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IBM’s New Power9-Based AI Hardware Said to Be ‘Performance Beast’ (DCK)

Companies running AI applications often need as much computing muscle as researchers who use supercomputers do. IBM’s latest system is aimed at both audiences. The company las... More

5 Artificial Intelligence Predictions for 2018 (Forbes)

In the original Blade Runner—set in 2019—technologists had already developed replicant humans and flying cars. Although I’m doubtful we’ll hit that mark in real life, I’d... More

2018: AI Gets Smarter, More Practical (DXC Technology Blog)

We all know AI is coming to the forefront of technology in the form of machine learning (ML) and deep neural networks, where AI can understand the surroundings and apply that infor... More

IBM Develops Preprocessing Block, Makes Machine Learning Faster Tenfold (CoinTelegraph)

IBM research laboratory in Zurich, Switzerland has developed a new generic preprocessing building block that could make the speed by which machine learning algorithms can absorb ne... More

The Next Great Design Challenge: Make AI Comprehensible To Humans (Co.Design)

We hear all the time about AI’s massive promise: everything from sifting through data to find new drugs to making it possible to diagnose cancer at the tap of a button. But it’... More

‘Artificial Intelligence’ is Marketing Word of the Year (InsideRadio)

The marketing word of the year, according to the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) has something a bit, well, artificial about it. The ANA asked its members to choose 2017�... More

Intelligent Agents, Blended AI Factor Into a ‘Year of Reckoning’ (CMO)

Despite a vibrant economy, individual companies will confront unceasing changes in technology and inflated consumer expectations. That’s why Forrester Research is calling 2018 a ... More

Gracenote Delivers Automated TV Channel Monitoring, Reporting Solution to Broadcasters with TV Street Maps 2.0 (MESA)

Gracenote today launched its next-generation TV distribution monitoring and reporting solution developed specifically for the India TV market called TV Street Maps 2.0. The latest ... More

Adobe’s Awesome New Selection Tool Brings AI to Photoshop (Co.Design)

You’ve seen Adobe’s latest crazy technology demos. This fall the company gave users a sneak peek at these reality-shattering tools, which may eventually show up in Adobe produc... More

IBM’s Now Serving Chips for AI (TechWire Asia)

Instances of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), or deep learning are appearing across all sorts of enterprise service offerings. While there’s a certain amount ... More

Artificial Intelligence Still Isn’t a Game Changer (Bloomberg View)

Not much time passes these days between so-called major advancements in artificial intelligence. Yet researchers are not much closer than they were decades ago to the big goal: act... More

Amazon Brings Alexa Voice-Command Technology to the Workplace (Bloomberg)

Amazon.com Inc. announced new voice-activated tools for the workplace, hoping that verbal commands -- “Alexa, print my spreadsheet” -- will handle common office tasks. Alexa... More

Publishers See Traction in Branded Podcasts (Digiday)

Branded content renewals are generally a tough sell, with renewal rates historically hovering below 40 percent. But branded podcasts appear to be bucking that trend, as advertisers... More

You.i TV Announces Release of You.i Engine One 4.6, Featuring Remote Asset Management (MESA)

You.i TV today announced a new version of its You.i Engine One platform that includes remote asset management and other features that can spur faster, better and more monetizable v... More

Adobe Previews New Photoshop Feature That Uses AI to Select Subjects (TechCrunch)

While Photoshop users have gotten pretty damn good at masking humans and other subjects over the years, it still remains one of the most tedious tasks in the app. But the days of M... More

ESPN’s Big Bet on Fantasy (Axios)

ESPN Fantasy sports app is driving a massive chunk of the network's digital traffic, and Disney executives are looking to replicate that success for other networks. As ESPN inve... More

Amazon Debuts Elemental-based AWS Media Services for Video App Creation (TechCrunch)

Video is what consumers are paying attention to these days, and Amazon’s AWS is hoping to capitalise on that with one of its latest launches. Doubling down on its video services ... More

AWS Debuts Amazon Sumerian to Build AR, VR and 3D Apps (MESA)

Amazon Web Services announced Amazon Sumerian, a new service that makes it easy for any developer to build Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and 3D applications, and ru... More

Amazon Web Services’ Computer Vision Gets Real-Time Face Recognition (VentureBeat)

Amazon Web Services announced a series of updates to its Recognition service, which provides machine learning-based computer vision capabilities to cloud customers. The system w... More

Artificial Intelligence to Provide a Better Holiday Shopping Experience (Forbes)

Linda Currey Post, Oracle: As the holiday gift-giving season approaches, retailers are bracing to meet the expectations of increasingly sophisticated online shoppers. Those consume... More

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