Practical Natural Language Processing: A must-read for anyone who wants to become seriously involved in NLP Two types of audience What you take away fromPractical Natural Language Processingdepends on two things: Your previous background in mathematics and Python machine learning, and your involvement in the field. I recommend this book to two types of readers: Ironically, these two audiences are at two ends of the NLP spectrum. On the one hand, you have hardcore Python machine learning coders while on the other, you have people whose daily routine doesn’t involve coding....

TNW Quick Hit Precorder : Pre-recording video camera($.99 launch sale) for iPhone is a new app which saves the up to 10 extra seconds for users before hitting the record button. Hits:Easy-to-use app with a minimal, yet pleasing, interface. Renders extensive video editing non-existent and allows for easy sharing of videos via Facebook and email. Misses:Additional sharing options (Twitter,YouTube,Tumblr, ect.) and the ability to add filters would make the app more grand....

The Australian-made space weather satellite CUAVA-1 was deployed into orbit from the International Space Station onWednesday night.Launched to the space stationin August aboard a SpaceXrocket, a major focus of this shoebox-sized CubeSat is to study what radiation from the Sun does to Earth’s atmosphere and electronic devices. Space weathersuch assolar flaresand changes in the solar wind affects Earth’s ionosphere (a layer of charged particles in the upper atmosphere). This in turn has an impact onlong-distance radio communicationsand theorbits of some satellites, as well as creating fluctuations in the electromagnetic field that can wreak havoc with electronics in space and down to the ground....

Innovation is what shapes the evolution of human society. In order to create, one needs creativity, which requires room to breathe, mediate and collaborate. Too often, our societal structures hinder this necessary growth, particularly in professional settings. It’s why startups are so in vogue, because nimble Internet companies can accomplish growth like never before with engineering, design power and the expansive reach of social media. Big companies still want to innovate, many just don’t know how....

The world is still coming to terms with thetragic loss of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, many are making their way to their local Apple Store to pay their respects, tweeting messages of condolence and remembering the man that helped shape today’s technology industry. With news of Jobs’ passing still fresh, with many waking up to the announcement,EdibleApple noticedthat fans of the talismanic Apple leader have taken to Amazon to pre-order Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography of the former Apple CEO simply titled “Steve Jobs“....