Source: forbes.com It’s been more than eight years since Facebook’s first data scientist told a Bloomberg reporter that “the best minds of my generation are thinking about how to make people click ads.” By the time the data scientist, Jeff Hammerbacher, delivered that infamous criticism in 2011, he was already a few years removed from the data team at Read More
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Source: techrepublic.com Artificial intelligence (AI) not only helps businesses operate more efficiently, but also generates critical insights businesses use to improve. AI has proliferated through the enterprise, becoming a crucial component of successful businesses. This success fuels AI’s continued growth, with AI devices predicted to increase by 1.8 billion in the next five years, ABI Research Read More
Source: newswise.com Newswise — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Social media, cameras, sensors and more generate huge amounts of data that can overwhelm analysts sifting through it all for meaningful, actionable information to provide decision-makers such as political leaders and field commanders responding to security threats. Sandia National Laboratories researchers are working to lessen that burden by Read More
Source: techspot.com. The big picture: As trade tensions between China and the US continue to make headlines, Apple has found itself in the general conversation once again. Apparently, the company shares some data with a Chinese tech giant, which has led some to believe that it isn’t able to hold up to its high standards for Read More
Source: focustaiwan.tw Washington, Oct. 12 (CNA) Taiwan and the United States are considering sharing big data related to healthcare, to help facilitate medical research on both sides, Lee Po-chang , the head of Taiwan’s health insurance administration, said in Washington on Saturday. Lee said the American National Institutes of Health (NIH) is interested in the Read More
Source: dailymaverick.co.za South Africa’s overall investment in artificial intelligence (AI) over the last decade is significant, with around $1.6-billion invested to date. These investments have seen businesses experimenting with a range of different technologies, including chatbots, robotic process automation and advanced analytics. This is a welcome reminder that fears about AI, automation and the impact Read More
Source: financialexpress.com Artificial Intelligence has begun to enter every spectrum of business and every day life. We have started experiencing transformation in travel, entertainment, shopping, food delivery, banking, learning, personal assistants, to name a few. In many of these examples, AI is playing assistive, augmentative or sometimes, autonomous force. Competitive forces impacted by AI are Read More
Source: venturebeat.com In an interview with AVSIM, the head of Microsoft’s upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator stated that the team will “try our darnedest” to add VR support. Last week, we reported on Microsoft telling YouTubers at their preview event that the sim will not support VR at launch, but “maybe” later on. Microsoft Flight Simulator was announced at E3 Read More
source: tech.africa Microsoft South Africa has announced the availability of Python support in Azure Functions for South Africans. This means that developers can now build their serverless functions using Python 3.6, based on the open-source and cross-platform Functions 2.0 runtime, and publish to a Linux-based hosting platform in Azure. This ensures an end-to-end experience for Read More
Source: ventsmagazine.com There has been quite a speculation about artificial intelligence and machine learning, but Artificial Intelligence has an overkill of data, opening new doors to technology. Though the two terms Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning are always together, several people are unaware of the difference between the two. Therefore, let us kick off with the example Read More
Source: devops.com Enterprise adoption of microservices is continuing to rise. Its popularity is so strong that 86% of development professionals internationally expect microservices to become the default application architecture within the next five years. Looking out even longer, nearly all professionals see microservices becoming their company’s default application architecture. At its core, a microservice approach centers Read More
Source: neowin.net Dark matter and dark energy have been the subject of study for cosmologists and physicists who are striving the understand the world around us in its entirety. The composition of the universe is an age-old inquiry that these researchers have probed into. And while we do have estimates of the likely percentages of Read More
Source: theguardian.com Artificial intelligence is on a par with human experts when it comes to making medical diagnoses based on images, a review has found. The potential for artificial intelligence in healthcare has caused excitement, with advocates saying it will ease the strain on resources, free up time for doctor-patient interactions and even aid the development of Read More
Source: redmondmag.com Azure Sentinel, Microsoft’s cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) solution, has reached the “general availability” release stage, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. The solution had been at the preview stage back in February, but now it’s deemed ready by Microsoft for commercial use. Microsoft worked with its partners to fine-tune Azure Sentinel, and got “feedback Read More
Source: itproportal.com The insights gained from Big Data analytics can be incredibly valuable to a business. Yet, every new data stream creates a new potential attack vector, making classic perimeter defences obsolete and leaving the organisation vulnerable. In the past, data security executives and data scientists had to choose between analytics and security but now Read More
Source: cmswire.com Organizations deploying artificial intelligence (AI) in the enterprise should start with a small use case that solves a specific business problem and ties back to the organization’s core values, according to a Google AI executive. Tracy Frey, director of strategy for Google Cloud AI, shared these thoughts with the crowd at the MIT Technology Review’s Read More
Source: techcrunch.com Paperspace has always had a firm focus on data science teams building machine models, offering them access to GPUs in the cloud, but the company has had broader ambition beyond providing pure infrastructure, and today it announced a new set of tools to help these teams pass the model off to developers and operations Read More
Source: hindustantimes.com Artificial intelligence or our capability of inventing systems that can think, create and act better and faster than humans has become a buzzword that everyone knows about. AI for medicine, AI for finance, AI for auto, we all seem to know and be fearful for the role of AI in next stage of Read More
Source: inc42.com To encourage research on artificial intelligence (AI) ethics, Silicon Valley-headquartered Facebook said that it has now selected six projects from India that will focus on three key areas – governance, cultural diversity and operationalising ethics. The company announced Ethics in AI research awards in June with a regional focus on India. It had said Read More
Source: zdnet.com Microsoft is adding new applications and features to its Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP portfolio, officials announced today, September 23. Many of the new additions to the line-up are “AI-driven,” which in this case, means they are built on various Microsoft AI technologies that are now part of a new “Azure AI” brand. Read More
Source: wtop.com Artificial intelligence programs are multiplying like rabbits across the federal government. The Defense Department has tested AI for predictive maintenance on vehicles and aircraft. Civilian agencies have experimented with robotic process automation. RPA pilots at the General Services Administration and the IRS helped employees save time on repetitive, low-skill tasks. In February, President Donald Trump signed an Read More
Source: torringtontribune.com A new 44-part video series called ‘Python for Beginners’ is being offered on YouTube by Microsoft. The Python series, consisting of three to four minute lessons. are taught by two staff members who love programming and teaching. But this series of free lessons isn’t really for total beginners. Microsoft assumes that people who sign up Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net The tech giant Google has launched Google Research India, an AI lab in Bengaluru. The AI lab will partner with researchers across India and employ the developments to improve the apps and services. The lab will also use researches in the field of healthcare and education for the betterment. According to the company, Read More
Source: analyticsinsight.net Big data is the new wave that’s taking over company operations by storm. Businesses that are able to leverage the volume, variety and velocity of big data can make better decisions, reduce operational costs, and keep up with evolving customer demands. Big data is being used in many different sectors. From manufacturing to Read More
Source: nation.co.ke On the other hand, businesses looking to inject efficiencies in their work and make more money are enchanted by the palette of possibilities wrought by technology. To investors, technology means bigger and better business. For many, the term “artificial intelligence” is a complicated topic reserved for hard-nosed tech titans — but that’s a Read More
Source: richmond.com The University of Virginia has received state clearance for its data science school. The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia last week gave final approval to the creation of UVA’s School of Data Science, eight months after the Charlottesville university received a $120 million donation for the creation for the school. “I Read More
Source: asiaone.com With the growing trend of artificial intelligence (AI) disrupting industries across all sectors, it is inevitable that this technology has found its way to one of the world’s foremost proponents of automotive innovation – Formula 1. Michael Shearer OBE, McLaren Applied Technologies’ Asia-Pacific managing director, has not ruled out the possibility of the Read More
Source: itbrief.co.nz Enterprise AI service provider DataRobot has unveiled MLOps, a machine learning operations (MLOps) solution for deploying, monitoring, and managing machine learning models across the enterprise. MLOps combines DataRobot’s existing model management and monitoring solution with capabilities from MLOps category leader ParallelM, which DataRobot acquired in June. DataRobot’s new MLOps offering provides a centralised Read More