Waymo’s robo-taxi service opens to the public in Phoenix
Waymo's robo-taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona is now open to the public, albeit in a limited geographic area to begin with.
NYU’s crowdsourced questions probe extent of language model bias
A study finds that biases are more wide-ranging and pervasive in popular natural language processing models than originally thought.
Density’s Open Area tool uses AI and radar to track physical workspace usage
Density, a startup leveraging AI and radar sensors to measure office capacity, has released a new product that can map spaces in 3D.
Breakthrough in energy efficient artificial intelligence
Thanks to a mathematical breakthrough, AI applications like speech recognition, gesture recognition and ECG classification can become a hundred to a thousand times more energy efficient. This means it will be possible to put much more elaborate AI in chips, enabling applications to run on a smartphone or smartwatch where before this was done in the cloud.
Standard launches cashierless store at the University of Houston
Standard, a startup developing cashierless technology, has retrofitted a convenience store at the University of Houston ahead of further expansion.
Neocis raises $72 million for its dental surgery robot
Neocis, a startup developing a robot for dental surgery, has raised $72 million in venture capital as it expands its footprint.
Checkout free stores head to college (and soon to you)
Move over Amazon Go, checkout-free shopping spreads beyond the A-Z smile.
A very tiny alteration can help deepfakes escape detection
Last month, Sophie Wilmès, the prime minister of Belgium, appeared in an online video to tell her audience that the COVID-19 pandemic was linked to the "exploitation and destruction by humans of our natural environment." Whether or not these two existential crises are connected, the fact is that Wilmès said no such thing.
Exer Labs raises $2 million and launches computer vision app for Peloton-style coached workouts
Exer Labs has raised $2 million in funding and unveiled its AI-based Exer Studio app for the Mac that captures your movements for coaching advice.
Cloud communication platform MessageBird raises $200 million at a $3 billion valuation
MessageBird, a cloud communication platform spanning contact center software and APIs for developers, has raised $200 million at a $3 billion valuation.
SiteAware raises $10 million to track construction zone progress using drones and AI
SiteAware, a startup adopting a 'digital twin' approach to construction validation, has raised $10 million in series A funding to expand its operations.
A New Kind of Fund That Is Stingier With Information
Once, exchange-traded funds all tried to mirror the market. Now some are trying to beat it, in some cases by concealing their day-to-day trades.
Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War
The company, launched by Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey, is building software to connect multiple Air Force systems—allowing officers to act more quickly.
Budget 2020: Keeping Australia at the forefront of weather and climate modelling
The Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator quietly picked up AU$7.6 million in funding.
Data mining and model-predicting a global disease reservoir for low-pathogenic Avian Influenza (A) in the wider pacific rim using big data sets
Avian Influenza (AI) is a complex but still poorly understood disease; specifically when it comes to reservoirs, co-infections, connectedness and wider landscape perspectives. Low pathogenic (Low-path LP) AI in chickens caused by less virulent strains of AI viruses (AIVs)—when compared with highly pathogenic AIVs (HPAIVs)—are not even well-described yet or known how they contribute to wider AI and immune system issues.
Rewiring of gene expression in circulating white blood cells is associated with pregnancy outcome in heifers (Bos taurus)
Avian Influenza (AI) is a complex but still poorly understood disease; specifically when it comes to reservoirs, co-infections, connectedness and wider landscape perspectives. Low pathogenic (Low-path LP) AI in chickens caused by less virulent strains of AI viruses (AIVs)—when compared with highly pathogenic AIVs (HPAIVs)—are not even well-described yet or known how they contribute to wider AI and immune system issues.
Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase regulates light-induced phase advance of the central circadian rhythm in mice
Kawaguchi et al. show that mice deficient in lipocalin-type prostaglandin (PG) D synthase (L-PGDS) exhibit impaired light-induced phase advance, but normal phase delay and nonvisual light responses. This study suggests the role of L-PGDS for the light-induced phase advance possibly via a chemoattractant receptor DP2/CRTH2.
Government to pay £2m to settle covid testing case
The UK has settled a lawsuit brought by a tech firm over the government's contract bidding process.