jason hadjioannou ( greek : ιάσονας χατζηιωάννου ) is an english-greek technology developer from chingford , london , currently developing artificial intelligence technology for bloom ai .

jason is known as the creator of the social networking service " la-la " .

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la - la was created by jason hadjioannou , originally as a way to message his girlfriend in a more interesting way . in an interview with softonic , jason is quoted saying :
just thought it ' d be cool if i sent her a short audible song snippet instead of writing it
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bloom ai bloom develops consumer artificial intelligence software that attempts to befriend humans . its lead developer , jason hadjioannou , showcased a companion ai app for ios at 2015’s techcrunch disrupt in london . the app uses artificial intelligence to learn about and bond with the user , proactively striking up conversations and remembering the personal interests of the individual . bloom’s companion app is interacted with via natural spoken language and presents one of the most realistic speech synthesis engines currently available . bloom ai is based in england and was founded by jason hadjioannou .
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hadjioannou has the impression that he “can digest and understand a single - task app’s full service a lot more easily and without much of a learning curve” . if hyper - semplification means accessibility and immediacy , then why shouldn’t this be a standard for apps ?
jason hadjioannou’s idea to develop la - la , on the other hand , came from a daily event : “i was about to send my girlfriend a text message one morning and just thought it’d be cool if i sent her a short audible song snippet instead of writing it . i’m not really a chatty text messenger and normally run out of things to write , but a song snippet would say everything i needed without sounding boring . i made an early version of the app and sent her the 17 second chorus of ‘hello’ by lionel richie” .
even further , during a time where people are increasingly concerned about privacy , these apps give the advantage of being less invasive compared to more complex ones . not only do they request ( and require ) fewer permissions , “they don’t hold much personal data” , hadjioannou says .
la - la , on the other hand , can even get you free drinks during a concert . “a band declared on stage one night that anyone who sent them a la - la message with the lyrics “buy me a drink” would get one on the house” , hadjioannou told us .
hadjioannou poses a comparison with social networks : “we don’t all want all the features of a complex social network , but certain elements can appeal to different people . with single - function apps , users can pick and choose a social media outlet that fits who they are and how they wish to express themselves” .
incredibly simple , minimalistic , and with only single - function , the latest app trends is towards apps that do one really basic thing . yo ! was a hit because of its extremely simple communication style , literally only pushing the word ‘ yo ! ’ to other users . surprisingly , it’s not alone . similar single - function apps have been appearing in app stores , including la - la , emojli , and yo . the big questions is , why ? what’s so good about an app that can only do one thing ?
i decided to take a closer look at the reason behind the popularity of these apps by asking the developers themselves about their appeal . more than just single - tasks apps , it looks like there may be more than one valid reason to start using these so - called single - function apps .
the common thread of every single - function apps is a hyper - simplification of something that seems to go against the evolution of technology ( and common sense ) . no one buys a smart - phone to simply send a ‘yo ! ’ or a goofy emoticon to friends . it seems almost counter - intuitive if you consider the enhanced level of communication that smartphones are supposed to bring .
the single - function or ‘one - task’ app changes slightly from one app to another , but when you consider it , they’re not all that different . they all serve as a way to facilitate c ommunication between users . what changes , however , is the method .
as already mentioned , for example , yo lets you send only one message to your contacts : ‘yo ! ’ . with la - la , on the other hand , you can chat with friend , but only through music .
another app is lo , which you can use to send your location to friends . in the vein of simplicity , a friend asks for your location , and you answer with your position . that’s it . very similar is 1minlate , which lets other people track your movements on a map for half an hour . it’’s like telling your friends , “i’m on my way . ”
and then there’s this . it’s a social network where you can share only one link per day .
push for pizza , which is slightly different , lets you order delivery pizza with a couple of taps on your smartphone’s screen .
the simplicity of these apps’ functions is matched only by the simplicity of their interface . with big buttons and bright colors , they’re a reference to the bi - dimensional flat design we first saw with windows 8 , then ios 7 , and finally with the new material design in android .
but how do these developers go about designing these kinds of apps ? what need drives these apparently useless apps ? they’re all legitimate questions that you might have asked yourself , which i in turn , asked it’s developers .
suprisingly , apps like yo and lo where created from real needs . or arbel , yo’s developer , got a request form his boss to make an app so that he could send notifications to his personal assistant . “after dismissing him at first because i thought it was not worth my time , i thought about it and remembered i have a friend who i communicate with in the same way– by texting each other content - less messages . like , for example , ‘yo’” .
lo , on the other hand , was developed by 4 people living in a 2 bedroom apartment . “one day while we were discussing our remote working strategy and how we typically communicate , someone asked the question ‘ what’s the most common message we send each other ? ’ we all thought about it , and the obvious answer was ‘where are you ? ’” said evan bullington , base forty ’s co - founder , the company behind lo .
other apps , like emojli , were created as more of a fun idea . matt gray and tom scott , the app’s developers , told softonic that the idea came from yo and the new emojis . “the two of us had the idea at about the same time — we weren’t sold on it until we realized that usernames should be emoji too . at that point , we burst out laughing and realized we had to build it” .
while they may be fun , you might be asking yourself why you should choose a single - function app instead of a more robust one that does all of these things . if you think about it , you can easily say ‘yo’ , send your location , an emoticon , or a song via imessage or whatsapp . is it really necessary to have different single - function apps ?
well , behind all these apps there is one common motto : keep - it - simple . as or arbel puts it , “why complicate things when they can be simple ? ” bullington agrees , saying that the advantage of these apps comes from their simplicity “the value of apps like yo is that users can go in and perform the task they want to perform without distraction or friction . it’s just get in , and get out” . gray agrees : “i downloaded yo ! it didn’t stop me using anything else , but it was an amusing brief addition to the apps i already use” .
but it’s not just that . these apps have immediacy on their side . they respond to daily concrete needs . if i want to do one simple thing , and there’s an app that lets me do just that , then why should i go through a more complex one ?
bullington goes further , saying that “the user advantage of using lo is all in the request - respond format and the 1 - tap user flow . [ … ] the world is responding to a new phenomenon– technology as a time - waster . we’re realizing that we spend too much time attached to feature - packed apps . with a push - heavy app like lo , you can perform actions without gluing yourself to complicated app interfaces” .
the world is responding to a new phenomenon– technology as a time - waster .
moreover , these apps stimulate creativity by giving you new challenges , as grey points out . “the added constraints of only being able to use emojis in our app gives you a challenge and a prompt to be creative” .
if i hear a song on the radio that me and my girlfriend always listen to , for example , and i want to tell her , sending her part of the song could be worth much more than telling her about it . asking a friend you’re meeting up with where he or she is is much simpler with lo , and the same goes for trying to get someone’s attention with yo ! or by sending them an ‘i’m happy’ emojli . these are the primary intended functions of these apps .
but single - function apps can actually have alternative uses too . apart from communicating with friends and family , they allow users to “get notifications about things they either can’t get anywhere else , or have to download a whole app just to get , ” says arbel .
on yo’s website , you can subscribe to many different feeds that notify you with a yo each time something happens . earthquake yo warns you if there is an earthquake larger than 6 . 0 magnitude , while redalertisrael warns israelis of rocket strikes in israel . you can also use yo ! to check if you’re drinking enough water throughout the day with yowater , or meet happy people with happyyo .
we believe smart people from around the world will keep create amazing use cases with yo .
aside from these serious uses , yo’s own offices have a vending machine that employees can yo ! to get a soda . they even have a toaster that you can yo ! to turn on , notifying you with a yo when toast is ready .
installing and uninstalling apps on your smartphone is so quick and simple that it’s almost effortless . storage space keeps getting bigger and bigger , and the ‘there’s an app for that’ mentality isn’t far from the truth these days . if single - function apps really fill the gap of some need , could these apps be the standard in the future ? think of apps as big as facebook , which has moved it’s messenger function to a standalone apps , or foursquare , which separated it’s glaringly different functions into two separate apps : foursquare and swarm .
these apps’ developers all agree on the fact that the ‘keep it simple’ philosophy works , and that there is a trend towards more simple and immediate apps , although this isn’t necessarily coming at the expense of more complex apps .
it’ll be interesting to see how they’ll integrate with wearables , where screens are smaller and the possibility to do more than one thing with an app is limited . “if i want to know how far away my brother is , but i know he’s biking over , i know i won’t get a text response while he’s riding . if he just has to tap a button on his watch or say a command to share his location , it’s safer and easier , and that’s a real value added” , says bullington . as a matter of fact , yo is already available for google glass and will soon be available on other wearable . arbel’s idea is to make it available on all devices .
the key concept of these apps , and what their success on wearables depends on , is linked to the immediacy of push notifications . “yo brought us the notion that apps can exist primarily within the context of push notifications , and with lo , we’re trying to further that idea by making push notifications complete simple actions . it’s very easy to see push notifications becoming the primary hub of these one - function apps , simply because of how easy and instantaneous they are to use , ” lo’s co - founder darshan desai told softonic .
it’s very easy to see push notifications becoming the primary hub of these one - function apps .
yo can activate real things in the real world , and lo’s developers “want to see these ideas improve the world , so that’s what we’re working towards” .
basically , the success of these apps will depend mostly on how they’ll improve our relationship with technology , expanding its use in some cases , adapting to devices in others .
bullington forecasts that simple apps will converge with more complex ones , and it won’t take long before we’ll discover if the future will develop in this direction , or multi - function and single - task apps will continue to coexist . only time will tell , but if facebook and foursqaure , yo , la - la , and emojli are any indication , it looks like that’s where we’re headed .
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as yo has proved , the public’s appetite for messaging seems not to have stopped with whatsapp . many others have appeared before an since . as sarah perez recently found out . now another has appeared which plans to plug at our emotional side a little more , drawing the medium most tied to the heart : music .
instead of a yo , or a word or an image , new music messaging app la - la lets its users chat with audio snippets of songs .
say you want to send a quick ‘hi’ to a girlfriend or boyfriend . on la - la you might select ‘hello’ by lionel richie ( i’m sure better songs are available ) , pick your friend’s contact and hit send . they can reply with their own sing choices , presumably until you’ve run out of ideas .
users can also send la - la messages via sms ( for recipients without the app ) or to someone befriended to their la - la account . the recipient doesn’t know what song snippet they got until they play it , adding that frisson on anticipation .
it reminds me of a different kind of take on music sharing , thisismyjam , but done as messages .
currently , la - la has a neat selection of licensed music by popular artists and has the option for users to create their own messages by searching youtube for music and clipping out a section for sending .
unlike other “music sending” apps out there that send song links attached to written chat messages users can’t chat with words in any way on la - la — only music .
this is probably good for teens but likely to be of some frustration to adults perhaps .
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the uk has a great heritage in ai , stemming back to pioneers such as alan turing , one of the undisputed fathers of the field . britain has some of the best ai research groups in the world , including cambridge , imperial and university college london ( ucl ) , and is a growing centre for tech entrepreneurship . but companies specialising in ai are few and far between , and those that do exist tend to be focused in one particular area .
google’s acquisition of deepmind has shone a light on this relatively nascent commercial sector , and ben medlock , co - founder of ai firm swiftkey , believes that the uk is capable of building sustainable ai businesses to rival the giants of the west coast .
some experts have warned that artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment . dr stuart armstrong , from the future of humanity institute at the university of oxford , said computers had the potential to take over people’s jobs at a faster rate than new roles could be created .
he cited logistics , administration and insurance underwriting as professions that were particularly vulnerable to the development of artificial intelligence . however , anderson said ai is not all about “hacking the workforce to pieces” . rather it is about making individuals more productive , and making sure that “processes get applied , stuff is accurate , errors are eliminated , and compliance is met” . analyst firm gartner predicts that ‘smart machines’ will have a widespread impact on businesses by 2020 .
vocaliq founded by blaise thomson , martin szummer and steve young , vocaliq is a cambridge - based startup , formed to exploit technology developed by the spoken dialogue systems group at the university of cambridge , uk . with expertise and toolkits covering speech recognition , spoken language understanding , dialog design , and speech synthesis the company provides customised spoken language interfaces to any device , and for any application including smartphones , robots , cars , call - centres , and games . in september 2015 vocaliq was acquired by apple .
swiftkey swiftkey uses artificial intelligence to make personalised mobile apps . it is best known for the swiftkey keyboard , which learns from each individual user to accurately predict their next word and improve autocorrect . its machine learning and natural language processing technology understands the context of language and how words fit together . swiftkey products were embedded on more than 100 million devices last year , and the company has just launched an app for iphones and ipads called swiftkey note . the company behind swiftkey was founded in 2008 by jon reynolds and dr ben medlock .
celaton celaton ’s instream software applies artificial intelligence to labour - intensive clerical tasks and decision making . every day , businesses receive mountains of information via email and paper . instream learns to recognise different types of information and process it accordingly . it never forgets , and handles huge volumes of information at high - speed . like a real person , it asks questions when it is not sure what to do . andrew anderson is the founder and ceo of celaton .
lincor lincor provides hospital bedside computers to entertain patients and engage them with relevant information and advice . this virtual personal doctor will constantly analyse live personal health data to enable preventative medicine and tailored lifestyle advice . during a hospital visit , the data will be further analysed by hospital ai , giving doctors a more complete and detailed picture . enda murphy is the founder and cto of lincor solutions .
featurespace featurespace has developed and sells two software products based on its predictive analytics platform . one is for fraud detection and the other for marketing analytics . its products use advanced proprietary algorithms to exploit the vast amounts of customer interaction data that many companies collect , delivering insights that can help to detect and prevent fraud and prevent customer churn . featurespace’s team is led by ceo martina king ( former managing director of aurasma and yahoo ! europe ) and cto david excell , who co - founded the company with professor bill fitzgerald , alongside matt mills ( commercial director ) and simon rodgers ( director of engineering ) .
darktrace darktrace uses advanced mathematics to automatically detect abnormal behaviour in organisations in order to manage risks from cyber - attacks . unlike software that reads log files or puts locks on the technology , darktrace’s approach allows businesses to protect their information and intellectual property from state - sponsored , criminal groups or malicious employees that many believe are already inside the networks of every critical infrastructure company . darktrace was founded in cambridge , uk , in 2013 by mathematicians and machine learning specialists from the university of cambridge , together with intelligence experts from mi5 and gchq .
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la - la is a social network / music messaging application for ios that uses audio instead of written words . users communicate by sending each other audible song snippets which include music lyrics to conduct their conversations . [ 1 ]
an early version of the
messaging app
was developed in beginning of july 2014 and the first la - la message to be sent via the service was a stream of the 17 second chorus of ‘hello’ by lionel richie . [ 3 ]
since its summer release , la - la has been reported to have passed over 40 , 00 users and has been featured in respectable technology publications including
techcrunch
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product hunt
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rttnews
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urltoken
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on la - la ' s official blog , there are screen captures from twitter users expressing their joy for the app -
finally , a messenger that understands my love for music
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new favourite app : la - la lets you send song snippets
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so perfect ; we all need @ la _ la _ app
- to mention a few . [ 8 ]
la - la is often mentioned alongside the other single - task messaging apps :
yo
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whatsapp
&
snapchat
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a number of studies have found that today’s visual question answering ( vqa ) models are heavily driven by superficial correlations in the training data and lack sufficient image grounding . to encourage development of models geared towards the latter , we propose a new setting for vqa where for every question type , train and test sets have different prior distributions of answers . specifically , we present new splits of the vqa v1 and vqa v2 datasets , which we call visual question answering under changing priors ( vqa - cp v1 and vqa - cp v2 respectively ) . first , we evaluate several existing vqa models under this new setting and show that their performance degrades significantly compared to the original vqa setting . second , we propose a novel grounded visual question answering model ( gvqa ) that contains inductive biases and restrictions in the architecture specifically designed to prevent the model from ‘cheating’ by primarily relying on priors in the training data . specifically , gvqa explicitly disentangles the recognition of visual concepts present in the image from the identification of plausible answer space for a given question , enabling the model to more robustly generalize across different distributions of answers . gvqa is built off an existing vqa model – stacked attention networks ( san ) . our experiments demonstrate that gvqa significantly outperforms san on both vqa - cp v1 and vqa - cp v2 datasets . interestingly , it also outperforms more powerful vqa models such as multimodal compact bilinear pooling ( mcb ) in several cases . gvqa offers strengths complementary to san when trained and evaluated on the original vqa v1 and vqa v2 datasets . finally , gvqa is more transparent and interpretable than existing vqa models .
despite their ability to memorize large datasets , deep neural networks often achieve good generalization performance . however , the differences between the learned solutions of networks which generalize and those which do not remain unclear . additionally , the tuning properties of single directions ( defined as the activation of a single unit or some linear combination of units in response to some input ) have been highlighted , but their importance has not been evaluated . here , we connect these lines of inquiry to demonstrate that a network’s reliance on single directions is a good predictor of its generalization performance , across networks trained on datasets with different fractions of corrupted labels , across ensembles of networks trained on datasets with unmodified labels , across different hyperparameters , and over the course of training . while dropout only regularizes this quantity up to a point , batch normalization implicitly discourages single direction reliance , in part by decreasing the class selectivity of individual units . finally , we find that class selectivity is a poor predictor of task importance , suggesting not only that networks which generalize well minimize their dependence on individual units by reducing their selectivity , but also that individually selective units may not be necessary for strong network performance .
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the value and power of artificial intelligence is growing dramatically every year , and will soon dominate the internet – and the economy as a whole . however , ai tools today are fragmented by a closed development environment ; most are developed by one company to perform one task , and there is no way to plug two tools together . singularitynet aims to become the key protocol for networking ai and machine learning tools to form a coordinated artificial general intelligence . singularitynet is an open - source protocol and collection of smart contracts for a decentralized market of coordinated ai services . within this framework , the benefits of ai become a global commons infrastructure for the benefit of all ; anyone can access ai tech or become a stakeholder in its development . anyone can add an ai / machine learning service to singularitynet for use by the network , and receive network payment tokens in exchange . singularitynet is backed by the singularitynet foundation , which operates on a belief that the benefits of ai should not be dominated by any small set of powerful institutions , but shared by all . a key goal of singularitynet is to ensure the technology is benevolent according to human standards , and the network is designed to incentivize and reward beneficial players .
offline ai refers to artificial intelligence programs that run on - device , as opposed to server - side apis that run programs to perform ai tasks remotely . why is this a thing ? well there are three big benefits to using offline ai .
the first is operation speed . if a device has all the data it needs and possess the ability to perform intelligent tasks such as image recognition and natural language processing without needing to send / receive data processed on a remote server somewhere , then the speed of the operation is greatly improved due to the lack of reliance on network connectivity and / or server hardware performance .
an on - device ai program can run trained machine learning models and neural networks using nothing but the device hardware and software . not having to rely on network connectivity greatly improves the speed of operation and has a positive impact on user experience . ( core ml for macos and ios is a framework by apple that will allow such programs to run on a mac or an ios device . i’ll be talking more about core ml in future posts ) .
the second benefit to using offline ai comes hand in hand with the first . if online is false then network costs are zero ! to give you an example of how much of an impact this can have on an ai business . .
the company i work for is an artificial intelligence and augmented reality company with a consumer facing mobile app , and it’s not uncommon for even medium - sized tech companies to spend millions of dollars per month on the server - side technology needed to perform the ai tasks that make an app’s feature - set possible .
the majority of this huge cost goes towards server hosting and data bandwidth fees that occur whenever the app sends image data from a user’s device camera and up to our online neural nets for processing . if you want really fast image - recognition performance for example , you’ll need to send up a lot of image data , multiple times per second . the promise of offline ai eliminates this process altogether .
the third benefit is one of increasing importance to society as consumer technology and the social media industry matures , so is it that the responsibility to protect people’s data is more greatly required . user data privacy is an ethically important practice made possible by offline ai .
processing all data on - device means that it is sandboxed and better protected against data abuse and server hacking . yes the device could still be hacked or stolen for that matter , but the risk of user data abuse is greatly reduced as the data is never sent to a remote network or stored server - side . user data can be processed , used for current tasks and then purged without leaving digital breadcrumbs when the data is no longer needed .
in time , as ai applications become more intwined with our daily lives , the need for this type of responsibility will increase and the onus is on us , program developers , software engineers and computer scientists to build such applications that behave respectively towards the personal security of the people that use them .
this paper introduces wavenet , a deep neural network for generating raw audio waveforms . the model is fully probabilistic and autoregressive , with the predictive distribution for each audio sample conditioned on all previous ones ; nonetheless we show that it can be efficiently trained on data with tens of thousands of samples per second of audio . when applied to text - to - speech , it yields state - ofthe - art performance , with human listeners rating it as significantly more natural sounding than the best parametric and concatenative systems for both english and mandarin . a single wavenet can capture the characteristics of many different speakers with equal fidelity , and can switch between them by conditioning on the speaker identity . when trained to model music , we find that it generates novel and often highly realistic musical fragments . we also show that it can be employed as a discriminative model , returning promising results for phoneme recognition .
the ibm watson ai xprize is a $ 5 million ai and cognitive computing competition challenging teams globally to develop and demonstrate how humans can collaborate with powerful ai technologies to tackle the world’s grand challenges . this prize will focus on creating advanced and scalable applications that benefit consumers and businesses across a multitude of disciplines . the solutions will contribute to the enrichment of available tools and data sets for the usage of innovators everywhere . the goal is also to accelerate the understanding and adoption of ai’s most promising breakthroughs .
every year leading up to ted 2020 , the teams will compete for interim prizes and the opportunity to advance to the next year’s competition . the three finalist teams will take the ted stage in 2020 to deliver jaw - dropping , awe - inspiring ted talks demonstrating what they have achieved .
typical of all xprize competitions , the ibm watson ai xprize will crowdsource solutions from some of the most brilliant thinkers and entrepreneurs around the world , creating true exponential impact .
to compete in the ibm watson ai xprize you must be a fully registered team . to complete your registration , you must create a team profile , sign the competitor’s agreement and pay the registration fee .
the $ 3 , 000 , 000 grand prize , $ 1 , 000 , 000 2nd place , and $ 500 , 000 3rd place purses will be awarded at the end of competition at ted2020 , for a total of $ 4 . 5 million .
two milestone competition prize purses will be awarded at the end of each of the first two rounds of the competition , and the judges may award additional special prizes to recognize special accomplishments . a total of $ 500 , 000 will be available for these prizes and will be allocated by the judges for special accomplishments .
the progress in ai research and applications in the past 20 years makes it timely to focus attention not only on making ai more capable , but also on maximizing the societal benefit of ai . the democratization of exponential technology enables ai and cognitive computing to put empowerment into the hands of innovators everywhere . driven by long term capabilities of ai impact , and to better understand the prospects of human and ai collaboration , the ibm watson ai xprize provides an interdisciplinary platform for domain experts , developers and innovators to , through collaboration , push the boundaries of ai to new heights . the competition will bring the ai community together and accelerate the development of scalable , hybrid solutions and audacious breakthroughs to address humanity’s grandest challenges .
watch alphago take on lee sedol , the world’s top go player , in the final match of the google deepmind challenge .
match score : alphago 3 – lee sedol 1 . [ game five : seoul , south korea , 15th march at 13 : 00 kst ; 04 : 00 gmt ; for us at - 1 day ( 14th march ) 21 : 00 pt , 00 : 00 et . ]
the game of go originated in china more than 2 , 500 years ago . the rules of the game are simple : players take turns to place black or white stones on a board , trying to capture the opponent’s stones or surround empty space to make points of territory . as simple as the rules are , go is a game of profound complexity . there are more possible positions in go than there are atoms in the universe . that makes go a googol times more complex than chess . go is played primarily through intuition and feel , and because of its beauty , subtlety and intellectual depth it has captured the human imagination for centuries . alphago is the first computer program to ever beat a professional , human player . read more about the game of go and how alphago is using machine learning to master this ancient game .
in october 2015 , the program alphago won 5 - 0 in a formal match against the reigning 3 - times european champion , fan hui , to become the first program to ever beat a professional go player in an even game . now alphago will face its ultimate challenge : a 5 - game challenge match in seoul against the legendary lee sedol , the top go player in the world over the past decade , for a $ 1m prize . for full details , see the press release .
the matches were held at the four seasons hotel , seoul , south korea , starting at 13 : 00 local time ( 04 : 00 gmt ; day before 20 : 00 pt , 23 : 00 et ) on march 9th , 10th , 12th , 13th and 15th .
the matches were livestreamed on deepmind’s youtube channel as well as broadcast on tv throughout asia through korea’s baduk tv , as well as in china , japan , and elsewhere . match commentators included michael redmond , the only professional western go player to achieve 9 dan status . redmond commentated in english , and yoo changhyuk professional 9 dan , kim sungryong professional 9 dan , song taegon professional 9 dan , and lee hyunwook professional 8 dan commentated in korean alternately . the matches were played under chinese rules with a komi of 7 . 5 ( the compensation points the player who goes second receives at the end of the match ) . each player received two hours per match with three lots of 60 - second byoyomi ( countdown periods after they have finished their allotted time ) .
in 2009 , film - maker and former ai programmer raj dye spent his summer following futurist ai researchers ben goertzel and hugo degaris around hong kong and xiamen , documenting their doings and gathering their perspectives . the result , after some work by crack film editor alex mackenzie , was the 45 minute documentary singularity or bust — a uniquely edgy , experimental singularitarian road movie , featuring perhaps the most philosophical three - foot - tall humanoid robot ever , a glance at the fast - growing chinese research scene in the late aughts , and even a bit of a real - life love story . the film was screened in theaters around the world , and won the best documentary award at the 2013 la cinema festival of hollywood and the la lift off festival . and now it is online , free of charge , for your delectation .
singularity or bust is a true story pertaining to events occurring in the year 2009 . it captures a fascinating slice of reality , but bear in mind that things move fast these days . for more recent updates on goertzel and degaris’s quest for transhuman ai , you’ll have to consult the internet , or your imagination .
machine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed . in the past decade , machine learning has given us self - driving cars , practical speech recognition , effective web search , and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome . machine learning is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it . many researchers also think it is the best way to make progress towards human - level ai . in this class , you will learn about the most effective machine learning techniques , and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work for yourself . more importantly , you’ll learn about not only the theoretical underpinnings of learning , but also gain the practical know - how needed to quickly and powerfully apply these techniques to new problems . finally , you’ll learn about some of silicon valley’s best practices in innovation as it pertains to machine learning and ai .
this course provides a broad introduction to machine learning , datamining , and statistical pattern recognition . topics include : ( i ) supervised learning ( parametric / non - parametric algorithms , support vector machines , kernels , neural networks ) . ( ii ) unsupervised learning ( clustering , dimensionality reduction , recommender systems , deep learning ) . ( iii ) best practices in machine learning ( bias / variance theory ; innovation process in machine learning and ai ) . the course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications , so that you’ll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building smart robots ( perception , control ) , text understanding ( web search , anti - spam ) , computer vision , medical informatics , audio , database mining , and other areas .
can i earn a course certificate if i completed this course before they were available ? in order to verify one’s identity and maintain academic integrity , learners who completed assignments or quizzes for machine learning prior to november 1st will need to redo and resubmit these assessments in order to earn a course certificate . to clarify , both quizzes and programming assignments need to be resubmitted . though your deadlines may have technically passed , please be assured that you may resubmit both types of assessments at any time . we apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we strive to ensure the integrity and value of our certificates .
please note that , in order to earn a course certificate , you must complete the course within 180 days of payment , or by may 1 , 2016 , whichever is earlier .
this talk took place on 20th january 2016 – at the world economic forum annual meeting ( and was developed in partnership with arirang ) .
matthew grob , executive vice - president and chief technology officer , qualcomm , usa andrew moore , dean , school of computer science , carnegie mellon university , usa stuart russell , professor of computer science , university of california , berkeley , usa ya - qin zhang , president , baidu . com , people’s republic of china
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when it comes to news design , there ' s print , digital and then there ' s embroidery . at least according to hannah wise , the engagement editor at the dallas morning news .
download the november 2017 snd wallpaper created by edel rodriguez or download the 2017 full snd calendar with the most important events of the year and of course snd events . showcase is snd’s new space for designers to show their works in print and online . be proud of your work and inspire others to be creative . did you [ … ]
download the november 2017 snd wallpaper created by fê or download the 2017 full snd calendar with the most important events of the year and of course snd events . showcase is snd’s new space for designers to show their works in print and online . be proud of your work and inspire others to be creative . did you or [ … ]
01 / 14 / 18 - - 08 : 49 : sndhk2018 will be the first international infographics event to take place in hong kong .
snd region 19 — asia , south - pacific is delighted to announce the snd hong kong infographic summit on april 13 - 15 , 2018 . infographics are an important tool for innovative storytelling and crucial for attracting young readers . this is a unique opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best infographics minds in the international market .
01 / 22 / 18 - - 08 : 22 : the incredible john maeda will be the first keynote speaker at # sndnyc .
he is currently global head of computational design + inclusion at automattic . previously , he received the white house’s national design award , was a tenured research professor at the mit media lab and served as the president of the rhode island school of design .
the time to enter this year’s best of digital design may have passed , but we are still looking for your input in nominating organizations from around the world for our world’s best . so please – nominate ! this can be your or some other’s organization / publication that you feel has been leading the industry in how to [ … ]
there ' s a lot going on right now in the industry . workshops , competitions and trainings . it ' s hard to keep track ! but , you definitely won ' t want to miss following along during the malofiej world summit .
it’s almost time for malofiej . the malofiej awards have since 1993 given recognition to the best infographicspublished in print and on - line across the globe . every march an international jury meets for nearly four days at the school of communication at the university of navarra in pamplona ( spain ) . they select those works worthy of gold , silver or bronze medals from [ … ]
the society for news design is proud to announce the results of the 2017 edition of its best of digital design competition . 13 judges , from across the united states and around the globe , reviewed more than 1 , 000 entries during 2 days of judging at northwestern university’s medill campus in washington , d . c . this is the sixth [ … ]


nabil bank limited ( nepali : नबिल बैंक लिमिटेड ; nepse : nabil ) is a commercial bank in nepal .

founded in 1984 , the bank has branches all across the nation with its head office in kathmandu .

nabil , the first foreign joint venture bank of nepal , started operations in july 7 , 1984 .

nabil provides a range of commercial banking services through its 51 points of representation across the country and over 170 correspondent banks across the globe .

it was earlier known as nepal arab bank ltd . it has its head office located at nabil center , durbar marg , which is also a premium location of the capital .

it has the largest staff among private commercial banks of nepal .

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nabil bank recommends 30 % bonus share and 15 % cash dividend . . .
nabil bank limited is the nation’s first private sector bank , commencing its business since july 1984 . nabil was incorporated with the objective of extending international standard modern banking services to various sectors of the society . pursuing its objective , nabil provides a full range of commercial banking services through its 67 points of representation . in addition to this , nabil has presence through over 1500 nabil remit agents throughout the nation .
never use a link in an e - mail message to log on the nabil bank website . type the url directly into your browser’s address bar to ensure that you are reaching the correct web page . access the official nabil bank website via urltoken
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bank refers to nabil bank limited , a limited company operating banking business under prevailing laws of nepal and having its registered office at teendhara , darbarmarg , kathmandu , nepal .
nabil bank or government and regulatory bodies , including the income tax department / nepal rastra bank ( nrb ) , will never ask for any confidential information over e - mail or phone call .
in the event of you suspecting any abnormal activity on your nabil bank account , immediately inform at your nearest branch or email at card @ nabilbank . com .
with nabil electronic payment gateway service , nepali businesses can sell their products / services . . .
at nabil bank , it is our continuous endeavor to make you aware of the simple steps to help avoid compromising your details to online scams such as phishing , vishing , spoofing etc .
nabil is moving forward with a mission to be “1st choice provider of complete financial solutions” for all its stakeholders ; customers , shareholders , regulators , communities and staff . nabil is determined in delivering excellence to its stakeholders in an array of avenues , not just one parameter like profitability or market share . it is reflected in its brand promise “together ahead” . the entire nabil team embraces a set of values “c . r . i . s . p” , representing the fact that nabil consistently strives to be customer focused , result oriented , innovative , synergistic and professional .
the following forms can be printed , filled up and submitted to the bank after signing in each page for availing banking services .
nabil , as a pioneer in introducing many innovative products and marketing concepts in the domestic banking sector , represents a milestone in the banking history of nepal as it started an era of modern banking with customer satisfaction measured as a focal objective while doing business . operations of the bank including day - to - day operations and risk management are managed by highly qualified and experienced management team . bank is fully equipped with modern technology which includes international standard banking software that supports the e - channels and e - transactions .
you are just a click away to your bank now . . . with nabilnet ; internet banking service that allows you to carry / execute various kinds of banking transactions using secured & convenient online platform from around the world .
second factor authentication provides an additional layer of security for all your online transactions . you need to provide your valid mobile number and email id during account opening process or update details immediately in your bank account when they change .
vacancy notice : nabil bank is the market leader in the nepali financial sector . we are looking for talented , highly motivated , result oriented and qualified young nepali citizens in the following positions : 1 . manager – operations : 1 no ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head of operations and will be responsible for process re - engineering and automation . you will be responsible for improving performance , productivity , efficiency and management of cost through implementation of effective process improvements , re - engineering , innovating training and development in banking operations . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years’ experience in commercial bank with at least 5 years’ experience in a supervisory / managerial capacity in a commercial bank as head / in - charge / officer / manager . other criteria : > in - depth knowledge of banking operations and regulations > good knowledge of finacle software > good knowledge on automation of bank products / services > good interpersonal and training skills . read also :
6 . manager finance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting cfo in attaining the bank’s department’s financial management goals . you will be assisting cfo / senior management on business analytics , data mining , fiscal control and financial management adhering to tax law and regulations to properly reflect the financial position of the bank , preparing , presenting and interpreting financial reports , and advising on optimizing the use of financial resources . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as on 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years’ experience in commercial bank or audit firms with at least 5 years’ experience as officer / manager in related area . other criteria : > in - depth accounting and business finance knowledge and tax related knowledge > good understanding of nfrs > good knowledge of banking business and operations 7 . information security officer : 1 no . ( officer o1 / officer o2 ) job description : in this position , you will be accountable for ensuring appropriate controls are in place for the security of information assets . you will be monitoring bank’s it system to look for threats to security , establish protocols for identifying and neutralizing threats . you will also be responsible for setting the computer usage protocols for the bank , for facilitating training on minimizing threats to the it system along with investigating cases where the it system has been compromised and take the appropriate action to resolve the problem . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 35 years as on 28 march 2018 > bachelor’s degree or equivalent in it related subjects with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) > minimum 7 years’ experience in related area with minimum 2 years’ experience as supervisor or officer > certification like cisa / cissp / ceh / cism / cissm / isms will be preferred other criteria : > strong working knowledge of all information security domains including network protection , intrusion , access control , firewall etc . > understanding of operating systems such as linux , windows > strong knowledge on development and administration of information technology security programs . read also :
| 2 . manager – micro finance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head msme to formulate & implement strategies for building the microfinance portfolio of the bank including directed lending under deprived sector lending . you will be responsible to build the micro financing lending portfolio of the bank including regulatory compliance and maintaining good asset quality in coordination with branch managers and relationship officers throughout nepal . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as on 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years’ experience in commercial bank and or microfinance institutions with at least 5 years’ experience in micro finance related activities at an officer or manager level other criteria > in - depth knowledge of micro financing activities in nepal . > in - depth knowledge on collection / recovery of micro loans > knowledge on credit risk management > good interpersonal and training skills . 3 . manager – compliance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be responsible for developing , reviewing and enforcing compliance in accordance with the policies , guidelines , procedures , rules , regulations and laws . you will be collaborating with other business units to ensure in accordance with regulatory or business changes and conducting regular compliance reviews , develop and conduct internal trainings on all compliance issues to enhance the compliance culture among all staff . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or law or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years’ experience in commercial bank with at least 5 years’ experience in compliance or internal audit or risk management or operation at an officer or manager level other criteria > in - depth knowledge of regulatory requirement relating to banking industry . > in - depth knowledge on operations risk management & compliance
4 . manager – digital banking and alternate channels : 1 no . ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be responsible for driving the sales and marketing initiative for digital banking and alternate channel platforms . you will also be responsible for new product development , design and marketing along with the spearheading of the sales initiative and delivering on financial and other performance targets of products under the digital platform . you will assist head - cards in formulating card and digital banking strategies prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or engineering or information technology or computers or information management or in related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum of eight years’ experience in commercial banks or in digital banking service providers or in e - commerce or e - payment companies / service providers with at least 5 years’ experience in officer / manager level in related department . other criteria > in - depth knowledge of digital banking and alternate channels > proven track record of managing a team in sales , marketing and knowledge of management information and operational research techniques 5 . manager learning & development ( l & d ) : 1 no . ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head human resources for creating and executing learning strategies and development of training programs for employees of the bank . you will be responsible to evaluate individual and organizational development needs and implement various learning methodology for training and development . you will also be responsible to design and deliver e - learning courses in coordination with various unit heads and assess the training and development impact in the bank . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master’s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or behavioral science or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years’ experience in commercial bank or training institutes with and least 5 years’ experience as officer / manager learning & development / trainings . other criteria : > proven experience in learning & development or training > good knowledge of banking business and operations > good communication and interpersonal skill . read also :
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mobitoken is a secured two - factor authentication process . first factor is your transaction password and second factor is the one time passwords ( otp ) generated by mobitoken for each online transaction . otp can be sent through sms and / or email in your registered mobile number and / or email address or you can also install mobitoken app ( an otp generator ) on your mobile device from your nabilnet user portal .
a simple registration process lets you to be in control of your account from around the world through nabilnet . you can download and duly complete nabilnet application form and submit it at any of our branches or you can reach our customer service desk ( csd ) or your relationship manager for more information .
if your email address and mobile number are correct then please register for mobitoken ; else please visit your nearest branch to update or change your details .
phishing is a global problem faced by banks worldwide . it is an attempt to ' fish ' for your banking details . phishing could be an e - mail that appears to be from a known institution like banks / a popular website asking confidential data like user id and transaction password , one time password ( otp ) , unique reference no . ( urn ) etc .
spear phishing is a targeted phishing attempt through an e - mail that appears to come not only from a trusted source with a context customized / personalized but often will be relevant to either current projects of developments within the company , or may be related to family events .
spoofing attacks refer to tricking or deceiving the users , by faking the identity of another user , over email , phone , website etc . website spoofing is the act of creating a website , as a hoax , with the intention of performing fraud . to make spoof sites seem legitimate , phishers use the names , logos , graphics and even code of the actual website . they can even fake the url that appears in the address field at the top of your browser window and the padlock icon that appears at the bottom right corner . even emails can be spoofed to make the victim believe that it has been sent by a trusted sender and lead victim to share sensitive information .
vishing is an attempt of a fraudster to take confidential details from you over a phone call . details like user id , login & transaction password , otp ( one time password ) , urn ( unique registration number ) , card pin , grid card values , cvv or any personal parameters such as date of birth , mother ' s maiden name . fraudsters claim to represent banks and attempt to trick customers into providing their personal and financial details over the phone . these details will then be used to conduct fraudulent activities on your account without your permission leading to financial loss .
your mobile phone is a convenient banking channel . you can get account - related alerts and the one time password ( otp ) required to carry out banking transactions and make various financial inquiries through your mobile . however , if you do not take a few simple precautions , a criminal can divert these alerts by getting your genuine sim exchanged with a duplicate sim through your service provider to commit fraudulent activities .
it is a combination of short message service ( sms - also known as text messaging ) and phishing ( the act of emailing someone with the intent of obtaining personal information that can be used for identity theft ) . in this case , fraudster sends message over sms , rather than email . smishing message may look like
you have won 2 free tickets to thailand , visit this website to claim your prize
. clicking on the link may lead you to a website asking for personal information . these are becoming common due to smart phones becoming more popular .
social media sites are fast being popular among fraudsters also and celebrations times are easier to lure the users . for example , the latest tool observed is an invite to install a “valentine theme” on one of the most popular social networking website . the install button prompts the download of a malicious browser extension which monitors the user’s activities . sometimes users are redirected to a survey page asking them for vital information like name , mobile number etc .
treat any e - mail message that asks for confidential / personal information with suspicion . do not respond to any web - forms in e - mails , that ask for your netbanking or email user id / passwords , atm card number or pin , date of birth , mobile number etc .
do not open e - mail attachments from unverified / unexpected sources or instant message download links . delete such suspicious e - mail messages immediately .
mobitoken is a two factor authentication process . first factor is the conventional user id and password and second factor is one time password ( otp ) generated by the system for each online transaction . you need to enter both the factors for your nabilnet transaction .
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the vigilantes was a twentieth-century american publishing syndicate .

their pamphlets and newspapers were distributed with the intention of inspiring patriotism and allied involvement in world war i .

the membership was largely composed of men , who dominated its leadership , though much of the content was produced by women and appeared pseudonymously as the work of " the vigilantes " .

a contemporary review noted the " breathless cries of song wrung mostly from the hearts of our women . "

the preface to a poetry anthology , published as vigilantes books : fifes and drums : a collection of poems of america at war , gave the following remarks on the authors ' works : these poems , written under the immediate stress of great events by those who have banded themselves together under the name of the vigilantes , furnish a striking record of the emotional reactions of the american people during the fortnight preceding and the six weeks following the declaration of war ....

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we care a lot about our work on vigilantes , and we are extremely invested in making it the best game it can be . with your help , we will realise the full potential of vigilantes .
all previous rewards , plus an additional vigilantes steam key & digital download for a friend .
timeslip softworks pledges to invest 5 % of all profits from vigilantes into other crowdfunding projects as part of the kicking it forward initiative . urltoken
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q : could vigilantes be delayed ? a : we feel a may 2017 release is realistic , but given the time consuming and complex nature of game development , delays are possible . however , should you choose to back vigilantes , you will always have access to the most recent build , which will be updated regularly , as the game moves towards completion .
the church of the final exodus , in the middle of a bizarre cult ceremony .
these poems , written under the immediate stress of great events by those who have banded themselves together under the name of the vigilantes , furnish a striking record of the emotional reactions of the american people during the fortnight preceding and the six weeks following the declaration of war . they are presented to the public in the belief that men and women in every corner of the union will find reflected in them some of the love and aspiration they themselves are experiencing for their re - discovered country .
q : some games funded through kickstarter are never completed . is there any risk this will happen with vigilantes ? a : vigilantes has been in full time development for almost 2 years . it ' s effectively feature complete , stable , has a near final level of polish , and is in the region of 65 % complete . some features , such as city map , gang strategic ai , and the injuries system are implemented , but not included in the demo . effectively , vigilantes needs content , balancing and testing .
all previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus your name prominently displayed in the
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vigilantes is a crime themed , turn based tactical rpg for pc - windows , mac , and linux . take down criminals and save reiker city !
we ' ve been making development videos since april 2015 , which we hope demonstrates consistent , long term commitment to vigilantes . if you ' d like to see the progress , check out the first video , then one of the later ones !
all previous rewards , plus work with the developer to design a perk to be included in vigilantes . the perk must work within the logic of the game world , be balanced , and is subject to developer approval , and is going to require a certain amount of back and forth to get right .
a successful kickstarter will also increase the number of people playing vigilantes , which will result in more gameplay feedback . a wide range of feedback is key for making good development decisions , tweaking gameplay , and realising the full potential of any game . we ' ve watched each and every let ' s play of vigilantes to date , taking notes , making adjustments , and we will listen to you too .
all previous rewards , plus work with the developer to design a perk to be included in vigilantes . the perk must work within the logic of the game world , be balanced , and is subject to developer approval . please note , designing a perk is likely to require a certain amount of back and forth .
all previous rewards plus vigilantes steam key & digital download , at a significant reduction on the release price . you will also have access to every build until final release . for windows , mac , and linux .
inspired by the classic turn based rpgs of the 90s , like x - com and fallout , yet striking out in its own unique direction , vigilantes is a crime themed , turn based tactical rpg with an old school heart , for windows , mac , and linux .
all previous rewards , plus your name in the backers section of the game .
increasing the amount of content in the build by adding combat areas , weapons , perks , and the remaining enemy types .
in addition to getting a great price on vigilantes ( release price is expected to be in the region of €15 ) , early access to the game and to rewards which will not be available outside the kickstarter campaign , you ' ll be supporting a small but incredibly dedicated indie team pursuing a turn based labour of love .
q : you ' ve covered the risks , what about challenges ? a : at this point , two key challenges remain . the first is adding sufficient content ( maps , perks , weapons , dialogue ) for vigilantes to have enough variety to remain engaging for a 12 + hour campaign and to stand as a full release . the second challenge is balancing the various aspects of combat , economy , the character system , and the strength of the gangs against the player team over the campaign duration . adding content and balancing gameplay aren ' t complex as such , but they take time . your feedback will assist us greatly in tuning the game .
players assume the role of sam contino , an idealist dragged down the rabbit hole of vigilantism as he works to bring down the three gangs that dominate reiker city : the mafia , survivalists , and church of the final exodus .
while vigilantes is a combat rpg , story is a key aspect of the experience . there will be many voiced cut scenes backed by high quality artwork , a voiced character introduction for each key character , and a number of encounters before and after combat , which texture and breathe life into the world and its characters .
last week the european investment bank ( eib ) issued the first public bond based on the reformed sonia benchmark , marking another step forward in the process of benchmark reform in the u . k . the 5 - year , £1bn issue was priced with a coupon of 35bp above overnight sonia . the deal may very well serve as a benchmark for future issuance in the libor - less world which the bank of england and other regu…
surveillance is an important aspect of vigilantes . each tile in the city ( of which there are currently 49 ) has a surveillance level , which increases as you run surveillance operations in it . to run a surveillance operation , you or one of your allies must spend time in that tile . the increase to the tile ' s surveillance level depends on the investigating character ' s surveillance skills . tile surveillance level degrades slowly over time .
builds will initially delivered through humble . later , when vigilantes launches on steam , builds will be maintained on both distributors . the release schedule has typically been every 2 weeks , with one larger release taking 4 weeks . it ' s expected that we will maintain this release schedule going forward .
it ' s important to note that we aren ' t proposing to build a game of this scale , complexity and with this level of polish from scratch for €5 , 000 . that simply wouldn ' t be possible . vigilantes is a labour of love which has been in self - funded development for almost 2 years . the current build is the result of well over 4 , 000 development hours . vigilantes is effectively feature complete , stable , has a near final level of polish , and overall , is in the region of 65 % complete . we are completely confident in our ability to deliver , but we do need your help !
all previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus you will be assisted by the vigilantes in a dialogue based encounter . if you opt for this tier , you we ' ll get in touch , and give you a choice of two dialogue based encounters to appear in , from which you can pick one .
a new sonia based bond . does this mark the beginning of the end of libor in public debt markets ?
note : the alpha features a number of preset missions from the final game . in the final game , you will be able to access the city map , run surveillance operations , and choose which tactical mission to launch .
q : what happens if you need to implement a feature for vigilantes , but are not able ? a : all complex features are already implemented . from the start of development , we ' ve solved the most difficult technical problems first , as this removes the biggest risk of project failure . for some time , combat ai , inventory , character system , combat mechanics , and dialogue systems have been in place , and they all get along .
a trained actor , impressionist and voice actor , anthony voices sam contino and ray case in vigilantes . anthony started out of high school working at weta workshop in new zealand assisting the props department on films like avatar and the hobbit . afterwards he pursued a career in acting and voice over work while maintaining a youtube site showcasing various impressions of famous actors like harrison ford and jack nicholson . it was his impression of harrison ford that won him his role as the younger version of ford’s character in the romantic film the age of adaline . you can find anthony on twitter .
transitioning away from the linear mission structure of the alpha , re - integrating the city map and surveillance , allowing players to choose which city tiles to launch tactical missions against .
the combination of the us - north korea summit , crucial brexit negotiations in the uk , mounting trade tensions , and a raft of central bank activity led some commentators to forecast that this would be the biggest week of the year . in fact , the beginning of the week was rather underwhelming , and it took a dovish ecb to really move markets . see how it all unfolded on today’s episode of bond vigilan…
bahrain spreads have widened in recent months , despite the rise in oil prices . the market is focusing on the $ 750 million bahrain sukuk maturing on november 22 , 2018 . given that the country’s international reserves are estimated at around $ 2 . 1 billion , the country will need additional funding to repay it . the market consensus is that bahrain will receive financial support from neighbouring sau…
german government bonds have gone from strength to strength in recent times ; much like the german team at the world cup – i wish ! but is the latest bund rally sustainable ? i think not .
the debut full - length bruiser from san juan , puerto rico ' s los vigilantes . fourteen original tracks of juvenile delinquent garage - punk smash . heavy on the ' 60s side with a healthy dose of droopy / 50s doo - wop back - up vocals , rocked with additional organs , tape loops and swagger . jota vigilante filled in for davila 666 ' s lead guitarist on their maiden european tour and played lead guitar on davila 666 ' s tan bajo lp .
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avoids the trend of simplifying character systems and gameplay . it ' s very much old school , with the best of modern design advances .
remember , the battle starts before the first punch is thrown . exploit psychological weaknesses to distract , demoralise and manipulate your enemies through dialogue .
note : may 2017 is the anticipated release date . by backing , you will received access to all early access builds until release . deadstone keys will be delivered when the campaign ends , while npc and perk rewards will be delivered in the weeks / months following the campaign .
back in 2017 , the economic outlook was increasingly rosy for the eurozone . after years of ultra - loose monetary policy , a synchronised global recovery was in train . the eurozone economy expanded apace , regularly surprising to the upside , unemployment continued to fall , the banking system had partially recapitalised and funding costs for corporates and sovereigns alike remained low on any measure…
we ' ve already brought a positively rated game from the first line of code to steam . we are completely confident in our ability to deliver , and we ' ve come too far for quitting to be an option . we just need to keep doing what we ' re doing , and a successful kickstarter will help immensely with that . in short : outside death , there is no risk of vigilantes not being completed .
we’re a full - service brand and design firm . we are an interdisciplinary team of strategists , creatives and marketers . we come from advertising , digital marketing and communication design , journalism , information technology and fine art . we develop distinct identities , websites , campaigns , and social content , as well as online and offline design solutions . we are vigilantes .
q : turn based games are complicated , right ? is €5 , 000 really going to be enough ? a : yep , pretty complicated . trying to build a turn based tactical rpg from scratch with €5 , 000 would be impossible , but that isn ' t what we ' re doing . the current build , representing more than 4 , 000 hours work , has been self funded , and as mentioned above , is around 65 % complete . added to the remaining funding available to the studio , €5 , 000 will be enough to allow us to complete vigilantes to a high standard .
the city’s going to hell . on the streets and behind closed doors , the mafia infiltrates and corrupts the civic power structure . gun crazy paramilitary survivalists wreak havoc , while fever eyed churchers roam , stealing anything that isn ' t bolted down , burning anything that is . i ' m going to do something about that .
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most of the remaining work involves the addition of content ( combat areas , perks , characters , weapons ) , balancing gameplay , tweaking mechanics , debugging , all of which falls under the category of development . the next biggest cost is artwork , which will allow for more illustrations and models to be added , to improve visual quality and environment diversity .
if the stretch goals can be met , you can expect a considerable amount of extra content : combat areas , environments , and perks ! we ' ve evaluated a lot of options for stretch goals and concluded that expanding the content adds the greatest amount of value relative to cost .
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always out - numbered , you must adapt to face over fifteen enemy types across three criminals gangs : the melee orientated , cult - like , church of the final exodus , the survivalists , an elite paramilitary group of highly trained shooters , which more closely resemble an army than a street gang , and the mafia , a balanced , insidious enemy , skilled at keeping its activities hidden .
let’s start with the bull case . in a recent blog , i described how bunds had provided an efficient hedge against surging political uncertainty in italy , due to the negative correlation between yields on german and…
all previous rewards , plus a steam key for deadstone , and your name in the criminal database .
well , at last it has happened . ten years after the global financial crisis began , we have reached a place where synchronised global economic growth is more than just a pipe dream and the prospect of central banks moving away from their extraordinary ultra - loose monetary policy stances of the last decade is finally a reality .
as soon as the campaign is complete , we will dedicate ourselves fully to fulfilling rewards to our kind backers . once all rewards have been fulfilled , development will resume immediately , focusing on the following two areas :
from donegal , ireland , daithi has been an avid gamer for over 30 years , and really , really , likes turn based rpgs . daithi has over 12 , 000 hours experience in game development and programming , and degrees in computing and english . his first game , deadstone , released on steam in nov 2014 , and has 83 % positive ratings . when not working on vigilantes , he enjoys reading , games , film , and long walks through hill and dale . you can connect with daithi on twitter and facebook .
as we have now reached the halfway point of 2018 , it seems like a good occasion to take stock and see whether the year has lived up to consensus expectations so far . with more news surprises and volatility so far than in 2017 , how do the market’s predictions for which asset classes would perform best look today ? watch the latest episode of bvtv as i review year - to - date returns and look at why t…
you play as sam contino , a man drawn into conflict with the criminal underworld , after intervening in a violent mugging . an idealist , sam believes in the value of humanity and human civilization , which the gangs are undermining through their actions , driving sam toward vigilantism , even though he ' s far from comfortable with it .
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includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app , plus high - quality download in mp3 , flac and more .
all previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus your name prominently displayed as an executive producer in the credits .
at lower tile surveillance levels , you will discover which gang ( if any ) controls the tile , at which point you can launch a tactical mission against that gang . moderate surveillance levels reveal additional information about the tile , and will help you find any allies that are operating in the area . high surveillance levels are required to locate gang leaders and facilities , both of which must be put out of commission to completely remove the gang from play .
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collected tracks from five bands including cosmonauts , susan , and flat worms provides a look into the vibrant los angeles music scene .
three susans agree , this sweet and sour jangle punk ep from the kooky l . a . trio is not to be missed .
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you don ' t have to take on the criminal underworld alone . build the ultimate crime fighting team by recruiting memorable , hard boiled individuals to your cause , and call them in to assist in tactical missions . each ally has a unique perk , and a voiced introduction , three of which you can find below .
uplift has nine skills , which improve through use . three are combat related : close combat , firearms , explosives , while the remainder allow your party to perform a variety of useful actions , such as creating armour , healing wounds , and locating criminal activity . below , you will find more comprehensive descriptions of the skills .
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you ' ll trade punches with heavyweight mafia enforcers , out - manoeuvre stalking survivalist sharpshooters , and take down crazed , explosive wielding , church of the final exodus fanatics .
emerging market currencies have been back in the spotlight in recent weeks after significant repricing – so it seems like a good time to lift the lid on how we think about currency trading . while there are many different aspects to take into consideration , there are three key factors – carry , valuations and fundamentals – that we keep front of mind .
make characters your own with the nuanced , old - school , uplift character system . uplift is comprised of 6 core stats , 9 skills and a wide variety of perks .
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with nearly 200 vinyl releases by bands from all over the place , slovenly has grown to become a prolific global organization with offices in nevada , pennsylvania , amsterdam , berlin and tokyo .
all previous rewards ( except deadstone key ) , plus your name added to the criminal name database , meaning you or another player could have to take down a criminal named after you .
whether you call it ‘green’ , ‘responsible investing’ or ‘esg’ ( environmental , social and governance ) , there is no doubt that it is now a firmly established part of the investment landscape , having evolved from something of a niche interest to a mainstream concern in the space of just a few years . growing awareness of a range of environmental and social issues has seen an ever larger number of i…
toys r us and house of fraser are some of the high street names that have faced tough competition from online retailers in recent years . is the bricks & mortar model passé ? are some industries more resilient than others ? and what does this mean for investors ? watch m & g’s stephen wilson - smith explain how a french beauty giant sells more products online than in latin america and how a us ice - crea…
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from kiev , ukraine , olga learned how to draw from her mother , and has been drawing for as long as she can remember . pursuing her passion in life , olga first went to art school at the age of 9 , and later was accepted into the national academy of fine art and design . olga has created art for a number of games and books , and when not drawing , enjoys travelling and games . you can check out more of olga ' s work here .
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all previous rewards , plus a steam key for the studio ' s first game , deadstone , a top down shooter / tower defense hybrid with in - depth character development , and support for 2 player local co - op . deadstone currently has 83 % positive ratings on steam .
or , be a gunslinger , keep your distance , stick to cover , and trade lead with your foes using a wide variety of firearms including pistols , smgs , shotguns , assault and precision rifles . deploy smoke grenades to enhance your cover , or use explosives to even the odds .
a successful kickstarter will provide a very welcome boost to our funding , helping with upcoming costs , artwork , voice acting and music , and allow development to continue full time , resulting in a better game , delivered more quickly . with the basic level of funding , we will deliver a great game .
test your mettle and tactical thinking in tense , tactical battles in a variety of environments , against three distinct criminal gangs . get up close and personal , taking down your opponents with choreographed , bone shattering hand to hand combat , or choose from a range of blunt and bladed weapons , from the humble hammer to a deadly katana .
we have already seen several corrections in credit markets so far this year , providing a good opportunity to analyse these episodes from a volatility perspective to see whether they have created good entry points into previously expensive markets . finding a good entry point is just the first step though . next , we must consider whether cash bonds , or cds , look more attractive .
wield baseball bats , fire axes , vicious burst fire smgs , precision rifles , shotguns , incendiary grenades , smoke grenades . kit out your team with crafted armour , advanced medical devices , and create special hot - loaded ammo which inflicts increased damage . don ' t forget to repair your equipment after combat , to prevent firearms jamming , melee weapons breaking , and to maintain the protective qualities of armour .
from a young age glen had an affinity for movies and video games , spending hours locked in multiplayer battles on mario kart , street fighter and super bomberman . as time progressed he was thrilled to see video games become an excellent medium for story telling , opening him up to the effect that great voice acting could have . it was only natural that he would one day want to marry his love of gaming with his love of voice acting and modern computer and audio technology has finally made that dream a reality . you can see more of his work here .
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i was in tokyo last week , seeing a mix of economists , jgb experts and clients . i was also awesome at karaoke , dressed as an astronaut .
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thin lizzy rules and all but . . . we have sheer mag now so . . .
tight , funny , and politically pointed country - inflected punk jams from los angeles .
scratchy slices of lo - fi garage punk from a bedroom somewhere in russia .
avoids typical rpg settings , striking out in its own direction with gritty , neo noir .
melee combat is choreographed and fluid to an extent rarely seen in turn based games .
emphasis on atmosphere : memorable allies , deadly opponents , a declining city , all brought to life through quality writing , artwork and voice acting .
use surveillance to locate gang facilities and leadership . randomly attacking footsoldiers won ' t get you anywhere .
with uplift , character level is increased through using skills , rather than gaining experience points . every time you level up , you gain an additional stat point to allocate . below you will find a summary of uplift ' s core stats .
a pair of mafia enforcers stand guard for a meeting between a high up mafioso and city officials .
you won ' t get far with just your fists , wits , and a handgun . fortunately a wide variety of hardware is available to be purchased , ' liberated ' from criminals , crafted , or discovered using surveillance .
a gut shot partner , and an imminent survivalist attack . time for sam to intervene !
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