Bits & Bytes
Diffbot launches knowledge graph as-a-service.
The startup, whose roots are in web scraping, applied machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing to create a database of ‘all the knowledge of the Web,’ spanning over 10 billion entities and 1 trillion facts.
Automatic transliteration helps Alexa find data across language barriers.
Amazon researchers have developed a multilingual “named-entity transliteration system” to help Alexa overcome language barriers in multilingual environment.
Oracle open sources GraphPipe for model deployment.
Though Oracle has a strained relationship with open source, they recently released a new open source tool called GraphPipe, designed to simplify and standardize the deployment of machine learning models.
Google turns datacenter cooling controls over to AI.
Google was already using AI to optimize data center energy efficiency. Now they’ve handed over complete control of data center cooling to AI. Instead of humans implementing AI-generated recommendations, the system is now directly controlling data center cooling.
IBM researchers propose ‘factsheets’ for AI transparency.
Expanding on ideas like the Datasheets for Datasets paper I discussed previously, an IBM Research team has suggested a factsheet based approach for AI developers to ensure transparency.
Facebook and NYU researchers speed up MRI scans with AI.
Facebook announced the fastMRI project, in collaboration with NYU, which aims to apply AI to accelerate MRI scans by up to 10 times.
Google releases Dopamine reinforcement learning research framework.
Google announced the new TensorFlow-based framework, which aims to provide flexibility, stability, and reproducibility for new and experienced RL researchers.
Baidu launches EZDL, a coding-free deep learning platform.
Chinese firm Baidu EZDL, an online tool enabling anyone to build, design, and deploy models without writing code.
Dollars & Sense
Canvass Analytics, a Toronto-based provider of AI-enabled predictive analytics for IIOT, raised $5M in funding.
Cloudalize, a cloud platform for running GPU-accelerated applications, has secured a €5 million funding round.
Intel announced that it is buying Vertex.ai, a startup developing a platform-agnostic model suite, for an undisclosed amount.
Zscaler, announced that it has acquired AI and ML technology and the development team of stealth security startup TrustPath.
New Knowledge, an Austin-based cybersecurity company that protects corporations from covert, coordinated disinformation campaigns, raised $11M in Series A funding.
Phrasee, a London based marketing technology company that uses AI to generate optimized marketing copy, closed a $4m Series A funding round.
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