An AI algorithm can draw letters as well as a human
By Steve Dent From engadget It’s just handwriting for now, but one day it could pick out Sarah Connor in a crowd. Researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in artificial intelligence by giving machines cognitive powers similar to humans….
Our world now
The world in photos over past few weeks By David Choi From Business Insider A selection of photos from some of the biggest news that you might have missed. Students burn flares during a protest demanding better education in Rio…
Islamic State: Diary of life in Mosul
From BBC The northern Iraqi city of Mosul fell to Islamic State (IS) in June, bringing the population under the harsh rule of the jihadists. The militants swiftly introduced a regime in accordance with their radical version of Islam, including…
ISIS within a mile of Baghdad
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax Islamic State militants are reportedly within a mile of Baghdad despite battling Iraqi forces and U.S.-led airstrikes, and there is “immense fear among everybody,” the vicar of the only Anglican church in Iraq said Tuesday….
Christians in Iraq worse off now than under Saddam
From Newsmax The persecution of Christians in Iraq is worse today than it was before a United States-led force deposed brutal dictator Saddam Hussein, a Republican congressman declared. “As we witness the black flag of al-Qaida again fly over cities…
