These faces show how far AI image generation has advanced in just four years
Those people on the right aren’t real; they’re the product of machine learning
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/17/18144356/ai-image-generation-fake-faces-people-nvidia-generative-adversarial-networks-gans
https://twitter.com/StormIsUponUs/status/1076200514042265600
https://apnews.com/a04b148453c641a0bea6d638887b4e4c
Amazon’s fleet of jets is growing
Guess amazon can bypass normal shipping routes/ways with their own fleet. Wonder what they'll want to hide.
the new CIA airline i'd think … for now … kek
Billy boy posting his book list, wonder if there's a message there.
yeah but probably not just that, with whats going down they'll probably want to shuffle other assets around as well.
Turkey says it will take over fight against Islamic State after U.S. pull-out
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkey will take over the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria as the United States withdraws its troops, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, in the latest upheaval wrought by Washington’s abrupt policy shift.
"TIME FOR OTHERS TO FIGHT"
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-erdogan-idUSKCN1OK1K5
WASHINGTON — (CBP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has awarded a contract to construct up to 14 miles of secondary wall and up to 15 miles of primary pedestrian replacement wall in California within the U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) San Diego, Yuma, and El Centro Sectors. The contract was awarded on December 20, 2018 to SLSCO Ltd. using CBP’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 appropriations. The total contract value, including options, is approximately $287 million. Construction for the San Diego secondary is anticipated to begin in February 2019 and construction for the primary pedestrian replacement wall is anticipated to begin in July 2019.
The contract award includes approximately $156 million for the primary pedestrian replacement wall project, including approximately $68 million in the contract base and approximately $88 million in unawarded options. The primary pedestrian replacement wall project will include replacement of various outdated designs with new 30 ft. tall steel bollard wall. The approximately 15 miles supported in the contract base and options include approximately 11 miles in Calexico, approximately three miles in Tecate, and approximately one mile in Andrade, California. These locations represent the top operational priorities for replacement for the USBP and will improve each respective Sector’s ability to impede and deny illegal border crossings and the drug and human smuggling activities of transnational criminal organizations.
The contract award includes approximately $131 million for the secondary wall project, including approximately $101 million in the contract base and approximately $30 million in unawarded options. The secondary wall project will include the replacement of existing secondary barrier with a 30 ft. tall steel bollard wall. This project is adjacent to the San Diego primary fence replacement project that is currently under construction. These two important barriers, in combination with a patrol road and technology, create an enforcement zone for the USBP as part of the border wall system. Given the high-density population in San Diego-Tijuana urban area, the stronger infrastructure is critically important.
https://breaking911.com/just-in-border-wall-contract-awarded-in-california/
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