In 2005, Ali Dixon, then a student at the University of Bristol, founded fabless semiconductor company XMOS alongside former Oxford Semiconductor CEO James Foster, former Inmos chief architect David May, Hitesh Mehta of Acacia Capital Partners, and Noel Hurley. With seed funding from the University of Bristol enterprise fund and the Wyvern seed fund, as well as Amadeus Capital Partners, DJF…
AI can automatically rewrite outdated text in Wikipedia articles
February 13, 2020
It’s good to be skeptical of Wikipedia articles for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the possibility of outdated info — human editors can only do so much. And while there are bots that can edit Wikipedia, they’re usually limited to updated…
Optical sensors such as cameras and lidar are a fundamental part of modern robotics platforms, but they suffer from a common flaw: transparent objects like glass containers tend to confuse them. That’s because most of the algorithms analyzing data from those sensors assume…
Why Clearview AI is a threat to us all
February 12, 2020
When London’s Metropolitan Police Department announced its decision to adopt the controversial and intrusive ClearView AI surveillance system at the end of January, a global cacophony of protest erupted. Concerns, fear and trepidation surrounding facial recognition technologies, especially those like Clearview which can ID people in real-time, have been simmering for decades, but the…
This eye-tracking system uses AI to diagnose multiple sclerosis
February 12, 2020
For decades, doctors have used eye movement to quickly triage brain health, as eye movement patterns can point to conditions like concussion or stroke. Now, C. Light Technologies, a neurotech and AI company that grew out of the Berkeley Skydeck accelerator, wants to help…
CybelAngel raises $36 million to fight data breaches with AI
February 12, 2020
It’s estimated that data breaches exposed over 4.1 billion records in the first half of 2019 and that 62% of businesses experienced disruptive phishing and social engineering attacks in 2018. Perhaps unsurprisingly, worldwide spending on cybersecurity is forecast to reach…
Andrew Yang, an AI-first candidate, drops out of presidential race
February 12, 2020
(Reuters) — Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur whose unlikely White House bid evolved into a serious campaign thanks to grassroots enthusiasm, pulled out of the Democratic presidential race on Tuesday after New Hampshire delivered him a second straight poor showing.
Yang, 45, who ran for president despite having no political background, surprised many observers by qualifying for debates and remaining…
Samsung's Galaxy S20 cameras: AI tools and gimmicky zooms
February 11, 2020
Samsung has just unveiled its next-generation Galaxy S20 phones, and as you’d expect, the cameras are a highly anticipated part of that. Samsung didn’t disappoint, unveiling photo features for its three new devices (the Galaxy S20, S20+ and S20 Ultra) that go far…
AI, automation, and the cybersecurity skills gap
February 11, 2020
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
The cybersecurity skills shortage is well documented, but the gap seems to be widening. The 2019 Cybersecurity Workforce study produced by nonprofit (ISC)² looked at the cybersecurity…
The persistent humanity in AI and cybersecurity
February 11, 2020
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the full series here: AI and Security.
Even as AI technology transforms some aspects of cybersecurity, the intersection of the two remains profoundly human. Although that’s perhaps counterintuitive, it is front and center in all parts of the cybersecurity triad: the bad actors who seek to do harm, the gullible soft targets, and the good actors…
