JetBlue is introducing AirSMR, a nine-minute audio experience that features calming sounds of airport announcements, the light chatter of crowds, snack bags crinkling, and airplanes landing and taking off in the distance. On paper, none of that sounds like it could possibly be anything other than an aural nightmare. But the experience is surprisingly soothing, particularly because it’s a made-up…
Samsung PlayGalaxy Link expanding support to more Galaxy smartphones
December 16, 2019
PlayGalaxy Link, Samsung remote play service that lets you enjoy PC games on a supported phone on the go has now expanded to support more phones
It originally launched in beta back in September, supporting only the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+. Then in November Galaxy S10…
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Gecko Robotics raises $40 million for industrial inspection robots
December 16, 2019
Industrial robotics startup Gecko Robotics has raised $40 million in a series B round of funding led by Drive Capital, with participation from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Y Combinator, and Next47. Notable angel investors in this round include Mark Cuban, SoftBank senior managing partner Deep Nishar, and Gusto CEO Josh Reeves.
Founded out of Pittsburgh in 2016, Gecko Robotics develops several…
Intel's latest acquisition is a $2 billion push into AI
December 16, 2019
Intel just spent approximately $2 billion to acquire Israel-based AI firm Habana Labs. The partnership will “turbo-charge” Intel’s AI offerings for data centers, Intel said in a press release.
Habana Labs makes programmable deep learning accelerators. Its…
The best games for PS4
December 16, 2019
Sony’s PlayStation 4 just hit its sixth birthday, and that poses a problem. You see, game developers have seen fit to release a game for almost every day the console has been available, leaving you with well over 1,500 titles to choose from. The sheer volume of games…
At the Tackling Climate Change workshop at this year’s NeurIPS conference, some of the top minds in machine learning came together to discuss the effects of climate change on life on Earth, how AI can tackle the urgent problem, and why and how the machine learning community should join the fight.
The panel included Yoshua Bengio, MILA director and University of Montreal professor; Jeff Dean…
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3 keys to moving toward white-box, explainable AI (VB Live)
December 16, 2019
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White-box AI boosts transparency, creates more collaborative data science, and improves trust within businesses and with customers — and it’s getting a lot of attention. Join this VB Live event to learn how, and why, businesses need to move away…
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