Robot "rosetta stone" will unify the bots
With demand for robots surging, manufacturers bet interoperability will help whole sector.
Worker engagement and communication platform Sense raises $16M
Sense, a worker engagement and communication platform backed by GV, has raised $16 million in a series C round of funding.
Apple and Google’s New AI Wizardry Promises Privacy—at a Cost
The companies revealed upgrades for their phones that protect data and reduce reliance on the cloud. It also binds users more tightly to their ecosystems.
Singapore universities to tap $17M for tropical data centre technology
National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University set up SG$23 million ($17.39 million) research fund to develop cooling technologies for data centres operating in tropical locations, with a testbed facility slated to be ready this October.
Invention uses machine-learned human emotions to 'drive' autonomous vehicles
Americans have one of the highest levels of fear in the world when it comes to technology related to robotic systems and self-driving cars. Addressing these concerns is paramount if the technology hopes to move forward.
Facebook AI aims to identify deepfake images and trace their creators
Facebook has developed an artificial intelligence that it claims can detect deepfake images and even reverse-engineer them to figure out how they were made and perhaps trace their creators
Electrohydraulic arachno-bot a fascinating lightweight
Goodbye, bulky components and connectors: A team of scientists has now found a new way to exploit the principles of spiders' joints to create lightweight robots.
Snowflake taps C3 AI to bring AI dev tools and apps to customers
Snowflake discloses Snowpark Scala development tooling while partnering with C3 AI to bring new apps to its cloud data platform users.
Enterprise AI budgets are up 55% over 2020, Appen says
The 2021 Appen State of AI report found enterprises are accelerating their AI strategies as a result of the pandemic and increasing budgets.
DataRobot adds automated AI reports, Snowflake integration
The newest version of the DataRobot platform introduces time series model enhancements, automated AI reports, and more.
Cord raises $4.5M to automate computer vision annotation processes
Cord, a computer vision annotation automation platform, has raised an estimated $4.5 million in a seed funding round.
Turning a single photo into a video
Sometimes photos cannot truly capture a scene. How much more epic would that vacation photo of Niagara Falls be if the water were moving?
Best camping gear in 2021: Tech to help you get away
Whether it's a weekend getaway to a campsite or weeks away off-grid, having the right kit can make a huge difference -- not to mention, it's a lot of fun.
Edge computing network Macrometa nabs $20M
Macrometa, an edge computing startup providing a global network for apps and APIs, has raised $20 million in capital.
Multichannel marketing platform Iterable raises $200M
Iterable, a startup developing an omnichannel marketing platform, has raised $200 million in a series E funding round.
IBM's first quantum computer outside of the US has just gone live
Big Blue has, for the first time, built a quantum computer that is not physically located in its US data centers. For the company, this is the start of global quantum expansion.
NLP parses text data to drive value in the enterprise
Natural language processing (NLP), a subfield of AI involved with natural language understanding, can drive business value in the enterprise.
Artificial intelligence speeds land-use classification
An EPFL Master's student has shown that artificial intelligence can be used to further automate the process of land-use classification in Switzerland, especially for rare and complicated land categories that until now have been classified manually. A stretch of land in Valais Canton served as the sample for her research.