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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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Tesla Motors and SolarCity join forces thanks to $2.6 billion merger

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Solar energy provider SolarCity Corp has agreed to accept a $2.6 billion merger deal from Tesla Motors, Inc., creating what the two companies say is “the world’s only vertically integrated sustainable energy company.” Tesla founder Elon Musk included a possible merger with SolarCity …

More Kickass Torrent mirrors spring up as others are taken down

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

One of these days, Hollywood may finally realize that permanently closing torrent sites is an all but impossible task, but until then, the major film studios will continuing playing whack-a-mole with sites like Kickass Torrents (KAT). KAT went down less than two weeks …

CuratedAI is a literary magazine written by robots

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Robots are already replacing millions of jobs across the world, and now it looks like the poets and authors might be next. This week, CuratedAI launched as a new literary magazine “by machines, for people” that showcases poetry written by artificial intelligences. …

Disney patent would track park goers by their shoes

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The Walt Disney Company’s theme parks see tens of millions of visitors each year, and keeping track of all of those people once they are inside the park is almost impossible. However, according to a patent application filed by the company, Disney may …

Computers may understand you better thanks to new MIT database

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Computers are already getting pretty good at deciphering human speech thanks to advancements in natural language processing (NLP), but so far most of these programs have been trained to understand native speakers talking in their own languages. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute …

Lockheed designs spider robot that repairs holes in airships

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Aerospace engineering company Lockheed Martin Corp has created a small, spider-like robot that is designed to track down and repair leaks in the company’s massive Hybrid Airships. Lockheed Martin’s airships, which are essentially high tech blimps, are meant to transport heavy loads, such as construction equipment, to …

Reddit will let brands sponsor user-submitted posts

NEWS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Monetizing a site based on user created content is not easy—just ask Tumblr—but Reddit thinks it may have found an answer. Starting August 4, Reddit will allow advertisers to sponsor posts created by regular users that happen to mention their brand. Here is Reddit’s …

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