AWS introduces on-prem Panorama appliance for computer vision
AWS is making Panorama generally available. By doing so, the cloud giant delivers an on-premises appliance for computer vision applications.
Companies often depend on the public cloud to deliver AI functionality into their work environments. AWS Panorama makes on-premises AI deployment much more...
AI analysis with one chat message: Infor Coleman integrates in Teams
Infor introduces a Microsoft Teams integration of Infor Coleman AI Digital Assistant, the voice and text control tool of AI platform Infor Coleman.
AI platform Infor Coleman has been available since 2018. The Infor Coleman AI Digital Assistant enables end users to leverage AI through voice and ...
Kubeflow v1.4 cuts out duplicates and adds automation processes
The planned release date of September 27th arrived and passed but with some last-minute adjustments, machine learning on Kubernetes project Kubeflow has finally arrived.
Version 1.4 is the second bigger release of the year, which is why the Kubeflow team focused on simplifying operations and st...
Google Cloud’s Speaker ID adds speech identification
Contact Centers can now have callers authenticate by voice.
Google has announced that their customers who use their Contact Center AI service to automate their call center operations can now enable Speaker ID. This is a machine learning-based voice identification feature that allows callers to a...
Oracle forays into machine learning for its ERP software
Oracle Cloud recently introduced its range of cloud-based enterprise resource planning systems, including machine learning capabilities that automate many manual entry tasks.
The ERP system forms a core component of technology these days, functioning as a hub for organizations to manage tasks re...
Amazon launches QuickSight Q for Business Intelligence
The service uses a natural language query tool that makes it easier for users to ask questions.
Known simply as "Q", the tool allows a company’s employees to ask business questions using natural language. For example: "How many customers bought product X and in which month did they make the p...
Databricks could be valued at $38 billion after a $1.5 billion funding round
Databricks is raising at least $1.5 billion in new funding round on a valuation of $38 billion, despite reports earlier that it was planning an IPO this year.
Morgan Stanely will lead the round, according to a Bloomberg report that cited three people familiar with the plan. The report also added...
SAP acquires SwoopTalent to augment its people analytics offering
SAP SE is venturing into people analytics following the acquisition of intellectual property and talent from SwoopTalent. The terms of the deal are still under wraps.
SwoopTalent is behind a platform with automation capabilities that connect talent systems and data for analytics, machine learnin...
TensorFlow splits off Keras and fixes security in v2.6
TensorFlow 2.6, the deep learning framework, is now past the beta testing phase and is moving to general availability. However, machine learning users should be careful since the release has a few breaking changes worth considering before switching over.
Among other things, version 2.6 finally d...
Google releases Unattended Project Recommender to optimize cloud costs
Google announced a new feature of Active assist on August 6. Named Unattended Project Recommender, the feature is a collection of Google's tools designed to help optimize Google Cloud environments.
Unattended Project Recommender aims to provide a unified tool to discover, reclaim, and shut down ...
Dell, Salesforce and Google raise funds for FullStory Inc.
The startup has raised over $103m in funding from an investment group that includes Google LLC, Salesforce.com Inc., and Dell Technologies Inc.
FullStory Inc. is an app and website analytics startup that has disclosed how $103 million of new funding has been raised by tech giants such as Google ...
Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics adds AI and ML to customer care
Amazon Web Services is enhancing its AWS Contact Center Intelligence by adding a new transcription analytics tool designed to make insights surfaced from customer conversations significantly better.
Amazon Transcribe Call Analytics is the given name for the machine learning-powered application p...