Workday is going to use blockchain for checking and identity data
Workday has announced that it has taken over Trusted Key. This startup can be seen as a provider of digital identity solutions, to create secure digital control of identity data with the support of blockchain.
In a blog post from July, Workday states that the new platform makes services safer an... Read more
Intel announces its first AI chip for data centers
Intel announced at an event in Israel that it will release its first AI chip for data centers. The Nervana Neural Network Processor for Inference, as the chip is officially called, is intended for use in large data centers that run AI workloads.
The chip is an edited version of the 10-nm Ice Lake... Read more
New AI chip from Cerebras largest processor in the world
Cerebras Systems, an AI start-up that focuses on deep learning, has developed an AI chip with 1.2 trillion transistors. By doing so, the company claims to have built the largest processor in the world to date.
The Wafer Scale Engine Cerebras unveiled today, in short WSE, measures 21.6 by 21.6 cen... Read more
AWS: Face recognition software Recognition now also recognizes fear
Amazon Web Services' (AWS) facial recognition software Recognition has been updated to recognize a person's fear. The facial analysis function is also more accurate and functionality has been improved.
According to AWS itself, the software could already accurately recognize seven emotions. It's a... Read more
Dataiku simplifies collaboration through data science
Chances are you've never heard of Dataiku. The company
that focuses on collaborating on data science projects was founded in 2013,
after which it grew considerably in the following years. This is mainly because
the Data Science Studio (DSS) platform can exist alongside existing data
science initiat... Read more
Oracle sues startup CryptoOracle for trademark infringement
CryptoOracle, a blockchain-based investment start-up from New York, has been indicted by software giant Oracle for using the brand name. Oracle requires the startup to use a different name.
Oracle's complaint boils down to the fact that the startup deliberately chose the brand name CryptoOracle. ... Read more
AI researchers come up with benchmark for natural language processing
A group of researchers dealing with artificial intelligence (AI) have launched a benchmarking platform that measures natural language processing (NLP) capabilities. The group consists of Facebook AI, New York University, DeepMind and the University of Washington.
The platform - SuperGLUE - builds o... Read more
Nvidia claims new record in real-time conversational AI
Nvidia says that it has achieved new records and breakthroughs in artificial intelligences (AIs) that understand language. The AIs should enable real-time conversational AI in various software applications.
According to Nvidia, conversational AI is especially important for companies that want to bui... Read more
UiPath takes over startup StepShot
UiPath has taken over StepShot. StepShot is a Ukrainian startup that specializes in automating process documentation. Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
StepShot offers technology for monitoring actions by users, enabling customers to save time and accelerate the achieveme... Read more
Automation Anywhere acquires Klevops
Automation Anywhere's Robotic Process Automation (RPA) techniques will be improved with the acquisition of the French robotics company Klevops. This acquisition means that Attended Automation 2.0 can be offered, according to the company in a press release.
According to the company, Attended Automat... Read more