Computer Scientists Find New Shortcuts for Infamous Traveling Salesman Problem | Wired Science | Wired.com

Computer Scientists Find New Shortcuts for Infamous Traveling Salesman Problem | Wired Science | Wired.com: "Not long ago, a team of researchers from Stanford and McGill universities broke a 35-year record in computer science by an almost imperceptible margin — four hundredths of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a percent, to be exact. The advance — made to that poster child for hard-to-solve computer science quandaries, the “traveling salesman” problem — was too minuscule to have any immediate practical significance, but it has breathed new life into the search for improved approximate solutions"

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Computer’s pick after 50,000 Super Bowl simulations? San Francisco 28, Baltimore 21 | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports

Computer’s pick after 50,000 Super Bowl simulations? San Francisco 28, Baltimore 21 | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo! Sports: "There's no need to watch the Super Bowl for the actual game, at least not with PredictionMachine.com having run 50,000 simulations of Sunday's Super Bowl matchup and determining that the San Francisco 49ers will beat the Baltimore Ravens by a likely score of 28 to 21. The simulations gave the edge to the 49ers' run and pass offense over the Ravens' defense and perhaps most importantly, an edge to the 49ers' run defense in stopping the Ravens' rushing attack."

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Mercedes-Benz provides closer look at its Intelligence Drive System

Mercedes-Benz provides closer look at its Intelligence Drive System: "When we looked at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class last year, one of the highlights was the vehicle's “Intelligent Drive System.” This assisted driving system is designed to avoid or mitigate collisions through a suite of sensors and computer-assisted steering and braking. The company has now released four videos that explain how each feature works."

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Lamborghini's GT3 Gallardo to be ready for 2013 and 2014 racing seasons

Lamborghini's GT3 Gallardo to be ready for 2013 and 2014 racing seasons: "Lamborghini has announced it is developing a new Gallardo race car with GT3 partner Reiter Engineering that will be finished in time for the 2013 racing season. Reiter Engineering has been building race-spec Lamborghinis since 2000, but the GT3 FL2 marks the first time that it is working directly with Lamborghini on developing a GT3 race car."

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