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Genvid Technologies has started a publishing division and hired former Ubisoft production leader Arthur von Nagel.
Von Nagel will become vice president of production at Genvid…
Pecan AI, which is developing a predictive analytics platform for enterprises, raises $66M
February 2, 2022
“Big data analytics” is perhaps the currency of the pandemic. The term describes the process of uncovering trends, patterns, and correlations in large amounts of data to help make decisions. Big data analytics is being used by a growing number of organizations to…
HireEZ, formerly Hiretual, raises $26M to expand its AI-powered recruitment platform
February 2, 2022
Hiring tends to be a high-stakes endeavor, with the average length of the job interview process standing at about 27 days. Seventy-six percent of hiring staff say that attracting quality candidates is their biggest challenge, while candidates say that they’re often…
How video games could be used to generate AI training data
February 2, 2022
AI, like humans, learns from examples. Given enough data and time, an AI model can make sense of the statistical relationships well enough to generate predictions. That’s how OpenAI’s GPT-3 writes text from poetry to computer code, and how apps like Google Lens recognize objects such as lampshades in photos of bedrooms.
Historically, the data to train as well as test AI has come mostly from…
Google TV launched in 2020 with the goal of replacing the Android TV experience entirely within a couple of years. As the clock ticks away, more brands are getting on board with the Google TV experience, including long-time partner Philips.
Philips is a popular TV brand…
Here’s how iMessage-like reactions on WhatsApp for iOS will work
February 2, 2022
It’s been months since WhatsApp started to develop iMessage-like reactions for its app. Now, the company seems almost ready to release this feature.
On its Twitter account, WABetaInfo posted screenshots of what reactions for WhatsApp will look like for iOS and Android…
Duolingo is one of the world’s most popular apps, consistently ranking in the top two or three educational apps, and a hugely popular way to learn a language.
All of which had, until very recently, been completely irrelevant to me. I’m generally a fast learner, and have picked up a diverse range of skills over the years, but have always been completely hopeless when it comes to learning…
Ford shares more details how its F-150 Lightning can replace the need for a Tesla Powerwall or loud, dirty generator
February 2, 2022
As Ford Motor Co. approaches first deliveries of its all electric F-150 Lightning this spring, it has shared new details regarding how future owners will soon be able to power their homes using the truck as a backup generator. Through a new partnership with Sunrun, F-150…
Tracking the most expensive electric vehicles on the planet
February 2, 2022
Previously, we’ve covered the most expensive consumer electric vehicles on the road in 2022, focused on vehicles you’re more likely to actually see on the road. Much of the feedback in the comments relayed that many of the EVs listed weren’t truly the most expensive.
Elon Musk accuses AP reporter of being a lobbyist, sets fans against him on Twitter over Tesla recall article
February 2, 2022
Elon Musk is accusing an Associated Press reporter of being a lobbyist over an article about NHTSA’s recall of Tesla vehicles in the Full Self-Driving Beta program. Now his fans are attacking the journalist on Twitter.
The biggest news dominating the Tesla universe today is the recall notice that NHTSA issued about Tesla’s “rolling stop” feature in Full Self-Driving Beta. The feature…
