Artificial Intelligence
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Driverless vehicle startup Nuro begins delivering groceries to Kroger customers in Arizona
(Reuters) — U.S. supermarket chain Kroger said on Tuesday it has started using unmanned autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries in Scottsdale,…
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Google has completed over 100 ethical reviews of AI ‘projects, products, and deals’
In June, following in the footsteps of Microsoft, Facebook, and others, Google unveiled a set of seven principles intended to…
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Google’s Gboard now supports over 500 languages
Google’s AI-driven Gboard keyboard now supports more than 500 language varieties — up from 100 languages in December 2016 and…
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Amazon researchers boost Alexa’s ability to understand complex commands
Amazon’s Alexa is becoming more proficient at understanding multistep requests in one shot. In a paper (“Parsing Coordination for Spoken Language…
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AI chip startup Graphcore closes $200M Series D, adds BMW and Microsoft as strategic investors
UK AI chip startup Graphcore has announced a $200 million Series D round today that’s jointly led by an existing investor, European…
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Facebook restructures Building 8, separating projects into Reality Labs and Portal groups
Facebook is restructuring its experimental hardware efforts and giving its moonshot projects a home within its AR/VR research division. The…
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Google agrees not to sell facial recognition tech, citing abuse potential
In recent months, pressure has been mounting for major tech firms to develop strong policies regarding facial recognition. Microsoft has…
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