“Alice in Wonderland syndrome” is a real medical disorder.
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Hairy elbows syndrome. Foot orgasm syndrome. Clown nose. Baboon syndrome. Occasionally doctors get less jargony and more creative (or at least more literal) with their naming of new medical disorders. Case in point: "Alice in Wonderland Syndrome", which is the whimsical name given to a syndrome whose symptoms include "metamorphopsia (seeing something in a distorted fashion), bizarre distortions of their body image, and bizarre perceptual distortions of form, size, movement or color. Addition
NVIDIA AI Reconstructs Photos with Super Realistic Results [Video]
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NVIDIA AI Reconstructs Photos with Super Realistic Results [Video]
Researchers from NVIDIA, led by Guilin Liu, introduced a state-of-the-art deep learning method that can edit images or reconstruct a corrupted image, one that has holes or is missing pixels. The method can also be used to edit images by removing content and filling in the resulting holes. Learn more about their research paper “Image Inpainting for Irregular Holes Using Partial Convolutions”
Meet the new Gmail, now with disappearing messages
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It’s been a bad couple of years for email.
The communication tool was at the center of high-profile hacks during the 2016 presidential election. And people keep declaring it “dead” at the hands of popular messaging tools like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Slack.
Google(GOOG) doesn’t think email is dead — Gmail has 1.4 billion active users a month — but it does want people to trust email again. The company is bringing a popular feature from secure chatting apps to Gmail: disappearing messages.
A new version of Gmail will begin rolling out around the world this week for personal and business users. It will sport a mildly cleaned-up design, snoozing and priority features, and some productivity tweaks like a calendar and tasks panel.
But the biggest change is its collection of new security features.
Have something sensitive you want to send in an email but are worried about it surfacing in a hack 10 years from now? Click the lock icon at the bottom of an email to turn on Confidential Mode.
You can set a message to expire in 1 day to 5 years, and require the recipient to enter a passcode texted to their phone before they can read it. Confidential Mode emails will open in a special window that doesn’t allow the recipient to forward, copy or print the message (though you can still grab a screenshot). There’s an option to revoke an email at any time. The tools work even with emails sent to non-Gmail accounts.
Since many email hacks start with low-tech phishing scams, Gmail is adding large color-coded warnings on any suspicious emails. It will warn people if a sender appears to be posing as someone you know. It first rolled out new phishing tools a month ago.
Google uses machine vision algorithms to scan all the emails in your inbox and determine if they are a risk. Last year, Gmail stopped scanning emails to target advertisements based on your conversations. But there is no way to opt of out scanning altogether since it’s required for spam controls.
To help people sort through the piles of email that make it through all the filters, Gmail is adding Nudging. It will push emails it identifies as important to the top of your inbox, but only three a day. On mobile, a new setting will let you limit notifications to just the important messages.
Other productivity features include more suggestions to unsubscribe from email lists, and smart replies on desktop, which helpfully suggest replies so you don’t have to type. Attachments are shown as little boxes in preview so you don’t have to dig around in a long thread to find them. If you get an important email you don’t want to forget about, hit the Snooze button and it will remind you to reply later.
A new side panel will include access to your calendar and tasks. There’s also a new stand-alone Tasks app for mobile.
CNNMoney (San Francisco) First published April 25, 2018: 3:05 AM ET
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Under 16? Sorry, you’re now banned from WhatsApp in Europe
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Some European teenagers are getting kicked off WhatsApp.
The messaging platform, which is owned by Facebook(FB), is hiking its minimum user age in Europe to 16 from 13 in order to comply with a tough new data privacy law. The lower age threshold remains in place for the rest of the world.
WhatsApp said it was updating its terms of service in the European Union before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)comes into effect on May 25.
“We had to make a tradeoff between collecting more information or deciding to keep it simple and raise the minimum age of users to 16 across Europe,” WhatsApp said in a statement.
GDPR seeks to expand and update data rules that have been in place in Europe since 1995 — long before hacks, security breaches and data leaks became a common occurrence.
The rules give Europeans more control over their personal data. Companies must obtain an individual’s consent in order to store and process personal data and won’t be allowed to hold data for longer than is necessary.
GDPR also requires companies handling the personal data of anyone under the age of 16 to receive consent from a parent or guardian. They must make “reasonable efforts to verify” user ages, “taking into consideration available technology.”
It’s not clear how WhatsApp will enforce the parental consent and age restriction rules. The messaging service did not respond when asked for more information on Wednesday.
WhatsApp currently asks users to verify their age when they register and agree to its terms of service. Providing false information violates its terms, and users can be banned as a result.
A company spokesperson said that users between the ages of 13 and 15 in some EU countries will need permission from a parent or guardian to use some of the platform’s features.
“These teens will see a less personalized version of Facebook with restricted sharing and less relevant ads until they get permission from a parent or guardian to use all aspects of Facebook,” the company said in a statement.
Other tech companies have not yet announced how will they adapt to the new rules. Google(GOOGL), Twitter(TWTR) and Snapchat(SNAP) did not respond to requests for comment. Spotify(SPOT) declined to comment.
CNNMoney (London) First published April 25, 2018: 9:13 AM ET
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Amazon Prime Members Get Six PC Games For Free Next Month
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If you have Amazon Prime, congrats, you also have Twitch Prime. And if you have Twitch Prime, you get some free PC games every month, no strings attached.
First Look At The Studio Ghibli Theme Park’s Official Concept Art
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As previously reported, a Studio Ghibli theme park is in the works. It was originally planned for 2020, but it’s now pencilled in for 2022. Here is a look at what to possibly expect.
Ghibli Park will be located on a 200-hectare plot of land on which the 2005 World’s Fair was held near Nagoya, Japan.
The focus will be on bringing Studio Ghilbi to life in a way that allows parkgoers to also enjoy nature.
According to NHK, the main gate should remind park goers of 19th-century structures out of Howl’s Moving Castle (top image) as well as a recreation of Whisper of the Heart’s antique shop.
The Big Ghibli Warehouse, which is filled with all sorts of Ghibli themed play areas as well as exhibition areas and small cinemas.
Princess Mononoke Village.
Witch Valley, which will feature attractions for Howl’s Moving Castle and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Dondoko Forest, which is Totoro themed. The area takes its name from the “dondoko dance” Mei and Satsuki do with Totoro.
This area is already home to the house from My Neighbor Totoro, which was built for the 2005 World’s Fair.
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