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Health Data Analytics Institute nabs $16 million for AI platform that predicts outcomes

March 4, 2020
AI excels at making sense of data. Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) is a case in point — its AI-powered platform analyzes over a billion patient encounters to improve health care outcomes. After several years of operating quietly under the radar, the company today revealed that it has raised $16 million, which it will use to launch an API that widens access to its clinical prediction…
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An algorithm could make CPUs a cheap way to train AI

March 3, 2020
AI is the backbone of technologies such as Alexa and Siri — digital assistants that rely on deep machine learning to do their thing. But for the makers of these products — and others that rely on AI — getting them “trained” is an expensive and often time-consuming process. Now, scientists from Rice University have found a way to train deep neural nets more quickly…
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Oppo’s new smartwatch looks just like the Apple Watch

March 3, 2020
Oppo has given us its best look yet at its upcoming smartwatch on the way — and it looks almost exactly like an Apple Watch. The new watch will be called the Oppo Watch, and more will be announced about it on March 6th at the company’s Oppo Find X2 launch event, according to a tweet the company posted on Monday. It’s time to say hello to #OPPOWatch. Unveiled at the #OPPOFindX2…
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Apple raising iPhone prices in India due to customs duty increase

March 3, 2020
Apple is increasing the prices of its iPhone lineup in India due to a rise in customs duties this year. reports that the affected iPhones include the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus. Apple has explained to customers in India that the price increases are due to an increase in the basic customs duty rate; Apple said prices are being hiked due to an increase in the…
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