Machine Learning
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Trends
AI-powered cybersecurity — or how to avoid becoming the next shocking data breach (VB Live)
“Identity is back on the front page, as people are starting to understand that stolen identity is the number one…
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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 open-sources PyText NLP framework
Facebook AI Research is open-sourcing some of the conversational AI tech it is using to power its Portal video chat…
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Montreal startup Stradigi’s AI game teaches people sign language
Responsibly applied artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. One needn’t look further for…
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STARTUPS
Why you need a supercomputer to build a house
When the hell did building a house become so complicated? Don’t let the folks on HGTV fool you. The process…
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