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Facebook shuts down AI that made up its own stupid-sounding language

By Eric David Jul 31, 2017

Facebook Inc. seems to know its stuff when it comes to artificial intelligence research, despite what Elon Musk might think, but not every AI project has gone as the social media giant planned. According to…

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Broad growth helps Intel beat earnings target and raise guidance

By Eric David Jul 27, 2017

Veteran chip maker Intel Corp. not only beat Wall Street estimates for its second quarter, it also raised its guidance for the rest of the year, as it expects to reach profitability in some…

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AI startup Aiqudo raises $5.2M to make voice assistants better

By Eric David Jul 26, 2017

Amazon.com Inc. has been trying to shove its Alexa voice assistant into anything with room for a speaker and microphone, from TVs and Bluetooth speakers to cars and whatever the heck the Dash Wand…

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Judge orders Apple to pay university $506M in patent dispute

By Eric David Jul 26, 2017

A judge has ruled that Apple Inc.’s A7, A8 and A8X processor chips infringe on patents held by the University of Wisconsin, and the court has ordered Apple to pay the university more than $506…

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Language learning app Duolingo raises $25M at a $700M valuation

By Eric David Jul 25, 2017

Language learning platform Duolingo Inc. announced today that it has closed a $25 million late-stage funding round led by Drive Capital. According to the company, the Series E round brings its total funding to $108.3 million…

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Adobe will put Flash media player out of its misery in 2020

By Eric David Jul 25, 2017

Adobe Systems Inc.’s Flash media player helped usher in the multimedia revolution on the Internet, but the software platform has fallen onto hard times over the last few years. The proprietary nature of Flash and…

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Qualcomm opens up framework to bring deep learning to mobile devices

By Eric David Jul 25, 2017

Qualcomm Technologies Inc. believes that mobile devices are the next frontier for deep learning, the artificial neural network technology behind recent advances in speech and image recognition. So today the company released its Neural…

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Elon vs. Mark: Musk takes a shot at Zuckerberg’s ‘limited’ view of AI

By Eric David Jul 25, 2017

Tesla Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk has made no secret of his worries about the dangers of unregulated artificial intelligence research, and today Musk criticized Facebook Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg for dismissing concerns about…

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Your Roomba’s digital map of your house could be for sale

By Eric David Jul 24, 2017

Robotic vacuums like the Roomba have made it easy for even the laziest people to keep their floors clean. Now, Roomba maker iRobot Corp. has found another use for the little robots: building maps…

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Asian ride-hailing service Grab gets $2B to take on Uber

By Eric David Jul 24, 2017

Singapore-based ridesharing service Grab is looking to go head-to-head with Uber Technologies Inc. in Southeast Asia, and today the company got a major boost for that effort with $2 billion in financing from Didi Chuxing and SoftBank…

Eric David

Facebook shuts down AI that made up its own stupid-sounding language

Broad growth helps Intel beat earnings target and raise guidance

AI startup Aiqudo raises $5.2M to make voice assistants better

Judge orders Apple to pay university $506M in patent dispute

Language learning app Duolingo raises $25M at a $700M valuation

Adobe will put Flash media player out of its misery in 2020

Qualcomm opens up framework to bring deep learning to mobile devices

Elon vs. Mark: Musk takes a shot at Zuckerberg’s ‘limited’ view of AI

Your Roomba’s digital map of your house could be for sale

Asian ride-hailing service Grab gets $2B to take on Uber

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