New Alexa skill development tools reduce pain points between businesses and customers
Amazon's new Multi-Capability Skills for Alexa enables smart home developers to build voice apps that support custom commands.
The promising case of low-code testing
Low-code dev platforms have been around for 30 years, but in 2020, adoption has reached an inflection point. Can low-code deliver software with the appropriate levels of quality, scale, and sustainability?
New ‘Whirling’ State of Matter Discovered: Self-Induced Spin Glass
The strongest permanent magnets today contain a mix of the elements neodymium and iron. However, neodymium on its own does not behave like any known magnet, confounding researchers for more than half a century. Physicists at Radboud University and Up
Facebook AI Research applies Transformer architecture to streamline object detection models
Facebook AI researchers claim they created the first object detection model with the Transformer neural network architecture typically used for NLP.
Manage through the pandemic’s next stage with technologies in four categories
Technology will play a pivotal role in running your business during the pandemic. So far, many firms have focused their pandemic technology strategy on enabling remote workers but now they need to widen their scope. Here's how you should evaluate your technology needs.
Square Enix establishes new company to pursue ‘entertainment AI’
Square Enix wants to get into the exciting new business of "entertainment AI." Does that mean you'll finally get the digital Tifa of your dreams?
US joins G7 AI alliance to counter China’s influence
The US is joining the rest of the G7 in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, in an effort to contain China's influence on AI
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Aclima: Pollution data shows how much San Diego’s skies have cleared
Air pollution has fallen dramatically in San Diego, based on data collected by Aclima's fleet of fixed and mobile pollution monitors.
COVID-19 HPC Consortium pours 437 petaflops of compute power toward virus research
IBM today announced several new additions to the COVID-19 HPC Consortium, bringing the total number of supercomputing partners to 40.
Orbita raises $9 million to develop conversational AI for health care
Orbita, a startup developing conversational AI technologies for health care use cases, raised $9 million in venture capital.
Executing low-power linear computations using nonlinear ferroelectric memristors
Researchers at Toshiba Corporate R&D Center and Kioxia Corporation in Japan have recently carried out a study exploring the feasibility of using nonlinear ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) memristors to perform low-power linear computations. Their paper, published in Nature Electronics, could inform the development of hardware that can efficiently run artificial intelligence (AI) applications, such as artificial neural networks.
Mobileye demos self-driving car that uses cameras to get around
Intel subsidiary Mobileye published a 40-minute video demonstrating its camera-based self-driving system navigating streets in Jerusalem.
Optimus Ride begins delivering food to families in need in Washington, D.C.
Self-driving startup Optimus Ride this week began delivering food to families in need at the Yards, a development in Washington, D.C.
Nuro partners with CVS to deliver prescriptions in Houston
Self-driving delivery vehicle startup Nuro is partnering with CVS to deliver prescriptions and other goods to customers in Houston.
Vesta raises $125 million to fight payment fraud with AI
Vesta, which provides an AI-powered platform for payment fraud detection and prevention, has raised $125 million in venture capital.
Save $50 on Teracube: A CES 2020 finalist smartphone built with sustainability in mind
Forget about upgrading every few years, the Teracube is the first sustainable Android smartphone with a four-year warranty.
Japan passes bill to build AI-powered ‘super cities’ addressing societal issues
Japan has passed a bill to build “super cities” which address societal issues using emerging technologies such as AI.