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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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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…
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Boston Dynamics' robot dog takes an 'evening stroll' in Canada

September 29, 2020
Last week a lot of people got their first taste of an in-the-wild encounter between organic human life and one of Boston Dynamics’ advanced robots. In Northern Ontario, Canada @bloodtear noticed the Spot robot walking down the street and had an encounter that wouldn’t have been odd if it had been with a real dog instead of a robot copy. everyone yelling telling me he is not cute and will…
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Cogniac raises $10 million for AI that spots visual changes for industrial and government uses

September 28, 2020
Cogniac, a startup developing technology for visual task automation, today raised $10 million. CEO Chuck Myers says the funds will be put toward hiring staff, expanding sales and marketing, and supporting the company’s growth. Tasks in manufacturing, one of Cogniac’s key markets, can be error-prone when humans are in the loop. A study from Vanson Bourne found that 23% of all unplanned downtime…
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