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L1ght raises $15 million for AI that protects children from online toxicity
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 14:02
L1ght, a fledgling AI startup that wants to help technology companies combat online toxicity, bullying, and abuse, has raised $15 million.
Challenging The Low Expectations Of The United States - India Relationship
Forbes - 25 Feb 2020 17:32
How can the US-India relationship move beyond displays of friendship to real economic partnership
Apple patents AR touch detection using depth-mapping cameras and ML
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 17:23
Creating AR composites of real and digital objects is tricky, but enabling users' fingers to interact with digital interfaces requires camera and ML magic.
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection review: Another essential package for Mega Man fans
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 23:45
This is another fantastic collection of Mega Man games, this time highlighting two series that you may have missed if you didn't have a GBA or DS.
Path of Exile announces Delirium as player hours spiked again in 2019
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 22:00
Path of Exile's next expansion is Delirium, and it launches March 13 for PC and a week later for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Player hours are up big, too.
McAfee: Start protecting against quantum computing hacks now
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 21:45
McAfee's CTO warned that it's time for companies to start worrying about quantum computing attacks that can one day break the encryption available today.
4 Expert Tips For Quickly Scaling A Business That's Gaining Momentum
Forbes - 25 Feb 2020 20:53
Scaling a business comes with unique challenges that must be navigated along the way to achieving meaningful growth. Heed this advice for taking advantage of your momentum and reaching your goals today.
Securiti.ai named most innovative startup at RSA
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 20:41
Securiti.ai, a company that detects and deletes data to help companies comply with privacy regulation, was named most innovative startup today at RSA.
Subscription secrets from Uber, Lyft, BarkBox, and more (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 20:02
Learn how to reduce churn, maximize revenue growth and brand value, leverage subscription data, and more when you register for this VB Live event.
Salesforce's AI navigates Wikipedia to find answers to complex questions
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 19:57
Salesforce researchers recently demonstrated a system that taps AI to navigate Wikipedia for answers to complex questions.
Is IR35 A Disaster Waiting To Happen?
Forbes - 25 Feb 2020 19:49
A legal ruling against TV present Eamonn Holmes is just the latest controversy in the long-running argument over how small companies and freelancers should be taxed
Electronic Arts pulls out of GDC over coronavirus concerns
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 19:45
EA is cancelling its official participation in GDC due to cornoavirus fears. The publisher is also putting a hold on travel.
Dota Underlords Season One kicks off with Battle Pass and more
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 19:30
Donta Underlords Season One is going live today with a new Battle Pass, new content, and new multiplayer and singleplayer modes.
Addressing Child Care 'Deserts'--And Economic Development--In Maine
Forbes - 25 Feb 2020 18:44
Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI) recently designed Child Care Business Lab, a five-year program to boost the number of child care enterprises in underserved rural areas of Maine.
3 Practices To Become Indistractable At Work
Forbes - 25 Feb 2020 18:37
We start our work days with the best of intentions to get specific tasks done, but invariably those plans get derailed as we get distracted throughout our day.
Amazon pilots AI-powered customer support agents
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 18:09
In a blog post, Amazon revealed that it's testing customer service agents powered by AI and machine learning for Amazon.com customers.
Dragon Quest of the Stars expands its mobile adventure outside of Japan
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 17:46
Square Enix has released Dragon Quest of the Stars for Android and iOS in territories outside of Japan, including North America and Europe.
NZXT launches H1 mini-ITX case that looks like an Xbox Series X
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 17:01
NZXT H1 is a new mini-ITX small form-factor case that comes with a power supply and all-in-one cooler built right in for simplifying the build process.
This underfunded female demographic is launching the most start-ups in America, far from Silicon Valley
CNBC - 25 Feb 2020 17:01
Despite the lack of capital, black women are starting businesses at the fastest clip of any racial group, according to research by American Express. Since 2007, the number of firms owned by African-American women has gro...
OpenAI's Jeff Clune on deep learning's Achilles' heel and a faster path to AGI
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 16:25
OpenAI's Jeff Clune told VentureBeat machine learning systems can be taught to overcome "catastrophic forgetting," which he says can speed the path to AGI.
YouPorn launches 'TikTok-inspired' video app that learns when you swipe
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 16:04
YouPorn is launching a "TikTok-inspired" web app that uses machine learning to learn and adapt to each user's viewing preferences.
Vimeo launches AI-powered social video editing platform out of beta
Venture Beat - 25 Feb 2020 16:00
Vimeo has officially launched its new Magisto-powered social video editing platform, a month after first introducing the tool in beta.