Today, a week after its cars resumed testing on public roads and days after it raised $750 million in capital, Waymo took the wraps off an AI model it claims “significantly” improved its driverless systems’ ability to predict the behavior of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. Called VectorNet, it ostensibly provides more accurate projections while requiring less compute compared with…
Nvidia launches Clara Guardian to power smart hospitals with surveillance, sensors, and edge AI
May 14, 2020
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…
Nintendo has a surprise for Mario fans. The publisher is working on a new Paper Mario game, and it’s launching soon for Nintendo Switch. Paper Mario: The Origami King debuts July 17 with an all new story and characters for $60. And Nintendo revealed the game in two-minute…
Nvidia released the GTC Digital conference keynote address today, which CEO Jensen Huang filmed in his kitchen. In his speech, Huang rolls out the new Ampere GPU architecture, AI-driven health care solutions for smart hospitals, and the A100 GPU, which promises 20 times faster training and inference than Volta. Huang also introduced Merlin, an application framework for recommendation systems that…
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…
Nvidia unveils monstrous A100 AI chip with 54 billion transistors and 5 petaflops of performance
May 14, 2020
Nvidia unwrapped its Nvidia A100 artificial intelligence chip today, and CEO Jensen Huang called it the ultimate instrument for advancing AI.
Huang said it can make supercomputing tasks — which are vital in the fight against COVID-19 — much more cost-efficient and…
If you were unaware, the OnePlus 8 Pro has a neat hidden trick up its sleeve that can mimic a basic X-ray thanks to the Color Filter camera.
The option was first spotted by fans over on Reddit, and has since spread on social media. This nifty hidden trick works because the Color Filter camera found on the OnePlus 8 Pro is capable of processing infrared light to add in-camera effects. Because…
Apple already uses AI smarts to help with iPhone image processing via the neural engine that has been part of A-series chips since the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. But future iPhones could see some AI processing performed directly by the camera sensor itself …
The Verge reports…
A new report from data research firm Strategy Analytics suggests that buyer habits during the Q1 2020 have shifted substantially, with the mid-range Samsung Galaxy A51 topping the sales charts for this early portion of the year.
According to the Strategy Analytics report…
Traitify (previously Woofound), which taps AI and machine learning to perform job candidate assessments, today announced it has raised $12 million. The bulk of the funds will go toward product R&D, the company said.
Personality assessments often inform hiring decisions. According to a Human Resource Management survey, 22% of corporate respondents require would-be employees to complete such…
