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The Internet connected us allbut what good is that if we cant understand each otherSkypes artificial intelligence based Translator is our digital Tower of Babel. It lets us talk to anyone, anywhere, regardless of mother tongue. Made available on Windows in late 2. Translator uses layers of machine learning algorithms. When a user speaks, the A. I., drawing on millions of speech examples, analyzes the words and transcribes them into text. The text is then scrubbed of ums and word repetitions, and run through a translator. The A. I. is self learning the more it hears a regional accent or slang, the smarter it gets and the better it functions. Callers can receive audio in eight languages and see transcripts in more than 5. Can you hear us now The First A. I. Brewmaster. Humans have brewed beer for millennia. Intelligentx Brewing Company thinks artificial intelligence should take a shot. Its machine learning algorithm reads beer recipes like any other brewmaster. 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A Poor Kia Stinger Got Its Face Run Over Already. Im just going to come out and say it I really like the Kia Stinger. I like what it looks like, I like what it represents, I like that its a Kia and I like that its trunk opens as a hatch. So when I saw these photos today of a poor Stinger with a Toyota parked on top of it, I got super sad. First seen on Po. Pville, a Washington, D. C., neighborhood blog, it appeared that the Toyota RAV4 somehow drove up onto the front of the Kia Stinger. We reached out to a witness named Jackie for more details. Apparently, the Kia Stinger was parked on the side of the street and the driver pulled out of the spot as the Toyota RAV4 taxi was coming down the street. The Toyota hit the Kia and drove up on top of it. The two stayed that way for two to three hours, like the worlds saddest art installation, before the tow truck showed up. After that, they were able to stabilize the RAV4 and then the Kia reversed away from the taxi. Another source, KR, wrote in to say that one of their friends learned from the Kias driver that he had just picked up the car to transport it. Everybody appeared to be fine at the end of the whole ordeal. The Kia was wearing dealer plates, which leads us to believe that this was a manufacturer car and not a privately owned one. Also, because the Stinger isnt for sale just yet. The Stinger has such a nice face and its a shame to see a Toyota stepping on it. The damage doesnt look too bad, though, all things considered. If theres a grey Stinger for a shockingly decent price when it goes on sale, Id double check. Ameya and Thomas.