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Facebook's speech recognition model supports 51 different languages
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 18:05
Facebook researchers developed a language model they say can recognize words in 51 different languages, including 'low-resource' languages like Persian.
The Pentagon's AI director talks killer robots, facial recognition, and China
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 22:59
The Pentagon's Joint AI Center is working on lethal "tactical edge AI," but is not working on facial recognition, said JAIC director Nand Mulchandani.
The Sims will get its own reality TV show on TBS
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 19:00
Electronic Arts said The Sims will get its own reality TV show, dubbed The Sims Spark'd, on the TBS television channel as games go mainstream.
Get your AI projects done, with 1:1 meetings at Transform
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 23:19
Transform VIP attendees will benefit from a best-of-breed experience to connect with peers in meaningful ways, including 1:1 meetings and B2B matchmaking.
Black-owned businesses report boost in sales and interest on Blackout Day
CNBC - 8 Jul 2020 20:59
"Anytime you can bring in new customers to Black-owned businesses, it's a great thing," Michael De Los Santos, owner of Mike D's BBQ, said.
Google's Data QnA is an AI service that helps business users get answers to analytical queries
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 20:05
Google today announced Data QnA, an AI service designed to help users get answers to analytical queries through natural language questions.
Microsoft Teams is getting AI-powered features Together Mode, Dynamic View, suggested replies, and Cortana
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 20:00
Microsoft Teams is getting new features powered by AI, including Together Mode, Dynamic View, Cortana, suggested replies, and speaker attribution.
Unreasonable Group Triples Down On Pandemic Pivots
Forbes - 8 Jul 2020 19:52Google's AI looks beneath the surface for information about people, places, and things in images
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 19:03
Google says it will begin providing context around images in Google Images, based on the content of the webpages hosting those images.
June business spending showed slight improvement from May with bigger gains in some areas
CNBC - 8 Jul 2020 17:50
June business spending improved over May, particularly in areas of the economy that would benefit from the reopening economy.
Thatgamecompany's Sky reaches 20 million downloads
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 17:38
Thatgamecompany announced today that its latest release, Sky: Children of Light, has hit the 20 million downloads milestone.
Twitter is working on a subscription platform codenamed Gryphon
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 17:08
Twitter is working on a new subscription platform under the codename Gryphon, according to two online job openings posted by the social network.
Google and Canonical bring Flutter apps to Linux and the Snap Store
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 17:00
Google is partnering with the Ubuntu Desktop team at Canonical to bring Linux support to its open source UI framework Flutter. Today’s Linux alpha announcement also means Flutter developers can now deploy their apps to...
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Forbes - 8 Jul 2020 16:59Games for Change honors Gordon Bellamy of USC Games and Gay Gaming Professionals
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 15:30
Games for Change is honoring USC Games visiting scholar Gordon Bellamy, who is also CEO of Gay Gaming Professionals, for his contributions to games.
Transform 2020: Learn how to build edge AI to accelerate your business
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 15:27
With 5G and increasingly powerful smartphones and other devices, more companies are running AI applications at the "edge." Keep abreast at Transform 2020.
Online pharmacy Truepill raises $25 million to expand into telehealth
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 15:03
Truepill, a digital pharmacy that enables health care companies to deliver prescriptions, has raised $25 million to expand into telehealth.
Manticore will pay DIY game creators $3 per daily player
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 15:00
Manticore Games has unveiled the monetization platform for its Core platform, a game construction set that lets players create their own games.
App Annie: Mobile gamers broke app store records in Q2 2020
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 15:00
Mobile apps and game ussage surged in Q2 to the highest levels ever recorded, with games in particular scoring 14 billion downloads in the quarter.
Digital Pharmacy Truepill Raises $25 Million To Expand Telehealth Offerings As Revenue Could Reach $200 Million This Year
Forbes - 8 Jul 2020 15:00Facebook civil rights audit urges 'mandatory' algorithmic bias detection
Venture Beat - 8 Jul 2020 14:14
An independent civil rights review found the company's efforts to detect algorithmic bias are falling short and leave users vulnerable to manipulation.