Microsoft’s second generation HoloLens will feature a custom AI processor

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Microsoft is working on its second generation HoloLens headset and the company has announced few details about the device. The next generation HoloLens will come with AI chip. The company

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Google acquires Bengaluru based AI startup Halli Labs

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Google has acquired Halli Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup which specialized in artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.  Continue reading “Google acquires Bengaluru based AI startup Halli Labs”

Apple is reportedly developing a dedicated AI chip for iPhone and iPad

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Apple is developing a dedicated artificial intelligence chip that will power AI related actions on mobile devices, according to a report from Bloomberg. An anonymous source told the publication that the chip which could be dubbed as Apple Neural Engine, will assist in functions such as computer vision, speech recognition, facial recognition, and other forms of artificial intelligence.

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Apple reportedly acquires AI firm Lattice Data for $200 million

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Apple has been focused on AI for sometime and it looks like it is bolstering its efforts further. According to a new report from TechCrunch, Apple has acquired  Lattice Data, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence. The deal which was closed a couple of weeks ago is slated at $200 million. The report also said that about 20 engineers have joined the larger company.

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Google Assistant coming to all Marshmallow and Nougat devices starting this week

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Google has announced the expansion of Google Assistant to more Android smartphones starting this week. After a certain period of exclusivity to the Google Pixel smartphones, Google is planning to roll out to smartphones running Android 7.0 Nougat and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Continue reading “Google Assistant coming to all Marshmallow and Nougat devices starting this week”

Intel unveils AI strategy and announces Intel Nervana AI Academy

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Intel announced a range of new products, technologies and investments from the edge to the data center to help expand and accelerate the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The company developing new chips to drive AI capabilities in everything from smart factories and drones to sports, fraud detection and autonomous cars. Continue reading “Intel unveils AI strategy and announces Intel Nervana AI Academy”

Quick Draw by Google is an AI powered web based doodle game

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Google has rolled out a cool new game that will put your doodling skills to test. Dubbed as Quick Draw, the AI powered game is built with machine learning where you draw and a neural network tries to guess what you are drawing. Continue reading “Quick Draw by Google is an AI powered web based doodle game”

Apple further explains ‘Differential privacy’ for iOS 10, won’t collect data without permission

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When Apple at WWDC conference last week said that it plans to use differential data to make Siri and iPhone better at predicting what you want, it raised major privacy concerns among users. Continue reading “Apple further explains ‘Differential privacy’ for iOS 10, won’t collect data without permission”

Shoto rolls out ‘Album Swap’ that uses AI and machine learning for easier photo discovery

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Shoto the photo discovery app that was launched in September last year has rolled out a new feature dubbed as ‘Album Swap’ that intelligently matches and swaps your friends’ photos and videos with your own.

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Siri creator introduces Viv AI powered virtual assistant

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Siri creator Dag Kittlaus has showed off a next generation virtual assistant at the TechCrunch Disrupt. Dubbed as Viv, the smart virtual voice assistant is powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

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