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Sunil Jain, managing editor of The Financial Express passed away at 58 due to post-covid complications

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Sunil Jain, managing editor of The Financial Express Sunil Jain, Managing Editor of Financial Express, passed away following post-Covid complications on Saturday. He was 58. Veteran journalist, columnist and Managing Editor of The Financial Express Sunil Jain has died due to COVID-19-related complications, his sister Sandhya Jain announced on May 15. Jain was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi after he had contracted the coronavirus infection. "Doctors & staff at AIIMS battled heroically, but the demon was too powerful," his bereaved sister tweeted. “My brother, Sunil Jain, passed away this evening after post-Covid complications. He suffered a cardiac arrest earlier in the day, but was revived, and finally passed after another cardiac arrest around 8.30 p.m. The doctors and all medical staff at AIIMS did their best and more. I thank you for standing by us in this dark hour,” his sister Sandhya Jain said in a statement. PM Narendra Mod...

FACEBOOK'S AI ROBOTS SHUT DOWN AFTER THEY STARTED TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE

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FACEBOOK'S AI ROBOTS SHUT DOWN AFTER THEY STARTED TALKING TO EACH OTHER IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE In 2017, facebook had to stop one of its experiments when two artificial Intelligent robots started talking to each other in a language that only they understood. The language was created by them to simplify things but was incomprehensible to humans. The robots were prepared to make a negotiation over an experimental trade of ordinary objects like hats, balls etc. Also they were instructed to improve during the process that made them even better than they were before the experiment started. The robots had a learning algorithm that allows them to learn anything different that happens while the experiment. For instance, imagine a MMA fight where a robot that has some defined moves fights a human. The robot there is a machine that would only follow the set of instructions coded. There is less or no chance of a robot winning in front of a trained fighter this way but if the robot happens to be...

If we are not paying for GPS then who is?

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If we are not paying for GPS then who is?  GPS is paid for by US tax payers, 100%. Service is provided free to the entire world. Service has been in full operation for 25+ years. The Russians recently completed their GLONASS system. Does the same thing, with supposedly better accuracy, but with a heavy accent :) The Europeans, wanting to be different, are working on their version GPS, due to be completed in 2019-2020, called Galileo. They will have superior accuracy, down to the centimeter level, but then, they should be better, after learning from the USA for over 25 years. China is also setting up a GPS-type system, called China's , also due to achieve global reach in 2020. Lastly, both India and Japan are setting up systems, but their systems will only cover their own country, not the world. Some receivers today can read both the US and Russian systems. Read More On Dust Facts dustfacts.blogspot.com