Author: Brett Venter

Did you know that Facebook has an artificial intelligence (AI) division? Not just the regular stuff that dictates what you see from the many, many posts on the social network, but an AI division with designs on more… practical applications? That division has announced that it’s built a ” large-scale distributed reinforcement learning…algorithm”. 

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We used to be told not to get into stranger’s cars and definitely not meet strangers from the internet. (It’s true, kids. Ask your parents.) Now we’ve got Uber and Tinder, which have taken us in the complete opposite direction. And, even though the thinking has changed some, it’s still risky meeting folks from an app. Tinder hopes to change that. The dating app/service has rolled out a new verification system, similar to the one found in dating app Bumble. Users have to pass a little test in order to get a blue verification tick from the dating service, letting…

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Before you question the odd headline for the new Garmin Tactix Delta, know that Stuff’s publisher and editor-in-chief actually owns camouflage running gear — sprinkled through with bright orange, because you don’t actually want to be run over by a driver who can’t see you.  Anyway, Garmin’s newest wearable won’t look out of place on your wrist — especially if you’re fond of the military look. War is hell, but the clothes are cool Garmin’s Tactix range has been around for a while and the Delta is the fourth version in the range. The so-called tactical device might not turn…

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If you’ve been paying attention to your operating systems, you’ll notice that Windows 7 — if you’re still rocking the now-aged OS — isn’t officially supported any more. We’ve known this was coming for a long, long time. We certainly can’t say we weren’t warned. But the day (14 January) has come and gone, so if you’re still using Windows 7, you’re officially borked from this point on. Or are you…?

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While we wish this hadn’t taken place, we’re oddly okay with it. Game publisher/developer CD Projekt’s upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed from its 16 April 2020 launch to later this year. September 2020 is the new date to look forward to. Whoa https://twitter.com/CDPROJEKTRED/status/1217861009446182912 The reason given for the delay is that “there is still work to be won”. CD Projekt says that “…due to the sheer scale and complexity of it all, we need more time to finish playtesting, fixing and polishing.” And, honestly, we’re willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. The studio’s previous title, the…

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Huawei’s last flagship never made landfall in South Africa, though there was talk that it might turn up this side of the world in early 2020. There’s no update there just but the Chinese company’s  P40 Pro has broken cover in a new leak. The leak comes by way of Evan Blass, he of @evleaks and many of the major smartphone leaks over the past few years. It shows off the P40 Pro from every angle, letting us take a very lingering look at the upcoming hardware. Ceramic Cameras’R’US The major (and obvious) feature is the rear camera. Huawei’s been…

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