By combining many different kinds of signals it is possible to create models that can understand the present and predict the future.

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To understand the present and predict the future, we must look to the past, specifically previous attempts to replace magnetic stripe credit cards.

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Some experts predict that if it continues to melt at the present rate, it may be entirely gone in little more than a decade.

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At present, no one can predict a tsunami, but on board the German research vessel Sonne, scientists are installing a system that will give people warning if disaster strikes.

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Growth is good but I have yet to see any articles predict that the arrival of Beckham in Ligue 1 will add a modest 10% more fans to the present average Ligue 1 average gate of 19, 000.

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