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Apple's Core ML now lets app developers update AI models on the fly
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 21:26
Apple's Core ML can now update AI models without the need to ship an App Store update, while Create ML now has an action classification template.
Ujet raises $55 million to expand cloud-based customer support platform
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 15:01
Cloud-based customer support platform Ujet has raised $55 million as companies transition contact center agents to remote working setups due to COVID-19.
Overcoming Public Speaking Fear During Pandemic And New Normal
Forbes - 24 Jun 2020 15:00Are Your First Buyers Sympathizing Or Actually Buying?
Forbes - 24 Jun 2020 23:53VB Transform 2020, the event for AI decision-makers, to be hosted online with Tame
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 23:21
VentureBeat is excited to announce Tame as the technology platform for VB Transform 2020, the leading digital AI event for business executives, hosted online July 15-17.
A lesson from Canada: Startups can lead the economic recovery
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 23:14
Canada has recognized that supporting startups means supporting economic growth. But the U.S. seems to be missing this important point.
Boston bans facial recognition due to concern about racial bias
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 22:21
The Boston City Council voted unanimously to ban facial recognition use by city officials, making it one of the largest cities in the world to ban the tech.
Assassin's Creed: Valhalla creative director steps down amid sexual misconduct allegations
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 21:16
Assassin's Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail is stepping down from that position. He's doing this following allegations he lied to romantic partners.
Intel's Sample Factory speeds up reinforcement learning training on a single PC
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 20:35
Sample Factory, a new tool from Intel, promises to dramatically speed up reinforcement learning on off-the-shelf hardware.
Apple acquires Fleetsmith, a multi-device deployment and management firm
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 18:50
Apple has purchased a mobile device management and deployment company, enabling enterprise IT departments to easily add and assist users with new devices.
Autonomous farm robot Burro assists human workers with grape harvest
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 18:41
Burro is an autonomous driving robot that assists farm workers harvesting grapes in California that can augment or replace humans.
9 deals to keep your data and browsing safe
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 18:40
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Google releases experimental TensorFlow module that tests the privacy of AI models
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 18:16
Google's new toolkit introduces a privacy-preserving technique and test for machine learning modules developed in TensorFlow.
Verizon's 5G performance is still wildly uneven -- will it be ready for 2020 iPhones?
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 18:07
Hands-on testing of Verizon's L.A. 5G network suggests that the top U.S. carrier has plenty left to improve ahead of the first 5G iPhone launches this fall.
Slack Connect lets up to 20 organizations chat in one channel
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 17:51
Slack Connect will allow more communication in a common channel and direct messages between people from different organizations.
Ina Jang interview: How Smilegate built CrossFire into the world's top shooter game
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 17:30
Ina Jang is one of the few female CEOs of a major game company. At Smilegate, she helped make CrossFire into the biggest shooter in the world.
MIT researchers claim augmentation technique can train GANs with less data
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 17:15
MIT researchers propose a new technique -- DiffAugment -- that ostensibly enables the training of state-of-the-art GANs with few images.
ID@Xbox highlights indie games with Summer Spotlight Series
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 17:00
Microsoft started the ID@Xbox Summer Spotlight Series today, which includes videos that highlight upcoming indie games for Microsoft platforms.
Making Amends: A Restorative Justice Program Seeks To End America's Epidemic Of Violence
Forbes - 24 Jun 2020 17:00EU report finds GDPR enforcement inadequate in its first 2 years
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 16:45
Although GDPR took effect two years ago, a European Commission report card found the sweeping set of privacy protections remains a work in progress.
Emergency Funding And Covid-19 Crisis Counseling For Miller Center Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 24 Jun 2020 15:47SQream Technologies raises $39.4 million for GPU-accelerated databases
Venture Beat - 24 Jun 2020 15:30
Tel Aviv-based startup SQream Technologies raised $39.4 million in venture capital to further develop its GPU-accelerated database product offerings.