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YouTube now does AI noise cancellation for Stories on iOS

October 2, 2020

You may notice a marked improvement in the audio quality of some YouTube Stories going forward, thanks to a new speech enhancement feature Google rolled out. A couple of years ago, the tech giant debuted the “Looking to Listen” AI technology that can pick out voices in a crowd. Now, it’s making the technology available to creators recording YouTube Stories on iOS devices. Google taught…

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Facebook’s AI matches people in need with those willing to assist

October 2, 2020

Facebook says it has deployed a feature in its Community Help hub to make it easier for users to assist each other during the pandemic. As of this week, AI will detect when a public post on News Feed is about needing or offering help and will surface a suggestion to share it…

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Air Street Capital: AI industry remains strong despite academic brain drain, tech nationalization

October 2, 2020

London-based venture capital firm Air Street Capital today published the State of AI Report 2020, its third annual survey canvassing research, talent, industrial, and political trends in the field of AI. Coauthored by University College London visiting professor Ian Hogarth…

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MIT CSAIL claims its AI system can predict and classify pulmonary edemas

October 2, 2020

An MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) team claims to have developed an AI system that can analyze X-rays to anticipate certain kinds of heart failure. By detecting signs of excess fluid in the lungs, a condition known as pulmonary edema, the researchers say it can quantify heart failure severity on a four-level scale correctly more than half the time. Every year, roughly…

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Via acquires delivery logistics startup Fleetonomy to bolster fulfillment with AI

October 2, 2020

In a move to expand its business into the logistics and delivery segment, ride-hailing startup Via today announced that it acquired Fleetonomy for an undisclosed sum. Via, which says it plans to apply Fleetonomy’s expertise in demand prediction and fleet utilization to…

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YouTube Stories on iOS gains AI-powered speech enhancement

October 1, 2020

Google today launched Looking-to-Listen, a new audiovisual speech enhancement feature in YouTube Stories captured with iOS devices. Leveraging AI and machine learning, the company says it allows creators to take better selfie videos by automatically boosting their voices and…

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IBM open-sources AI for optimizing satellite communications and predicting space debris trajectories

October 1, 2020

IBM today announced two new open source projects that aim to solve the technical challenges around cube satellites, a type of miniaturized satellite for space research, and space situational awareness. Both were built by the company’s Space Tech Hub team and are available as containerized deployments on IBM’s Red Hat OpenShift platform. The Space Tech Hub team, led by IBM distinguished…

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Pixel 5 fails to live up to Google’s AI showcase device

October 1, 2020

As widely predicted, Google announced two smartphones during its Launch Night In today: The Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G). The Pixel 5 is the follow-up to last year’s Pixel 4, while the Pixel 4a (5G) is a 5G-compatible version of the Pixel 4a that launched in August. Neither…

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As AI chips improve, is TOPS the best way to measure their power?

October 1, 2020

Once in a while, a young company will claim it has more experience than would be logical — a just-opened law firm might tout 60 years of legal experience, but actually consist of three people who have each practiced law for 20 years. The number “60” catches your eye…

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Coralogix raises $25 million to parse software logs with AI

September 30, 2020

Coralogix, which analyzes software logs with AI, today announced $25 million in new funding and launched a real-time analytics solution that allows customers to pay according to data priority instead of volume. This allows them to get queries, alerts, and machine learning capabilities without using storage. About 50% of logging statements don’t include any information about critical things like…