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Google researchers have announced a big step forward for Artificial intelligence (AI) as one of its machines mastered the ancient Chinese game, Go, outclassing the current European champion of the game.  The 2,500 year old game as proved a difficult one for computers to beat over the years due to its near infinite number of moves and complex scoring system. Washingtonpost.com reports: But that all changed this week as Google’s researchers brought a fresh approach and wealth of computing power to findings published in the scientific journal Nature.

Users of Apple products such as iPhones, iPads, and Macs worldwide have reported a widespread bug that causes the Safari browser to crash unexpectedly. Apple say they are urgently investigating the sudden bug in Safari after users reported that the browser would crash when a new tab was opened and they attempted to type something into the address bar. Sky News reports: People around the world have posted messages to Twitter, Reddit and Apple forums complaining about the problem.

Israel’s electrical grid was almost taken down in what authorities have said was the largest cyber attack the country has experienced.  The Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz told a conference in Tel Aviv: “Yesterday we identified one of the largest cyber attacks that we have experienced“. Jpost.com reports: Steinitz said that attack was dealt with by his ministry and the National Cyber Bureau and that it was under control.

Anyone who dares to question Obama's grand renaissance is supposedly peddling fiction. Meanwhile, in today's latest mass layoff event (which, oddly enough, has become a daily thing during the "recovery") some 2,500 Sprint workers  - 8% of the company's 31,000 total employees - have already received, or are about to be "peddled" pink slips.

According to the Kansas City Star, "layoffs and cutbacks at Sprint Corp. have claimed at least 2,500 jobs and struck six customer care centers, company officials confirmed.