AI & Robotics

Humans at an early age can identify objects and how each object can interact with its environment. For example, when watching videos of sports like tennis and football, spectators and sportscasters can understand and anticipate plays despite never being given a list of possible actions. We as humans develop this skill as we watch events unfold live and on the screen. Furthermore, we can reason…

Pinecone Systems, a company developing a database platform for AI workloads, today emerged from stealth with $10 million in funding. A company spokesperson told VentureBeat the funds will be put toward customer acquisition and product R&D as Pinecone’s platform launches for self-onboarding. AI models take data, whether images, sentences, or user behavior, and convert them into complex…

Atlanta, Georgia-based Verusen, a startup leveraging AI to build a connected supply chain, today raised $8 million in series A funding co-led by Forte Ventures and Flyover Capital. The company says it’ll put the funds toward R&D as it expands the size of its workforce. A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report anticipated that companies would have to address the implications of their supply…

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is launching the Global AI Action Alliance today, with more than 100 organizations participating at launch. The steering committee includes business leaders like IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, multinational organizations like the OECD and UNESCO, and worker group representatives like International Trade Union Confederation general secretary Sharan Burrow. The Global AI…