Researchers at the University of Washington are putting former President Barack Obama’s words into his own mouth to demonstrate breakthrough technology in the field of computer vision. By turning audio… Read More
When Apple announced plans earlier this year to expand its engineering operation in Seattle, the company said it would be looking for “the best people who are excited about AI… Read More
Google’s new artificial intelligence investment arm has made one of its first bets, leading a $10.5 million Series A round in Seattle-based AI algorithm marketplace Algorithmia. Algorithmia is essentially an… Read More
Planning a vacation with the help of artificial intelligence just got a boost thanks to JetBlue and its new partnership with Utrip, the Seattle startup that combines local experts and… Read More
Artificial intelligence researchers at Facebook have figured out how to train their AI models for image recognition at eye-popping speeds. The company announced the results of the effort to speed… Read More
It’s pretty clear that the next big battleground for public cloud providers will involve artificial intelligence. Just as companies like Amazon Web Services made it possible for ten-person startups to… Read More
In the U.S., car crashes kill roughly 40,000 people a year. That’s a loss of life equivalent to four to five 737 airplanes crashing every week. “In no other setting… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary is by Richard A. Clarke and R.P. Eddy, authors of the new book, Warnings: Finding Cassandras To Stop Catastrophes.] Artificial intelligence is a broad term, maybe overly broad.… Read More
Softbank is shaping up to be a major force behind the chip designs of the next decade, if a report concerning its stake in Nvidia is correct. A little less… Read More
Conversica is looking for top tier-talent in artificial intelligence and machine learning. That’s why the company, which makes AI software and bots to help marketing and salespeople, has joined more than 90… Read More
Data-crunching startup Lattice Data has been acquired by Apple, as the battle for machine learning talent continues between big tech companies. A source familiar with the company confirmed the deal,… Read More
Microsoft is going beyond the concepts of image recognition and machine learning to make artificial intelligence smarter, and building systems that can read text, comprehend the context behind it and… Read More
Element Data, a Seattle startup that uses machine learning to help people and organizations make big decisions, just closed a $1.7 million seed round led by investor Archibald Cox Jr.… Read More
Apple plans to significantly expand its engineering operations in Seattle — further establishing the satellite office as a hub for developing future artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for products such as the iPhone, MacBook, Apple Watch… Read More
BOSTON – Microsoft’s robotic mosquito trap is so smart it can tell one insect species from another – and that’s good news for scientists fighting the Zika virus, dengue fever and… Read More
Last October, when a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks knocked out major websites like Amazon and Twitter, one financial firm was prepared. The company was an early tester… Read More
Call centers ain’t what they used to be. That’s because customers rely on an increasingly wide range of tools to connect with businesses, including social media, email, texting, and other… Read More
Cortana wants you to keep your promises. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, available on platforms including Windows 10, iOS and Android, has some new capabilities to help users stay on top of commitments… Read More
Bringing artificial intelligence technology into the hands of consumers and businesses is no easy task; doing so takes a ton of computing and processing power. This is why it’s difficult to… Read More
LendingRobot, an automated online investment-management service that calls itself a “robo-advisor,” is launching a hedge fund that the company says is administered without human intervention, making use of Amazon Web Services’… Read More
Healthcare is an expensive industry. Every year, the United States spends about $9,000 per capita on healthcare, higher than in many other industrial countries. And despite that extra spending, U.S. health… Read More
MS MARCO may sound like the name of a giant ocean liner (and, in fact, the MS Marco Polo does have a few voyages to its name). But this story… Read More
The goal of further transforming how drivers interact with their cars is steering an acquisition and name change involving two Seattle-area companies. Kirkland, Wash.-based UIEvolution Inc. announced Thursday that it is acquiring… Read More
Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let people use their smartphones to have conversations in several languages at the same time. The update works with… Read More
Amazon is crafting its Alexa voice-based digital assistant to be like one of its employees, and now, with the introduction of several new services at the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference,… Read More
Amazon is looking for startups that can build innovative technologies using the company’s Alexa artificial intelligence platform. The tech giant today announced the Alexa Accelerator, a new program it will launch next… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services is making MXNet its deep-learning framework of choice, a top executive said this evening at the fifth annual re:Invent user’s conference. MXNet is an open-source… Read More
Under the simple skin of Uber lies complexity you may not have considered: the logistics of predicting how long it will take rides (or meals) to arrive, setting pricing and even… Read More
Machine learning and artificial intelligence have the ability to transform everything from transportation to medicine, but the industry has a long way to go to get to that point. Bloomberg… Read More
Microsoft has chosen the 10 machine learning and data science companies that will make up the fourth class of its Seattle Accelerator. The startups hail from all over the U.S. and focus on a variety… Read More