๐ฅ As you know ML has proven its importance in many fields, like computer vision, NLP, reinforcement learning, adversarial learning, etc .. Unfortunately, there is a little work to make machine learning accessible for Arabic-speaking people. Arabic language has many complicated features compared to other languages. First, Arabic language is written right to left. Second, it contains many letters that cannot be pronounced by most foreigners like ุถ ุ ุบ ุ ุญ ุ ุฎุ ุธ. Moreover, Arabic language contains special characters called Diacritics which are special characters that help readers pronounced words correctly. For instance the statement ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูููุงุชููู containts special characters after most of the letters. The diactrics follow special rules to be given to a certain character. These rules are construct a complete area called ุงููููุญููู ุงููุนูุฑูุจูููู. Compared to English, the Arabic language words letters are mostly connected ุงููุบุฉ as making them disconnected is difficult to read ุง ู ู ุบ ุฉ. ArbML helps fixing this by implementing many open-source projects that support Arabic, ML and NLP.
๐ฅ As you know ML has proven its importance in many fields, like computer vision, NLP, reinforcement learning, adversarial learning, etc .. Unfortunately, there is a little work to make machine learning accessible for Arabic-speaking people. Arabic language has many complicated features compared to other languages. First, Arabic language is written right to left. Second, it contains many letters that cannot be pronounced by most foreigners like ุถ ุ ุบ ุ ุญ ุ ุฎุ ุธ. Moreover, Arabic language contains special characters called Diacritics which are special characters that help readers pronounced words correctly. For instance the statement ุงูุณูููุงู ู ุนูููููููู ู ููุฑูุญูู ูุฉู ุงูููููู ููุจูุฑูููุงุชููู containts special characters after most of the letters. The diactrics follow special rules to be given to a certain character. These rules are construct a complete area called ุงููููุญููู ุงููุนูุฑูุจูููู. Compared to English, the Arabic language words letters are mostly connected ุงููุบุฉ as making them disconnected is difficult to read ุง ู ู ุบ ุฉ. ArbML helps fixing this by implementing many open-source projects that support Arabic, ML and NLP.
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
Pinterest (PINS) Stock Sinks As Market Gains
Pinterest (PINS) closed at $71.75 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.18% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.1%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.9%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.59%.
Heading into today, shares of the digital pinboard and shopping tool company had lost 17.41% over the past month, lagging the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 5.38% and the S&P 500's gain of 0.71% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from PINS as it approaches its next earnings release. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.07, up 170% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $467.87 million, up 72.05% from the year-ago period.
