Pandora doubles down on voice with interactive ads expansion and on-demand song search
Pandora is launching its interactive voice-based advertising in beta, opening to more listeners and advertisers with new features thrown into the mix.
CyCognito raises $30 million for a bot network that probes potential attack vectors
CyCognito, a company developing bot network technology to probe potential cyberattack vectors, has raised $30 in venture capital.
Safehub taps building-mounted motion sensors and AI to detect earthquakes
Safehub, a startup developing an earthquake prediction platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding to expand its customer base.
StuffThatWorks raises $9 million to build an AI-powered, crowdsourced medical knowledge platform
StuffThatWorks, a startup developing a platform that uses a combination of crowdsourced knowledge and AI to recommend medical treatments, raised $9 million.
Facebook builds bots so it can watch how they harass each other
Each bot has a different personality, so Facebook can prepare for behaviour from malicious users
OpenAI’s new GPT-3 language explained in under 3 minutes
So, you’ve seen some amazing GPT-3 demos on Twitter (if not, where have you been?). This mega machine learning model, created by OpenAI, can write it’s own op-eds, poems, articles, and even working code: This is mind blowing. With GPT-3, I built a la
Quantexa raises $64.7 million for AI platform that extracts insights from big data
Quantexa, a big data and analytics startup, has raised $64.7 million in venture capital. It brings the total raised $90 million.
Facebook is creating a network filled with bad bots to help it understand real scammers
Facebook's engineers are tired of always running after scammers. So they are re-creating bad behavior to try and anticipate it.
A High-Tech Array of Travel Tools: ‘Smart’ Health Cards,Temperature-Reading Glasses and More
Products that rely on artificial intelligence aim to make travel safer during the pandemic. But hefty prices and privacy concerns are issues.
Facebook details the AI simulation tool it built to find bugs and vulnerabilities
During a briefing with reporters, Facebook detailed an AI simulation platform it built to test its platform for vulnerabilities and bugs.
Facebook is simulating users’ bad behavior using AI
Facebook’s engineers have created a new way to model users’ worst behavior using AI. They’ve created a parallel version of Facebook known as WW, on which they let bots loose to study how they conduct unwanted behavior like spreading spams, scamming other users, and selling guns and drugs.
Asian SMBs recognise need to innovate, but struggle to know how
Small and midsize businesses in the region point to innovation as a key barrier to a quick post-pandemic recovery, with just 39% armed with an employee or team dedicated to driving such efforts in their organisation.
Eftpos develops micropayment proof-of-concept with Hedera Hashgraph
It's also trialling a digital identity solution with Australia Post.
Monash University and RMIT develop AI and AR device to read emotional cues
Designed to augment emotional communication beyond traditional settings.
Tech execs urge Washington to accelerate AI adoption for national security
The National Security Commission on AI, which includes executives from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, advises U.S. government investments in AI.
UNSW offers Bachelor of Quantum Engineering degree
University says the degree will build a quantum workforce for Australia.
The Use of AI in the Eyewear Market
Fit, design and cost are all issues that the eyewear market faces when trying to satisfy their customer’s needs. With the use of AI measurement tools and large databases, the eyewear company Cubitts aims to provide bespoke glasses that fit well, are trendy and affordable.
New York bans use of facial recognition in schools statewide
New York state passed legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition in schools, if signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.