The city of Los Angeles recently experienced a 4.4 magnitude earthquake . Southern California had not experienced such an earthquake since 2008, but the new fact, the article was dedicated to him was written not by a human but by a powerful algorithm . Quakebot , as it is called is in fact an algorithm capable of analyzing a series of information and write an article. Once the paper is realized, it could be posted within 3 minutes by journalist Ken Schwencke, who signed his name.The reason? Man is also the developer of the program in question, on which he board for two years. Some wonder if in the future, we can totally do without writers to write news. It should however be noted that, once posted, the original article has been amended 71 times Quakebot and Team Los Angeles Times , which brought them moult additions and corrections.In addition, the article is intended solely for information (a kind of AFP, in fact.) This is not the first article written in this way, since Ken Schwencke and other developers officiate recent years on other models algorithms, which are able to write articles on sporting events or murder. They mainly used to ensure no common measure reactivity, since this kind of paper is ready to be put online within a few minutes after the fact.
It is a fact that our smartphones are proving a breeding bacteria. If some design hygienic screens , others approach the problem differently. This is the case of Lin Shu Kai, which offers an innovative concept: a dock to disinfect all.
UVC Dock is a simple and practical solution to sterilize smartphones and other mobile gadgets.Presented as a disinfectant case, it uses UV light to neutralize bacteria on the terminal. Dock distributes UV radiation of a wavelength of 260 nm , enough to kill the germs that swarm on the screen and the casing of the mobile. In addition, the device can serve as a charging station wirelessly via Bluetooth technology. Its integrated screen are useful information to the user as the weather forecast of the day or the hour. An internal screen allows you to configure the settings when cleaning.
For now, the device is reduced to its ultraportable concept stage and the realization of which is not on the agenda.