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Tasker's Android phone automation connects with Google Assistant

January 27, 2021
People have long used Tasker to take care of repetitive tasks on their Android device, or to customize its features based on things like whether they’re at home or at the office. Now the app’s features are a little easier to use since you can trigger them via Google Assistant. XDA points out a post by the developer on Reddit where he points out the currently available triggers, which you can…
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Algolia acquires MorphL to turbocharge ‘search-as-a-service’ platform with AI

January 26, 2021
Algolia, which offers a “search-as-a-service” platform, has acquired Romanian AI and machine learning (ML) startup MorphL. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded out of San Francisco in 2012, Algolia — which counts Salesforce and Accel among its investors — provides the engine and tools for businesses to build Google-like indexing and search smarts into their own platforms using…
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OpenCV opens $400,000 contest to solve real-world problems with spatial AI

January 26, 2021
At some point in the not-too-distant future, pairing depth-sensing cameras with artificial intelligence will enable computers to truly understand the physical world — a vision researchers and companies have spent years working to transform into reality. Today, open source computer vision library OpenCV announced that it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary with a global competition designed to…
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Nvidia launches certification program for AI platforms

January 26, 2021
Nvidia today launched a formal certification program for systems based on graphical processor units (GPUs) deployed in on-premises IT environments by its OEM partners. The Nvidia-Certified Systems initiative comes at a time when AI models are starting to be both trained and…
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Kili Technology unveils data annotation platform to improve AI, raises $7 million

January 26, 2021
Poor or uncategorized raw data can be a major impediment for enterprises that want to build high-quality artificial intelligence that has a meaningful impact on their business. Organizing unstructured data such as images and audio can present a particularly daunting obstacle in this regard. Today, Paris-based Kili Technology unveiled its service that allows enterprises to annotate raw data such as…
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