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PlayBrain raises $6 million to build up esports in Japan
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 16:00
PlayBrain has raised $6 million in funding to create content and manage tournaments for esports competition in Japan. To date, it has raised $8 million.
Hunters.ai raises $15 million to automate cyberthreat detection
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 15:00
Hunters.ai, a cybersecurity startup that leverages AI and machine learning to detect threats, has raised $15 million in venture capital.
AWS, Google, and Mozilla back national AI research cloud bill in Congress
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 23:56
Tech giants joined universities and nonprofits and backed a national AI research cloud, something supporters say will help the U.S. innovate and compete.
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Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 23:39How COVID-19 is accelerating IoT and the need for distributed data storage
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 23:30
The amount of data being transmitted, received, stored, & analyzed at the edge, or on devices, is exploding; a new strategy for data management is needed.
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Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 23:27EvilQuest Mac ransomware impersonates Google, Apple OS processes
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 22:56
A rare piece of Mac ransomware looks like extra CrashReporter or Google Software Update OS processes, but is actually locking up files for a paid ransom.
Montreal AI Ethics Institute suggests ways to counter bias in AI models
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 22:47
In a recent paper, analysts at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute examine key challenges faced by the AI community -- and propose solutions.
Facebook's MARGE AI summarizes and translates documents without fine-tuning
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 21:50
In a newly published paper, Facebook proposes a system -- MARGE -- that can summarize and translate documents without fine-tuning on data sets.
FCC finalizes Huawei and ZTE ban, citing threats to U.S. security
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 19:39
The FCC has banned carriers from using U.S. funds to purchase "untrustworthy" Huawei and ZTE telecom equipment based on company ties to China's government.
Upstart Co-Lab's Member Community: $1B Of Impact Investing Capacity For The 'Creative Economy'
Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 19:31Where does your organization stand on the AI curve? (Find out with this survey)
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 19:20
Lend your voice: To learn more about where your company stands now, and how the market is evolving in the AI-first era, take the VB AI Survey now.
'Booking.com' Is A Trademark - Does This Matter To Your Business?
Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 19:17
For a more protectable name, aim more for "Kayak" than for "Booking." Finally, descriptiveness/genericness is only one factor. Be sure there is no mark similar in the market, or you will have another host of problems.
Researchers combine reinforcement learning and NLP to escape a Grue monster
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 18:44
Researchers from Georgia Tech and Microsoft combined reinforcement learning and language models to outperform state-of-the-art AI in text adventures games.
New Visa Program Offers $10,000 Grants To Black Women Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 18:29Trump's Executive Order Pushes Startups Out Of US Markets
Forbes - 30 Jun 2020 18:22Google's G Suite finalizes Connected Sheets and introduces AI-driven data cleanup tools
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 18:00
Google launched Connected Sheets for G Suite users in general availability, and it previewed new AI-powered features: Smart Fill and Smart Cleanup.
Rios raises $5 million for robots that can grasp 'thousands' of types of products
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 18:00
Rios, a Stanford robotics spinout founded by former Xerox PARC engineers, today emerged from stealth after 18 months with $5 million in financing.
Google acquires holographic glasses startup North
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 17:11
Alphabet has confirmed that it's acquiring North, a Canadian augmented reality (AR) wearables company backed by Amazon and Intel.
Microsoft pledges to upskill 25 million workers for the 'COVID-19 economy'
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 17:02
Microsoft announced new initiatives around digital skills, including cash grants, opening access to data, and a new learning tool inside Microsoft Teams.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear 4100 promises deeper, faster smartwatch apps
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 17:00
The chips found in Google's Wear OS- and Android-powered smartwatches are getting a major upgrade in 2020, enabling phone-caliber apps to run on your wrist.
Lyft resumes autonomous vehicle testing on public roads
Venture Beat - 30 Jun 2020 17:00
Lyft announced it will resume tests of its self-driving vehicles on public roads after the pandemic forced a hiatus in March.