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
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Canvass Analytics, a Toronto-based provider of AI-enabled predictive analytics for IIOT, raised $5M in funding.
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Cloudalize, a cloud platform for running GPU-accelerated applications, has secured a €5 million funding round.
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Intel announced that it is buying Vertex.ai, a startup developing a platform-agnostic model suite, for an undisclosed amount.
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Zscaler, announced that it has acquired AI and ML technology and the development team of stealth security startup TrustPath.
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New Knowledge, an Austin-based cybersecurity company that protects corporations from covert, coordinated disinformation campaigns, raised $11M in Series A funding.
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Phrasee, a London based marketing technology company that uses AI to generate optimized marketing copy, closed a $4m Series A funding round.
