An introduction to one-shot learning Classic convolutional neural networks One of the most important architectures used in deep learning is theconvolutional neural network(CNN), a special type of neural net that is especially good at working with visual data. The classic use of CNNs is to set up multiple convolution layers (with some other important components in-between and after), specify an output goal, and train the neural network on many labeled examples....

In 1994, Wired, then known as HotWired,claims it inventedthe banner ad. The Mosaic browser was just morphing into Netscape in 1994. And if you think ads slow down page loads now, readers had to download the first banner ads over thin dial-up connections. Despite those handicaps, the gaudy banner ad took over the web, 468 pixels wide by 60 deep. HotWired launched with banner ads from 14 companies including MCI, Volvo, Club Med, 1-800-Collect and Zima, but legend has it that the first HotWired banner ad was from AT&T, prophetically asking “Have you ever clicked your mouse right here?...

This summer,Kinvey, a Boston based startuplaunchedout ofTechStars‘ incubator program in Boston, Mass. Pronounced likeconvey,Kinvey is a “backend as a service” that makes it incredibly easy for mobile app developers to focus on making beautiful, user-friendly apps. At TechStars’Demo Dayon June 15th, Kinvey wowed investors on the idea that its service would be the hub for the next generation of wireless devices and apps to empower billions of people across the world in ways that will change the face of learning, communication and commerce....

Two weeks ago,Sensible Cocoareleased version 2.0 of what we consider to be the best third party Table View framework ever. We wanted to give it an exhaustive try before recommending it to you. Table Views are widely used in iOS development. They are the class behind lists, grouped tables and many data entry forms in all sorts of apps. Unfortunately, building complex Table View hierarchies often turns out to be a tedious, error-prone task....

Of all the iOS notification concepts I’ve seen so far,Andreas‘ may be the best looking and most functional of them all. It takes on an interesting approach with a dedicated app that aggregates notifications, a revamped notification display, and a new and improved locked home screen. Andreas makes it clear that this is merely his own concept, and not a leak from Apple, nor would it be developed for jailbroken devices....