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Tech News Flash: Saturday -- January 10, 2015

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Gadget Ogling: A Swank Walkman, a Brainy Grill, and Oh, So Much More From CES
Researchers Turn Computer Into Poker Shark
Google Joins Charlie Hebdo Solidarity Movement
Self-Driving Concept Cars Impress at CES
Linuxy Hopes and Dreams for an Inferno-Free 2015

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Gadget Ogling: A Swank Walkman, a Brainy Grill, and Oh, So Much More From CES
Welcome to the year's first edition of Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the
column that offers infallible opinions on the latest gadget
announcements. The mammoth CES trade show took place this week, and
though it offered far too many new items to conceivably cram into a
single column, we'll look at some of the most notable and notorious,
including Sony's latest Walkman, a smart grill and more.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81565.html

Researchers Turn Computer Into Poker Shark
A computer program dubbed "Cepheus" has solved the game of poker,
researchers at the University of Alberta announced. The Computer Poker
Research Group, which created Cepheus, claims it not only can play
heads-up limit Texas hold'em poker, but also beat human opponents. Games
such as poker and chess have been used as test beds by researchers
developing new concepts in artificial intelligence.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81567.html

Google Joins Charlie Hebdo Solidarity Movement
Google has donated nearly $300,000 to help French satirical weekly
Charlie Hebdo make its largest print run ever, following Wednesday's
massacre at the magazine's Paris office. Its normal production run
numbers about 60,000 copies, but the surviving staff plan to print a
million issues next week. A number of media outlets also have pledged to
help keep the publication alive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81563.html

Self-Driving Concept Cars Impress at CES
CEO Mark Fields on Wednesday took the stage at the International CES
2015 in Las Vegas and said that Ford Motor is focusing on bringing
autonomous automobiles to the masses. Although Ford may not be the first
company to produce a self-driving car, it could be the first to deliver
one outside of the luxury category, Fields said in his keynote address.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81559.html

Linuxy Hopes and Dreams for an Inferno-Free 2015
It's the dawn of a new year here in the Linux blogosphere, and that
means the power is in our hands to make 2015 better than the last one.
At least in theory, the Systemd Inferno possibly, could be extinguished
over these next 12 months; Devuan could thrive -- or not; and Linux in
general could see its best year yet. What actually will happen? That is
the subject of more than a few musings.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81560.html

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