your software engineering team has many advantages, prime among which is the ability to make up for problems in other areas.
Signadot promises developers faster feedback loops
Signadot, a startup that aims to simplify the development process for microservice-based applications by making it easier for developers to test their code, today announced that it has raised a $4 mil
GitLab acquires UnReview as it looks to bring more ML tools to its platform
DevOps platform GitLab today announced that it has acquired UnReview, a machine learning-based tool that helps software teams recommend the best reviewers for when developers want to check in their la
Scarf helps open-source developers track how their projects are being used
Almost by default, open-source developers get very little insight into who uses their projects. In part, that’s the beauty of open source, but for developers who want to monetize their projects,
Stotles secures funding for platform which brings transparency to government tenders, contracts
The public sector usually publishes its business opportunities in the form of “tenders,” to increase transparency to the public. However, this data is scattered, and larger businesses have
Twilio launches SendGrid Ads and new cross-channel messaging API
At its annual Signal developer conference, Twilio today announced a couple of new features for developers on its core messaging platform and users of its recently acquired SendGrid email service. The
WeWork could challenge Starbucks in China with new on-demand service
The rise of Starbucks in China, like that in the west, is closely linked to its function as a “third space” for people to hang out between home and work. In recent years, a bevy of coffee
Tainted, crypto-mining containers pulled from Docker Hub
Security companies Fortinet and Kromtech found seventeen tainted Docker containers that were essentially downloadable images containing programs that had been designed to mine cryptocurrencies. Furthe
Facebook’s open-source Go bot can now beat professional players
Go is the go-to game for machine learning researchers. It’s what Google’s DeepMind team famously used to show off its algorithms, and Facebook, too, recently announced that it was building
DeepMind has yet to find out how smart its AlphaGo Zero AI could be
Once Alphabet’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind had masted the ability to defeat the best human Go players in the world, it tried to beat its own best attempts using an approach based s
Crunch Report | Pokemon Go “Big Summer Update”
Pokemon Go has a big summer update, Vice Media raises $450 million, the FTC wants to block the FanDuel-DraftKings merger and Blue Apron is looking to raise $586 million in its IPO. All this on Crunch
Toyota Research’s Gill Pratt is speaking at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics at MIT July 17
TechCrunch’s first ever robotics event is fast approaching, and we’re putting the final touches on an amazing programming line-up, which includes MIT’s Daniela Rus, Disney’s Martin Buehler, A
Google’s AlphaGo AI wins three-match series against the world’s best Go player
Google’s AlphaGo AI has once again made the case that machines are now smarter than man — when it comes to games of strategy, at least. AlphaGo made its name last year when it defeated hi
The Withings Go shows promise, but is mostly a non-starter
Drop the price $20 and add a bit more functionality and you’ve got a compelling product on your hands. The way things stand now though, the Withings Go is more of a curiosity than it is compelling -
Google AI beats Go world champion again to complete historic 4-1 series victory
The battle between Google's artificial intelligence and Go world champion Lee Seedol concluded today after the former (AlphaGo) triumphed to win the five-game series 4-1.
Defeated Go world champion beats DeepMind AI in penultimate match
Machines 3, humans 1... That's the current score in a five-match series being played out between DeepMind's AlphaGo and human Go world champion, Lee Sedol.
Google’s DeepMind chalks up AI landmark after beating Go world champion Lee Sedol
There's a notable moment in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) today, after DeepMind -- the London-based company from Google -- used its technology to defeat Go world champion Lee Sedol.
Following Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough, European Go Champion Loses Against Computer
For the first time ever, a computer has beaten a professional Go player, <a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_Hui">Fan Hui</a>. This is a major breakthrough when it comes to arti
Google’s Container Engine For Running Docker Containers On Its Cloud Platform Is Now Generally Available
Google’s Container Engine, its service for running and managing Docker containers on its cloud platform using its open source Kubernetes system, is now out of beta and generally available. This
Death To C
Ladies and gentlemen, the C programming language. It's a classic. It is sleek, and spartan, and elegant. (Especially compared to its sequel, that bloated mess C++, which shares all the faults I'm abou