Sosivio nabs $4M for container monitoring and observability
Sosivio, a startup developing a container monitoring and observability platform, has raised $4 million in seed funding.
LinkedIn open-sources Greykite, a library for time series forecasting
Greykite, a library for time series forecasting, is available on GitHub in open source courtesy of LinkedIn.
Beautiful or handsome? Neural language models try their hand at word substitution
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues have run a first of its kind large-scale computational study of the most advanced neural language models to see how they handle lexical substitution, a crucial task in natural language processing. The paper was presented at the 28th International Conference on Computational Linguistics (COLING-2020).
An automated box on wheels—with personality
Robots are becoming more and more omnipresent in our lives, even though we may not notice. New research shows that when a boxy motorized hospital robot can talk, people find it funny and engaging. And that may help people be more willing to accept new technologies, like robots, in their everyday lives.
How hyperscalers will allay Musk's Bitcoin energy consumption worries
Elon Musk said Bitcoin needs to be more sustainable, but crypto mining is about to go commercial in a big way. Hyperscale providers will also bring energy efficiency to the mix.
Quantum computing: Intel's cryogenic chip shows it can control qubits even in a deep freeze
Intel's researchers have proven that Horse Ridge could be used to control qubits directly next to the quantum processor.
Soniox taps unsupervised learning to build speech recognition systems
Soniox, a startup developing speech recognition systems that improve via unsupervised learning, has launched in general availability.
Best free music service 2021: Top streaming apps and radio
You don't have to spend any of your money to get your music.
Moogsoft rolls out new AIOps features
Moogsoft introduced new AI-powered features in its suite of AIOps tools, including a tag-removing capability.
DeepScribe raises $5.2M to transcribe medical notes with AI
DeepScribe, a company developing a platform for health note transcription, has raised $5.2 million in seed funding.
Optimal Dynamics nabs $22M for AI-powered freight logistics
Optimal Dynamics, an AI- and machine learning-powered logistics platform, raised $22 million in venture capital.
Code-scanning platform BluBracket nabs $12M for enterprise security
BluBracket, a platform that scans app code for security and integrity issues, has raised $12 million in venture capital.
Data governance and security startup Cyral raises $26M
Cyral, a data governance and security platform for enterprise customers, raised $26 million in venture capital.
Ford to produce 30 million OTA-capable vehicles by 2028
Ford also announced a new strategic partnership with Amazon to further embed hands-free Alexa capabilities in its vehicles.
Best music service 2021: Premium music streaming apps
Free is nice, but these music services are absolutely worth paying for. Each one offers ad-free streaming for paid subscribers, plus the ability to save content for offline listening and stream any song or album on demand.
AI-powered identity access management platform Authomize raises $16M
Authomize, an identity access management startup, raised $16 million in a venture capital financing round.
How AIs ask for personal information is important for gaining user trust
People may be reluctant to give their personal information to artificial intelligence (AI) systems even though it is needed by the systems for providing more accurate and personalized services, but a new study reveals that the manner in which the systems ask for information from users can make a difference.
It’s True. Everyone IS Multitasking on Their Video Calls
A Microsoft study finds just how often remote workers multitask during videoconferences—especially when the group is large and the meeting runs long.