Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Microsoft bets on general artificial intelligence with Maluuba acquisition

By Eric David Jan 13, 2017

Microsoft Corp. has announced that it has acquired Maluuba Inc., a Montreal-based deep learning company that is dedicated to building general-purpose artificial intelligence. According to Microsoft, Maluuba’s expertise with natural language understanding aligns with the company’s goal…

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Pinterest uses deep learning AI for better pin recommendations

By Eric David Jan 12, 2017

Pinterest Inc. revealed today that its Related Pins feature will now be powered by deep learning neural networks, making it even easier for users to find all of the dessert recipes and pictures of things…

Emerging Tech

Crowdfunded Lily drone cancelled, firm will refund $34M in pre-orders

By Eric David Jan 12, 2017

Once again proving that a successful crowdfunding campaign does not guarantee a successful final product, the makers of Lily, an autonomous camera drone, today announced that the project has been cancelled, and they will…

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Facebook launches project to ‘support quality journalism’

By Eric David Jan 11, 2017

“Facebook” and “quality journalism” are not usually phrases you would see put together, but Facebook Inc. wants to change that with its newly announced Facebook Journalism Project. The new project is aimed at encouraging…

Emerging Tech

US military launches swarms of surveillance drones from fighter jets

By Eric David Jan 10, 2017

The United States military revealed on Monday that it has successfully launched swarms of tiny surveillance drones from three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets, an accomplishment that could fundamentally change the nature of battlefield reconnaissance. The…

Emerging Tech

LinkedIn, eBay founders form $27M fund for public-interest AI

By Eric David Jan 10, 2017

A $27 million research fund aimed at supporting artificial intelligence research for the public interest was announced today by a couple of high-profile Silicon Valley founders. LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic…

Apps

Report: Facebook to start showing ads in the middle of videos

By Eric David Jan 9, 2017

If you thought ads on Facebook Inc.’s social network were already annoying, then prepare yourself. The company could soon start showing ads in the middle of some of its videos. According to anonymous “industry…

Emerging Tech

Game guru Tim Sweeney: VR is exciting, but AR will be ‘the device for a billion users’

By Eric David Jan 9, 2017

Epic Games founder and Chief Executive Tim Sweeney is at the forefront of the virtual reality revolution thanks to his company’s work on Unreal Engine 4, which powers a wide range of VR games…

Emerging Tech

Museums to use Google’s Tango AR platform to spice up exhibits

By Eric David Jan 9, 2017

Google Inc. announced today that it is opening up its Tango augmented reality platform to a number of museums around the world, starting today with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Through a partnership with virtual tour…

Emerging Tech

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

By Eric David Jan 6, 2017

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has finally unveiled some of the details of its next-generation Vega graphics processing unit architecture, and the new cards could provide some serious competition for Nvidia Corp., AMD’s chief rival in graphics…

Eric David

Microsoft bets on general artificial intelligence with Maluuba acquisition

Pinterest uses deep learning AI for better pin recommendations

Crowdfunded Lily drone cancelled, firm will refund $34M in pre-orders

US military launches swarms of surveillance drones from fighter jets

LinkedIn, eBay founders form $27M fund for public-interest AI

Report: Facebook to start showing ads in the middle of videos

Game guru Tim Sweeney: VR is exciting, but AR will be ‘the device for a billion users’

Museums to use Google’s Tango AR platform to spice up exhibits

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

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