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Amazon ‘Developing Robot For Consumers’
The move follows the $1bn acquisition of smart doorbell maker Ring, as Amazon delves further into the home
ARM, HPE, SUSE To Build UK Supercomputer For AI Research
The supercomputer is to be powered by ARM and SUSE Linux and sited in clusters at Edinburgh, Bristol and Leicester universities
Qualcomm Makes First Purpose-Built Chips For Smart Cameras
The new Vision Intelligence Platform features dedicated hardware for image capture, as well as built-in AI
Tesla Shares Plunge Amidst Federal Probes, Credit Downgrade
Two US federal agencies have sent teams to investigate a fatal California highway crash and the vehicle fire that followed
Samsung To Establish Massive AI Research Facility In France
The centre is to be Samsung's third biggest after those in South Korea and the US, with more than 100 researchers
London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’
The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data protection scandals
Hampshire County Council Trials Amazon’s Alexa For Social Care
The council says smart speakers such as Amazon's Echo can improve clients' quality of life and cut councils' costs
Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update
The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them to the cloud
‘Evolutionary’ AI Tricks Classic Video Game Q*bert Into Delivering Points Overdrive
New research demonstrates evolutionary techniques may hold promise for training artificial intelligences of the future
Artificial Intelligence Poses Risk From Malicious Actors
Bolster your AI defences. Experts warn of serious risks within a five year period due to recent advances in AI
AI To Be Taught To Schoolkids Thanks To Deep Learning Kit
UK teenagers are to be taught about artificial intelligence with the launch of a new deep learning teaching kit
Amazon Go Brings Checkout-Free Supermarket To Public
Amazon Go relies on sensors, cameras and artificial intelligence to tell when customers are taking items from shelves, eliminating checkout queues
Jaguar Land Rover To Establish Ireland Software Development Centre
The research centre, staffed by 150 engineers, is to be located in Shannon, western Ireland, where Intel also has a research facility
Smartphones ‘Can Be Unlocked’ Using Covert Sensor Data
Singapore researchers used sensor information freely available to any mobile app to unlock Android phones in only three tries
DeepMind Chief Recognised In New Year Honours List
Demis Hassabis has been named CBE for breakthroughs by the controversial Google-owned British artificial intelligence company
Trade Union Worried About AI-Driven School Inspections
National Association of Head Teachers cautions against machine learning scheme for school inspections
Microsoft Azure Bot Service Opens To Developers
Its good to talk. Redmond to deliver conversational AI to more developers as its Azure Bot Service is opened up
IBM Touts AI Credentials Of New POWER9 Server
Developers can build AI applications quicker thanks to new and more powerful big iron from IBM
Google To Release AI Vision Kit For Raspberry Pi Zero W
The kit includes all the elements needed to make artificially intelligent vision gadgets, with AI tasks carried out on an included Intel chip
Join A Trade Union Before Your Boss Replaces You With AI
CBI calls on government to establish technology commission involving employee representatives
Google Says Its AI Can Program AI Better Than Humans Can
Google's AutoML programme, announced earlier this year, has now produced machine-learning models that outperform hand-built ones
Government Review Lays Out Steps To Boost UK’s AI Industry
'Data trusts' should be formed to ensure information is shared securely, while guidance should be developed on how to explain AI to a wary public
Boxworks 2017: Box Adds ‘Skills’ Machine Learning Tools To Cloud Platform
Box details first machine learning tools powered by IBM Watson, Azure and GCP at Boxworks 2017, alongside Box Skills tool kits for custom processes
Rolls-Royce Uses Google Cloud To Build Autonomous Ships
Rolls-Royce is to use Google's machine learning technology to train intelligent, cloud-based systems for recognising and tracking objects at sea
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Huawei Plans Worldwide Cloud Partner Network To Rival AWS & Azure
The Shenzhen-based company said it plans to build one of the world's biggest clouds by offering technologies and services through a partner network
Transportation, Sales & Retail Jobs ‘To Disappear’ As Robots Take Over
Automation and e-commerce are set to phase out 80 percent of transportation and warehousing jobs and 63 percent of sales employment, says Oxford University
Google ‘Plans’ Chromebook Pixel & Google Home Mini For Autumn
A refresh to the Chromebook Pixel laptop line may be in the offing, along with a miniaturised Google Home smart speaker and voice-activated headphones
More Than 100 Robotics Pioneers Call On UN TO Ban Killer Robots
An 'arms race' around lethal autonomous weapons would cause widespread instability, warn founders of robotics and AI companies