Google plans to reveal artificial intelligence features, along with updates to its Pixel devices and the Android platform, at a special event on August 13, according to invites shared online by The Verge and tech commentator Marques Brownlee. The event is set to take place at Google’s Mountain View headquarters, starting with a keynote at…
Social media entity Reddit (RDDT.N) said on Tuesday it would enhance a web standard utilized by the site to block automated data scraping, as reports have lately emerged that some AI startups go around the rule in order to collect content for their systems. This move comes after increased pressure from publishers, which claim that…
Seven content-licensing sellers of music, images, video and other datasets for use in training artificial intelligence systems have formed the sector’s first trade group, they said on Wednesday.The Dataset Providers Alliance will advocate for “ethical data sourcing” for training AI systems, including rights for people featured in datasets and intellectual property rights protection for content…
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group 9984.T opens new tab has launched a joint venture with Tempus AI TEM.O opens new tab that aims to analyse personal medical data using artificial intelligence as it hopes to come up with treatment recommendations, Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son said at a briefing in Tokyo.This is the latest in…
Nexperia, one of the world’s largest makers of basic semiconductors – including diodes and transistors, said it would invest $200 million to expand capacity at its main production site in Hamburg, Germany.The investment, from Dutch-headquartered Nexperia – a subsidiary of the Chinese electronics maker WingTech – is one of the few computer chip investments made…
Uber will pay USD 1,000 in credits to some commuters in the United States and Canada who ditch cars for five weeks in favour of public and other transport services, it said on Thursday, in its latest effort to drum up business and help reduce emissions.Now, the operator of the ride-hailing and food delivery platform…
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