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Nvidia launches Clara Guardian to power smart hospitals with surveillance, sensors, and edge AI

Nvidia today announced the launch of Clara Guardian, a smart hospital edge AI system that uses sensors and cameras to limit the spread of infectious disease and deliver things like operating room analytics or workflow automation. Clara Guardian and partners including AnyVision and Care.ai are currently deployed in 50 hospitals in countries like China, France, Italy, and Israel, covering 10,000…
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LoanSnap raises $9 million for AI that matches borrowers with loans and mortgages

LoanSnap, the self-styled “smart loan” company backed by Richard Branson and ex-NFL quarterback Joe Montana, this week secured $9 million. The company says the funding will be used to further develop its products and expand to additional markets. It’s estimated that U.S. consumer credit card debt amounts to $1.04 trillion collectively and that high interest rate personal loans cost borrowers…
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Researchers apply privacy-preserving AI to large-scale genomic studies

Researchers have published a study on applying a privacy-preserving AI technique — homomorphic encryption (HE) — to large-scale, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on genetic and phenotype data. They claim it’s 30 times faster than state-of-the-art approaches while protecting the privacy of subjects the data belongs to. The team is affiliated with startup Duality Technologies, Harvard…
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Uber rolls out AI to verify drivers are wearing face masks

Uber today announced it will roll out technology to its mobile app to verify whether drivers are wearing a mask. As part of a new checklist designed to ensure drivers have taken safety measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the app will apply a computer vision algorithm to drivers’ selfies to detect the presence (or absence) of face coverings. Riders, who won’t be subject to the same…
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