September 30, 2016
Prowler.io raises $2M to help AI systems make smarter choices
As we inch closer to a time when we may rely on truly autonomous devices to move us or do things on our behalf, the need for software…
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September 29, 2016
Watson Financial Services is born out of IBM’s purchase of Promontory Financial Group
If Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest had a big data eating contest brother, IBM would be a serious contender for first place. Today the tech stalwart announced that it…
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Lose It launches Snap It to let users count calories in food photos
Boston-based Lose It! (incorporated as FitNow Inc.) has released a new beta feature today called Snap It within its weight loss and calorie tracking app. As is easily guessed…
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Skymind raises $3M to bring its Java deep-learning library to the masses
Skymind, a company developing an open-source deep-learning library for Java, along with tools for implementation, today closed $3 million in financing from Tencent, SV Angel, GreatPoint Ventures, Mandra Capital and Y Combinator. Skymind was…
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IBM releases DataWorks to give enterprise data a home and a brain
While the gears of research are turning fast developing new methods of machine intelligence, another, perhaps more impactful, trend is brewing in the field. Open source frameworks like Apache Spark are…
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Mapping startups hope they can chart a new course to success
Alphabet, Apple and Uber may be spending billions on exhaustive new mapping technologies to power the self-driving car revolution, but there’s a new generation of companies betting that a combination…
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Microsoft brings new AI-powered features to Office 365 and Dynamics 365
Microsoft’s Ignite conference is bringing 23,000 IT professionals to Atlanta, Georgia this week and the company is using this opportunity to talk about how it plans to bring more intelligence…
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Why Salesforce might be interested in Twitter
Rumors were flying all day yesterday that Twitter is up for sale, and Salesforce.com could be a chief suitor. At this point, with so many possible bidders being reported, it’s…
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Operator harnesses chatbots, humans, and $15M to sell US goods to China
With a little personal shopping assistance, Operator thinks Chinese citizens will pounce on American products sold through its conversational shopping app. The promise of becoming the guided commerce…
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Scientists teach machines to hunt and kill humans — in Doom deathmatch mode
You know how sometimes you look at a piece of research and think, “I suppose it’s an interesting technical problem, but isn’t teaching an AI to hunt and…
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