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Amazon's AI generates images of clothing to match text queries
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 17:10
In a blog post and research paper, Amazon scientists describe an AI system that generates images of clothing to match text queries.
Lendio raises $55 million to surface small business loans using machine learning
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 04:01
Lendio, a startup offering a marketplace that taps machine learning algorithms to match businesses with loan offers, has raised $55 million in capital.
If Making A Sale Would Hurt Your Customer, Don't Make It. Amex Just Learned This The Hard Way So You Don't Have To.
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 03:29
Making a sale that isn't good for your customer isn't good for your company either. American Express is learning this lesson the hard way after engaging in pressure tactics that led to small business owners to end up wit...
Waymo raises $2.25 billion to scale up autonomous vehicles operations
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 23:12
Alphabet's Waymo announced that it's raised $2.25 billion from investors including Andreessen Horowitz as it aims to scale up its autonomous car business.
Podcast: Solving AI's black box problem
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 20:55
In this podcast, host John Koetsier talks with Nell Watson about building knowability into AI systems and why it's so important.
How Games Make Money: Omer Kaplan on ads and hypercasual games
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 20:15
It's the first episode of the How Games Make Money podcast with your host Jeff Grubb interviewing Omer Kaplan from Ironsource.
Mighty Bear dishes on Butter Royale for Apple Arcade
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 20:01
Mighty Bear Games launched its food-fight themed multiplayer Butter Royale game on Apple Arcade. And so far, the Singapore-based game studio is pleased.
Open source machine learning platform Kubeflow reaches version 1.0
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 19:58
Kubeflow, an open source platform for machine learning lifecycle management, has reached its first major release -- version 1.0.
Datasaur, a semi-automated text data-labeling tool, raises $1 million
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 19:10
Datasaur helps businesses label text data faster with semi-supervised learning. Founder Ivan Lee formerly worked on NLP with Apple's Siri team.
Microsoft sets Power Automate's RPA pricing, general availability for April 2
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 19:00
Microsoft Power Automate's robotic process automation (RPA) feature UI flows will hit general availability on April 2, with pricing announced today.
Facebook debuts lighter, 'more responsive' Messenger app for iOS
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 19:00
Facebook is rolling out a new version of Messenger for iOS from today, built with speed and responsiveness firmly in mind.
Microsoft Goes All-In On RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 19:00
The company's new offering has a disruptive business model.
Marvel: Future Revolution is an open-world RPG for mobile
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 18:52
Netmarble has announced Marvel: Future Revolution, a new mobile game based on the super hero brand.
Death Stranding comes to PC on June 2
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 18:18
Publisher 505 Games announced today that Death Stranding is coming to PC on June 2.
Diane Von Furstenberg Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative With Amazon For Women's History Month
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 17:57
Diane von Furstenberg launches a new #InCharge initiative with Amazon to highlight diverse and inspiring women-owned businesses for Women's History Month.
How To Get On Shark Tank: Two Young Entrepreneurs Share Their Secrets Before This Week's Show
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 16:00
Pair eyewear's 25-year-old co-founders share their secrets for getting on Shark Tank.
OECD on AI Policy Observatory launch: 'The technology is not terribly well understood by policy makers'
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 15:50
Audrey Plonk, the new head of Digital Economy Policy at the OECD, spoke with VentureBeat about the launch of the AI Policy Observatory.
Trailblazers: Mary Nguyen - Engineer And STEM Blogger
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 15:10
Mary Nguyen is an Engineer and an online business owner who aims to help girls dominate their journey's in STEM. As the daughter of immigrants and a first-generation college student, Mary is passionate about inspiring ot...
Mindful Solutions To Reduce Workplace Stress For Your Employees
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 15:00
Zev is the Chief Innovation Officer of Strategic Partnerships for eMindful, an online platform designed to boost productivity and reduce stress through proven, accessible corporate wellness and mindfulness programs.
Launching A Healthcare Business? Here Are 10 Things To Consider
Forbes - 2 Mar 2020 15:00
Like all emerging markets, there are a few nuances that need to be considered when starting a business in the health sector.
20 women in gaming you should know
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 14:10
Ahead of the GamesBeat Summit 2020 Women in Games breakfast, let's look at some of the most fascinating women in the business.
Alphabet's X launches Tidal to automatically track and log fish behavior
Venture Beat - 2 Mar 2020 12:44
Alphabet's X has unveiled its next "moonshot project," and this time it's looking to improve ocean health through tracking and logging fish behavior.