Google Duplex’s haircut-booking feature could help short-handed businesses
Over two years after the feature was first demoed, Google Duplex -- Google's phone-calling assistant technology -- can now book haircut appointments.
Android Studio 4.1 simplifies using TensorFlow Lite models and Android Emulator
Android Studio 4.1: easier to add on-device TensorFlow Lite models, run Android Emulator directly, more foldable form factors, and Database Inspector.
Prime Day query: Alexa, why should I upgrade my Echo?
So far, I am not seeing the "killer app" for Amazon's AZ1 neural edge processing chip.
AI in The Financial World
The media have given a lot of coverage on ML and AI, yet what amount have they discussed them in an economic manner? Here are the two stances many people take regarding Artificial intelligence in the banking/finance/economic industries...
Microsoft partners with Team Gleason to build a computer vision dataset for ALS
Microsoft and nonprofit Team Gleason announced Project Insight, an effort to build a computer vision dataset for people with ALS.
Snapdocs raises $60 million to expedite mortgage processing with AI
Snapdocs, a San Francisco-based startup leveraging AI to streamline mortgage processes, has raised $60 million to expand its customer reach.
Intel touts 'full-stack' approach to quantum innovation
Chip giant says its strategy is taking a 'systems-level approach' to scaling quantum for commercialisation.
The state of AI in 2020: Biology and healthcare's AI moment, ethics, predictions, and graph neural networks
Research and industry breakthroughs, ethics, and predictions. This is what AI looks like today, and what it's likely to look like tomorrow.
Software spots and fixes hang bugs in seconds, rather than weeks
Hang bugs—when software gets stuck, but doesn't crash—can frustrate both users and programmers, taking weeks for companies to identify and fix. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed software that can spot and fix the problems in seconds.
Nest’s new thermostat has a Soli gesture sensor built in
Nest's new thermostat, which starts at $129, has Google's gesture-sensing Soli technology built into it -- along with other smarts.
Prime Day: Upgrade to a smarter Alexa? Hey Amazon, show me why
So far, I am not seeing the "killer app" for Amazon's AZ1 neural edge processing chip.
Samsung Pay goes live across the Eftpos network with Heritage Bank
Meanwhile, Eftpos has experienced 20% growth month-on-month across mobile transactions during the pandemic.
Quil launches in-home health monitoring solution as telemedicine usage explodes
Quil Health, a joint venture from Comcast and the Independence Health Group, is launching an in-home health monitoring solution called Assure.
Can the voice of healthcare robots influence how they are perceived by humans?
Robots are gradually making their way into hospitals and other clinical facilities, providing basic assistance to doctors and patients. To facilitate their widespread use in health care settings, however, robotics researchers need to ensure that users feel at ease with robots and accept the help they can offer.
Chinese city launches cryptocurrency lottery, gives away digital coins to promote adoption
Shenzhen will become the latest testbed for China’s sovereign digital currency.
AI Is Throwing Battery Development Into Overdrive
Improving batteries has always been hampered by slow experimentation and discovery processes. Machine learning is speeding it up by orders of magnitude.
Senate committee happy with Budget changes to Australia's R&D scheme
The committee considers the new measures announced in the 2020-21 Budget to sufficient as they provide 'significant clarity and motivation' for all sectors undertaking R&D.
3D-printed multifunctional materials enabled by artificial-intelligence-assisted fabrication technologies
Artificial intelligence can be used to facilitate the 3D printing of functional materials and devices directly on target surfaces, such as human bodies. This Review surveys ex situ and in situ artificial-intelligence-assisted 3D printing of multifunctional materials and its combination with surgical robots to enable autonomous medical care and smart biomanufacturing.