The Daily Populous

Tuesday July 25th, 2017 night edition

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Fox News was knocked off the number one slot as the most-watched primetime cable television network in America, after being overtaken by MSNBC.

During this time the more centrist network gained 2.34 million viewers, while Fox News had 2.25 million.

The sought-after evening slots include shows from Fox presenters Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson, and the network previously gained the highest number of viewers.

Fox News was still the most-watched daytime network between 17 to 21 July in terms of daytime viewing, with an average of 1.3 million viewers, while MSNBC came third at 1.1 million.

It was also the most-watched network for both daytime and primetime during the full week of 17 to 23 July, Nielsen found.

Figures for the entire week - taking in the weekend - showed Fox had the biggest audience share during primetime slots, with 1.93 million compared to MSNBC's 1.84 million.

Mr Trump's favourite network remains Fox News, and he has frequently highlighted their reporting on social media. »

Azadeh Namdari: Backlash over conservative Iranian television host

Authored by bbc.com
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Namdari is known in Iran as a proponent of the Islamic dress code.

A photo of her in full hijab was once published in the conservative Iranian newspaper Vatan-e Emruz under the headline: "Thank God, I wear the veil".

Image copyright Vatan-e Emruz Image caption Azadeh Namdari promoted Islamic dress in Iranian newspaper Vatan-e Emruz. »

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Football-Players

Authored by methodsman.com
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In lay terms, that suggests that CTE, as seen here with characteristic phosphorylated tau deposits, is a distinct pathological entity.

110 of 111 – that's 99% - of former NFL players had CTE.

The authors, to their credit, state that this study can not impute or imply the prevalence of CTE in footballers. »

Elon Musk Says Mark Zuckerberg's Understanding of AI Is Limited

Authored by gadgets.ndtv.com
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A day after Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Musk's doomsday prediction of AI is "irresponsible," the Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity founder returned the favour by calling Zuckerberg's understanding of AI "limited.".

Responding to a tweet Tuesday, which talked about Zuckerberg's remarks on the matter, Musk said he has spoken to the Facebook CEO about it, and reached the conclusion that his "understanding of the subject is limited.".

Companies are increasingly exploring opportunities to use machine learning and other AI components to improve their products and services and push things forward. »

Amazon jacked up Prime Day prices, misleading consumers, says vendor

Authored by foxbusiness.com
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“They showed the product at $15.42 and then exed it out to put ‘$9.99 for Amazon Prime Day.’ And on the final day, the price was like $18.44.

Jacobs says the suggested retail price came back down to $9.99 the following day.

As part of Jacobs’ agreement with Amazon, the online retailer does have the right to set their own pricing as they see fit, he says. »