Clockwise raises $18 million to optimize work calendars with AI
Clockwise, whose platform taps AI to optimize workplace calendars, has raised $18 million to grow its products and expand its reach.
AI model creates 3D avatars from a person’s picture
An AI system dubbed AvatarMe creates 3D avatars of people from nothing but face images, whether hand-drawn or photographed in black-and-white.
Amazon hopes AI will help enforce social distancing at its warehouses
Amazon's latest COVID-19 measure is a new AI that tries to ensure the company's warehouse employees practice social distancing while traveling in high-traffic areas.
New method ensures complex programs are bug-free without testing
A team of researchers have devised a way to verify that a class of complex programs is bug-free without the need for traditional software testing. Called Armada, the system makes use of a technique called formal verification to prove whether a piece of software will output what it's supposed to.
Amazon using augmented reality to keep workers 2m apart
Amazon says 'hundreds' of units will be introduced to its warehouses
Boston Dynamics starts selling its Spot robot — for $74,500
Boston Dynamics has opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot priced at $74,500, to businesses in the U.S. It ships in six to eight weeks.
AI is tracking down the UK’s biggest foe: Japanese knotweed
Scientists are using AI to find invasive species of plants, including the scourge of British homes and gardens: Japanese knotweed.
Streamlit raises $21 million for a framework that simplifies AI app development
Streamlit, a startup developing a framework to streamline AI app deployment, raised $21 million in venture capital.
Zycada raises $19 million for AI that speeds up web content delivery
Zycada, a startup developing AI technologies that speed up web content delivery, has raised $19 million in venture capital.
World Economic Forum’s 2020 Technology Pioneers highlight AI’s reach
The World Economic Forum has announced the 100 companies on its 2020 Technology Pioneers list, among them 24 AI-driven companies.
Amazon deploys AI ‘distance assistants’ to notify warehouse workers if they get too close
Amazon is using AI-powered "Distance Assistants" to track workers’ movements and give them feedback in real time when they break social distancing rules. The company, which has been criticized for its response to the COVID-19 outbreak, says it will open-source the technology to make it freely available.
Salt Security raises $20 million to protect APIs with AI
Cybersecurity startup Salt Security has raised $20 million to further develop its AI and machine learning-powered API protection platform.
Europe opens antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store rules for developers
A separate investigation also looks into Apple Pay integration into apps and websites.
Kasada raises $10 million to fight content scraping and other cyberthreats
Kasada, which provides a platform that protects enterprise web apps from cyberthreats, has raised $10 million in venture capital.
Apprentice raises $7.5 million to expedite lab work with AI and AR
Apprentice, a startup developing AI and augmented reality technologies tailored to life sciences customers, raised $7.5 million in venture capital.
A pizza vending machine for a new reality
Upheaval in the restaurant industry propels automation concepts.
Amazon unveils Distance Assistant, an open source platform to enforce physical distancing among workers
Amazons Distance Assistant is an open source tool that taps AI and augmented reality to enforce social distancing among workers.
Riding Out Quarantine With a Chatbot Friend: ‘I Feel Very Connected’
The digital companions may sound like science fiction. But when social isolation became the norm, they helped deal with the loneliness, some users say.