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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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Google’s AlphaGo AI is getting smarter without any human input

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

DeepMind Technologies Inc.’s AlphaGo is already better at the ancient board game Go than any human player, but the Alphabet Inc.-owned lab has continued improving its artificial intelligence champion. In a new research paper published today, DeepMind showed just how far AlphaGo has come in …

Facebook acquires tbh, an anonymous compliment app for teens

APPS By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Facebook Inc. has proven again and again that it’s willing to lay down some major cash to keep teens from migrating to competitors, from its $1 billion acquisition of Instagram to its $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp. Now Facebook is once again looking …

As legal battle heats up, Qualcomm pushes for iPhone ban in China

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

The ongoing legal battles between Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Apple Inc. just got nastier, as Qualcomm is now pushing to have iPhones banned from being sold or manufactured in China, Bloomberg reported Friday. Qualcomm accused Apple of patent infringement in the lawsuit, which was …

Visual Vocal raises $3.6M to help enterprises collaborate in VR

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Visual Vocal, a Seattle-based startup that wants to help companies collaborate in virtual and mixed reality, announced today that it has raised $3.6 million in seed funding. The funding round was led by Eniac Ventures, and it also included participation from Scout …

Andela raises $40M to teach and recruit coders in Africa

INFRA By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Andela, a startup that trains coders in Africa, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a late-stage financing. The Series C round was led by CRE, a venture capital firm dedicated to “building category-defining tech companies in Africa,” and it also …

Dubai Airport will use face-scanning aquariums as security checkpoints

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID9 YEARS AGO

Dubai has developed a reputation for excess, from its over-the-top skyscrapers to its intricately shaped manmade islands. Now, the city’s airport is taking on security in an equally extravagant way by replacing its security checkpoints with tunnel-shaped virtual aquariums that scan visitors’ faces, The …

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