Meet Google's cool new natural language tool, Parsey McParseface and other top stories.

• Meet Google's cool new natural language tool, Parsey McParseface

  Google has changed the way developers build applications that understand human language -- and in the finest tradition of the Internet, has named the result after Boaty McBoatface. The company announced a new SyntaxNet open-source neural network framework that developers can use to build applications that understand human language. As part of that release, Google also introduced Parsey McParseface, a new English language parser that was trained using SyntaxNet.The launch is a move to democr..

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• Activision expands MLG.tv eSports broadcast network, builds Facebook partnership

  

  At a New Fronts event today in New York City, Activision laid out plans to expand its recent purchase of MLG, laying out content, partnerships, and new streaming options for MLG.tv that highlight plans to build a business model off of eSports broadcasting.  Activision's announcement included the debut of a new video stream called "EVE" (Enhanced Viewing Experience) that couples gameplay video with match statistics, leaderboards and "situational insights" of the broadcast game, the addition of fu..

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• Monster Hunter Generations Finally Locked Down A Release Date

  

  Capcom has announced that the Nintendo 3DS exclusive, Monster Hunter Generations, now has an official release date for when it'll arrive in the West. Gamers can expect to see it on digital e-tailers and physically on retail shelves starting July 15. Game Informer spotted the news from Capcom, who recently sent out press releases indicating that the portable action-adventure game would be coming to Nintendo's handheld systems. Additionally, a special edition Monster Hunter Generations Ne..

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• Nvidia's 'Founders Edition' graphics cards have been demystified

  

  Kyle Bennett of HardOCP has gotten to the bottom of one of this week's tech mysteries: what exactly is an Nvidia Founders Edition graphics card? When it announced its awesome new GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070 cards, Nvidia noted that each would be offered in a Founders Edition, costing $100 and $70 more than their typical retail prices — but it didn't explain what would be different about those variants of its new Pascal GPUs. Wherefore art thou more expensive, Pascal? As it turns out, the Founders..

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• The Roll helps you find the best photos on your phone

  

  Wondering which of the tens of thousands of photos on your phone are worth keeping or sharing may be a thing of the past, thanks to The Roll, a brand new app from EyeEm. The iOS app analyzes your camera roll and uses computer vision to tag your images and rank your photos by how good they are. The Roll’s keywording is uncannily good “The Roll is there to replace your phone’s camera roll,” said Florian Meissner, EyeEm’s CEO, as he showed me the technology in action on his own phone c..

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• With its new keyboard, Google has colonized every major function of my iPhone

  

  I downloaded the new Gboard for iOS today, and have been really enjoying it so far. Along with wondering about what Google will tell advertisers now that they can read every single thing I type, I came to the realization that pretty much every major function of my iPhone has now been taken over by Google software. I use Google products for email, search, photos, maps, and video. Gboard effectively puts Google inside every app I use that requires me to type, from texting to taking notes. The onl..

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• Canon Announces New Flagship Speedlite and Macro Lens With Built-In Flash

  

  Canon has announced the Speedlite 600EX II-RT flash and EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM lens. The 600EX II-RT improves upon Canon's flagship Speedlite with faster recycling times and other features, while the EF-M 28mm f/3.5 offers a unique new feature and gives us some very interesting insight into the future of the Canon brand.  Speedlite 600EX II-RT I love my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT. It's powerful, the capable AF assist beam is a huge boon in low-light situations, and the wireless technology is..

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• Piece of paper that connects to Internet? UW, Disney make it a reality

  

  University of Washington researchers are using 10-cent radio-frequency tags to turn pieces of paper into connected devices. More and more household items are becoming connected to the Internet, and simple pieces of paper could be next. Researchers at the University of Washington worked with Disney to create small stickers that can be pressed onto any piece of paper to give it sensing capabilities that let it connect to the digital world. A paper could be made into a wand, for example, and chang..

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• BMW readies electric, self-driving flagship car

  

  Requested Article BMW readies electric, self-driving flagship car BMW's iNext electric car is set to enter showrooms in 2021 and will be able to drive itself in many situations, CEO Harald Krueger told shareholders.

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