European Parliament calls for ban on mass surveillance
The Parliament's move comes in response to appeals from numerous groups.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called for a ban on biometric mass surveillance technologies. The ban would specifically forbid the use of facial recognition systems.
This week the parliament discussed a r... Read more
Microsoft adds new AI capabilities to Azure Cloud
Microsoft unveiled a lot of new AI capabilities at the Connect();-developer conference this week. Also within the public cloud Azure, developers will soon be able to rely more on artificial intelligence. The building and training of machine learning models will soon be available for developers and d... Read more
Microsoft adds AI capabilities to Visual Studios 2019
Developers can already use the new version of Microsoft's Visual Studio. The integrated development environment for creating software, applications, websites and other services is equipped with artificial intelligence to increase productivity.
Microsoft announced the update last Tuesday at the Conne... Read more
Amazons Alexa everywhere strategy works: 20,000 different devices use Alexa
Amazon's Alexa everywhere strategy seems to be bearing fruit. Today, the company reports that the Virtual Assistant is installed on more than 20,000 different devices. This makes the strategy seem quite successful and it is no wonder that more and more people are using the smart service.
Daniel Raus... Read more