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Nuheara’s IQbuds2 Max earbuds use AI to personalize a wearer’s ‘soundscape’

Nuheara likes to call itself the “smart-hearing” company, and today it’s unveiling its most advanced hearing buds to date. The IQbuds2 Max use active noise cancellation and neural network-based personalization to fit the wearer’s “soundscape.” Consumers can preorder here from today. The company announced the new “hearable” earbuds at a press event for CES 2020, the big tech trade…
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Oral-B thinks its AI toothbrush can clean your teeth better than you can

Oral-B, a giant of the tooth-brushing industry, has been making electric toothbrushes for years, incorporating consumer tech trends like smartphone apps and Bluetooth. Every few years, the company takes advantage of the scrum of CES to announce its latest power toothbrush, and 2020 is no exception: Oral-B just announced the iO, a new device the company says is the result of six years of R&D…
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TypingDNA raises $7 million for AI that identifies people by how they type

The risk of online accounts being compromised increases by the day — and it’s costly. A hacker attacks roughly every 39 seconds, and it’s estimated that 65% of companies have over 1,000 stale accounts. Worse still, the average expense of data breaches is expected to hit $150 million in 2020. That’s perhaps why startups like TypingDNA have risen to prominence. TypingDNA — which was…
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U.S. government limits exports of AI software

(Reuters) — The Trump administration took measures on Friday to crimp exports of artificial intelligence software as part of a bid to keep sensitive technologies out of the hands of rival powers like China. Under a new rule which goes into effect on Monday, companies that…
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ProBeat: AI startups raised fewer funding rounds in 2019

2019 is over, and while we’re already looking forward to AI in 2020, there’s still plenty to say about the past year. While funding news isn’t as critical to our coverage here at VentureBeat as it once was, we do still follow the money for transformative tech. Nowadays, that includes AI. In 2019, AI startups raised more money than in 2018, and in fewer rounds, according to data from…
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