Thanks to machine learning, you may not have to worry about typing physically printed links into your web browser. Oleksii Trekhleb’s Links Detector app scans book pages in real time for links and converts them to a link you can open on your smartphone. Using TensorFlow with a library he created by himself, he trained the app to look for “https://” (denoting a link), so the app doesn’t waste resources scanning the whole body of text.
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The First Solar-Powered Car Comes at a Hot Price
The Lightyear O is a revolutionary electric car powered by the sun. Developed by a Dutch startup, the four-door sedan has over 50 square feet of solar panels on its roof and hood, generating up to 43 miles of energy a day. With production now underway in Finland, the car does come with a hefty price tag at $262,000, but the company hopes to introduce a more affordable version, the Lightyear 2, by 2025. Read full article here