Santa Clara, California-based company, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), says its “Milan-X” AMD EPYC processors with 3D V-Cache, to launch in early 2022, will deliver a “50% average uplift” to technical computing workloads.
It also said its Instinct MI200 GPUs, to also launch in early 2022, will boost high-performance computing (HPC) and AI. AMD made the announcements today at its Accelerated…
AI Weekly: Corporate AI labs’ turn toward commercial research highlights need for investment in basic science
November 9, 2021
Google’s parent company Alphabet last week launched a subsidiary focused on AI-powered drug discovery called Isomorphic Labs. Helmed by Demis Hassabis, the cofounder of DeepMind, Isomorphic will use AI to identify disease treatments that have thus far eluded researchers…
Enterprise adoption of AI technology is increasing, but there is still a substantial amount of fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) among the knowledge workforce that could hamper its deployment and perhaps the ultimate success of key initiatives.
Resistance to new software…
A majority of global executives who have implemented artificial intelligence in some form in their business report that the new-age technology has been instrumental in driving financial and cultural benefits at the team and organizational levels, a new study reported on Tuesday.
According to the joint report, published by MIT’s Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group, more than…
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Palo Alto, California-based Landing AI, the AI startup led by Andrew Ng — the cofounder of Google Brain, one of Google’s AI research divisions — today…
Using AI to verify renter eligibility and risk
November 5, 2021
Imagine a software app that creates peace and understanding between landlords and tenants. How much value would that have in this world of constant rental turnover and strife?
This is the challenge taken on by Obligo, a New York-based fintech company that is using AI and…
Enterprise deployment of AI and machine learning (ML) for cash flow forecasting is expected to increase 450% over the next two years, according to the recently released 2021 Cash Forecasting & Visibility Survey from GTreasury and Strategic Treasurer. The survey of nearly 250 enterprises across industries highlights a growing appetite for AI/ML modernization among finance and treasury teams…
SecureAuth, a provider of identity and access management solutions for cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments, today announced it has acquired passwordless authentication startup Acceptto. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
Founded out of Portland in 2013…
How will the world of work change in the near future? “Every business process will be collaborative, powered by data and AI, and will bridge the digital and physical worlds,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the opening keynote of his company’s Ignite conference…
Notable aims to improve AI in health care with new $100M
November 3, 2021
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series: AI and the future of health care
Notable, an intelligent automation company focused on health care, today announced it received a $100 million series B funding round. The investment, led by ICONIQ Growth with participation from Greylock Ventures, Oak HC/ FT, and F-Prime, will be used to expand access to more health care providers…
