Tag: artificial intelligence
Nike May Risk Customer Alienation with Data-Focused Acquisition
With Nike’s recent acquisition of Celect, an AI-driven predictive analytics company, the retail giant has the potential to transform its business from...
China’s Facial ID Leader Megvii Files for IPO Amid Hong Kong...
A big player in China’s plan to dominate artificial intelligence filed to go public in Hong Kong against the backdrop of violent...
Europe Allots $3 Billion to Standardize Health Data for Artificial Intelligence
Europe is looking to revolutionize healthcare with a massive project that would make millions of patient records available to artificial intelligence algorithms.
Autistic Workers Sought by Tech Giants to Meet Surging A.I. Job...
Microsoft, SAP, and Dell are among tech giants hiring workers with autism, as demand for those jobs is forecast to surge over...
Google DeepMind Crunching Data, Deploying A.I. to Predict Killer Organ Failure
Lives may be saved if hospitals better predicted sudden downturns in a patient’s health, and were able to see looming organ damage....
Pretzel Labs’ Alexa Apps Aim to Cut Screen Time, Build Family...
Amazon’s Alexa has its detractors, who see the voice assistant as an eavesdropping annoyance raising privacy concerns. To the mind of entrepreneur...
TikTok Said to Eye Jukedeck as A.I.-Made Music Becomes a Real...
Social media giant TikTok’s reported purchase of Jukedeck last week points to rising demand in the video production and entertainment industries for...
S. Korea’s Riiid Snags $18 Million: Asian Edutech’s AI Boom
South Korean edutech startup Riiid said it has secured $18 million in Series C funding, tapping into Asian countries’ demand for robotic tutors that...
Unshackled Ventures Aims to Solve the Unique Challenges of the Immigrant...
From founding groundbreaking companies to fueling the workforce and reinvigorating neighborhoods, immigrants have shaped the U.S. economy since it began. While coming...
Taiwan’s Gogoro’s Headwinds May Rise Even with New Scooter Platform
Taiwan’s Gogoro unveiled its electric scooter rideshare app, as it seeks to keep its position as the country’s leader amid intensifying competition...
How Skilancer Solar Is Fusing AI and Robotics For Next-Gen Cleantech
Clean energy pundits vouch that solar power will eventually leave its dirtier counterpart -- coal -- in the dust.
Unlikely Impact Investor: Mark Cuban Backs War Zone Warning System
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, who recently softened his diehard free market views of capitalism to make room for social consciousness, is investing...
YouTube Removes Kardashian Deepfake For Copyright Violations, Not Fake News
As A.I. enables the creation of more fake content, social media platforms risk a loss of credibility with their users who will...
From Automating Arabic News to U.S. Financial Industry: How Narrativa Is...
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AI-Based Freight Forwarder ZenCargo Raises $20 Million
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Zencargo, a freight forwarding firm that uses machine learning to improve...
Mastercard Backs AI Startup AIDA
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AIDA Technologies, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence startup, raised an undisclosed amount...
AI Automotive Software Firm Black Sesame Raises $100M
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Black Sesame Technologies, an artificial intelligence company focused on digital imaging...
Artificial Intelligence Lending Startup Upstart Network Raises $50M, Partners with Banks
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Upstart Network, an artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform founded by ex-Googlers,...
Intel Backs AI Startup SambaNova in $150M Funding Round
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Intel Capital led a $150 million Series B funding round for...
SenseTime Hints at Major Push Abroad, Targeting Autonomous Vehicles and Other...
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Frank Barbieri: “The future of customer service is one AI negotiating...
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Frank Barbieri, an investor and co-founder of...