Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

New AI shows even programmers are not safe from automation

By Eric David Feb 22, 2017

Programming has often been considered one of the few safe jobs out there that cannot be automated away. Now, that may no longer be the case, thanks to a new artificial intelligence designed by…

Apps

Google and Microsoft agree to censor piracy search results in UK

By Eric David Feb 20, 2017

Searching for pirated media is about to get a bit tougher in the United Kingdom thanks to a new agreement by Alphabet Inc. and Microsoft Corp., both of which will now demote piracy search terms…

Cloud

Microsoft forms cloud partnership with Flipkart, Amazon’s top rival in India

By Eric David Feb 20, 2017

Microsoft Corp. today announced a new partnership that will make its Azure cloud computing service the exclusive platform for Indian retail juggernaut Flipkart. According to Microsoft, Flipkart’s first goal is to implement Azure for…

Apps

Mark’s manifesto: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg issues letter in favor of globalization

By Eric David Feb 16, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook Inc., has always said that his mission is to connect the world. But in a 5,800-word letter published today, the young executive made a detailed case that resistance…

Emerging Tech

Google’s AI Duet lets you play piano with a robot

By Eric David Feb 16, 2017

It has been more than half a year since Google Inc. first revealed a piano-playing artificial intelligence that can take a few notes and turn them into a song. Now the search giant has decided to share the…

Apps

292 billion minutes: Amazon’s Twitch hit record viewership in 2016

By Eric David Feb 15, 2017

The popular livestreaming platform Twitch revealed today that users watched more than 292 billion minutes of content last year, up 20 percent from the viewership in 2015. Even more impressive, Twitch said, more than 2.2…

Apps

Facebook launches its own TV app and makes mobile video better

By Eric David Feb 14, 2017

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said before that he believes the social network is on its way to being “mostly video,” and today Facebook announced that it will be launching its own TV app…

Big Data

Yahoo helps TensorFlow access that juicy Apache Spark data

By Eric David Feb 13, 2017

Yahoo Inc. announced today that it is open-sourcing the code for TensorFlowOnSpark, a software framework that combines the artificial intelligence brainpower of TensorFlow programs with the treasure trove of big data from the Apache Spark and…

Emerging Tech

Ford boosts self-driving car initiative with $1B investment in Argo AI

By Eric David Feb 10, 2017

Ford Motor Co. showed just how serious it is about the future of self-driving cars today, announcing plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years in the secretive artificial intelligence startup Argo AI.…

Apps

Facebook submits to ad audit to prove its metrics can be trusted

By Eric David Feb 10, 2017

Advertising is the lifeblood of Facebook Inc., bringing in billions of dollars in revenue each year, but after a series of metrics mishaps, the social network is trying to earn back advertisers’ trust. In…

Eric David

New AI shows even programmers are not safe from automation

Google and Microsoft agree to censor piracy search results in UK

Microsoft forms cloud partnership with Flipkart, Amazon’s top rival in India

Google’s AI Duet lets you play piano with a robot

292 billion minutes: Amazon’s Twitch hit record viewership in 2016

Facebook launches its own TV app and makes mobile video better

Yahoo helps TensorFlow access that juicy Apache Spark data

Ford boosts self-driving car initiative with $1B investment in Argo AI

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