Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Uber suspended from testing self-driving cars in Arizona after fatal accident

By Eric David Mar 27, 2018

Uber Technologies Inc. can no longer test its self-driving vehicles in the state of Arizona. Following last week’s tragic accident in which an autonomous Uber vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has…

NEWS

Facebook is now under FTC investigation for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal

By Eric David Mar 26, 2018

The recent Cambridge Analytica scandal has proven that Facebook Inc. has some serious user privacy issues, and Facebook’s public image took another hit last week after reports suggested that it has been logging people’s call and SMS history without…

Emerging Tech

Amazon delivery drones might let you boss them around by waving and shouting

By Eric David Mar 22, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. may let you boss around its delivery drones once they finally hit the market, at least according to a patent recently issued to the company by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent,…

Emerging Tech

Mythic raises $40M for its battery-friendly artificial intelligence chips

By Eric David Mar 20, 2018

Yet another artificial intelligence chipmaker has snagged a major funding round. Austin-based startup Mythic Inc. announced today that it has raised $40 million for its “intelligence processing units,” which are specifically designed handle AI…

Apps

Telegram ordered to hand encryption keys over to Russian authorities

By Eric David Mar 20, 2018

Messaging app Telegram may have lost its long-running privacy battle against the Russian government. Russia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal made by the London-based Telegram Messenger LLP against a ruling that would force the app to…

Cloud

Amazon’s GameOn helps developers build esports competitions powered by AWS

By Eric David Mar 19, 2018

Amazon.com Inc. wants to make its Amazon Web Services cloud the backbone of online gaming, so today the company launched a service that makes it easy for developers to add built-in competitions powered by AWS.…

Apps

Fig’s games have returned 245% for crowdfund investors

By Eric David Mar 16, 2018

Fig Publishing Inc., a video game crowdfunding platform that shares profits with backers, revealed today that the four games it has published so far have made an impressive 245 percent return on investment. Fig launched in 2015…

Emerging Tech

AI chip startup SambaNova raises $56M from GV and others

By Eric David Mar 15, 2018

SambaNova Systems, a startup that makes chips specifically for artificial intelligence, exited stealth mode with a bang today after it raised $56 million. The Series A funding round was led by Walden International and GV, Alphabet…

Emerging Tech

Google Maps releases tools for building real-world games like ‘Pokemon Go’

By Eric David Mar 14, 2018

Google LLC wants the next “Pokemon Go” to be built with Google Maps, so the company announced today that it has released new applications programming interfaces that make it easier for game developers build real-world augmented reality…

Emerging Tech

Google’s open-source synth uses AI to invent new instruments

By Eric David Mar 13, 2018

Magenta, Google LLC’s research project to apply artificial intelligence to the arts, has released a new toy for musicians: NSynth Super. Described as “an open source experimental instrument,” NSynth Super allows musicians to play around with the…

Eric David

Uber suspended from testing self-driving cars in Arizona after fatal accident

Facebook is now under FTC investigation for the Cambridge Analytica data scandal

Amazon delivery drones might let you boss them around by waving and shouting

Mythic raises $40M for its battery-friendly artificial intelligence chips

Telegram ordered to hand encryption keys over to Russian authorities

Amazon’s GameOn helps developers build esports competitions powered by AWS

Fig’s games have returned 245% for crowdfund investors

AI chip startup SambaNova raises $56M from GV and others

Google Maps releases tools for building real-world games like ‘Pokemon Go’

Google’s open-source synth uses AI to invent new instruments

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