Lenovo and Intel work together on new generation supercomputers for AI
Lenovo and Intel have partnered to optimize data center technologies for convergence between high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
Lenovo believes its HPC infrastructure is the ideal platform to address the major computing challenges. AI software has the unique position to ... Read more
BlackBerry introduces artificial intelligence solution Intelligent Security
BlackBerry has a cloud-based solution that leverages adaptive security, constant authentication, and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance mobile endpoint security in Zero Trust environments. The solution is called Intelligent Security and is built on top of the secure communication platform Spark... Read more
Scientists make AI lie detector for airports
A group of scientists have made a lie detector controlled by artificial intelligence (AI), which they hope can be used at airports. The group is now making the technology commercial.
The tool called Avatar was developed by a startup called Discern Science International, writes The Financial Times... Read more
IBM is testing ways to improve natural language processing
IBM researchers describe in four different papers ways to improve natural language processing. These include new semantic parsing techniques, a method for integrating incomplete knowledge bases with corpora and a tool for recruiting experts to refine interpretable, rules-based systems.
Salim Rouk... Read more
SoftBank leaves many questions open at unveiling Vision Fund II of 108 billion dollars
SoftBank has announced plans for a second Vision Fund, which may contain more than 108 billion dollars. However, CEO Masayoshi Son has left many questions unanswered at the unveiling.
SoftBank's first Vision Fund was launched in 2017 and contained no less than 97 billion dollars. That was the larges... Read more
VMware acquires AI-startup Uhana for an unknown amount
VMware has taken over Uhana, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, for an unknown amount. Uhana creates an AI-driven analytics platform that helps telecom providers find ways to optimize their networks.
Uhana was founded in 2016 by Professor Sachin Katti of Stanford University and Manu Bansal, an... Read more
Google update technology behind Contact Center AI for better voice recognition
Google has announced its Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology behind its Contact Center AI service to update to improve voice recognition. Contact Center AI is based on Dialogflow and Cloud Speech-to-Text.
The first update is for Dialogflow, writes Silicon Angle. Dialogflow is a cloud-based servi... Read more
AI from DeepMind can generate realistic videos from YouTube videos
DeepMind, a sister company of Google, has written a paper in which it describes an artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate realistic videos using YouTube videos.
The AI - Dual Video Discriminator GAN (DVD-GAN) - can create coherent 256 by 256 pixel videos with remarkable reliability and a len... Read more
VMware acquires Bitfusion for virtualization AI accelerators
VMware has announced the acquisition of Bitfusion. Bitfusion is an American company that has developed an elastic and virtual operating system for hardware accelerators. It is unclear how much money is involved in the takeover.
VMware is committed to leveraging Bitfusion's technology after the acqui... Read more
Salesforce adds analytics capabilities to partner relationship management system
Salesforce has added new features to its Sales Cloud partner relationship management (PRM) solution, removing friction by delivering intelligent insights and visibility.
Sales Cloud PRM now receives Einstein Analytics for Partners, writes Venturebeat. This allows companies to use artificial intellig... Read more