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Applause launches reinvented AI solution to make algorithms act more human
Crowdsourced automated testing company Applause today announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence training solution that will help machine learning algorithms better process human input data. The new scalable, enterprise-ready solution trains machine learning algorithms to learn quickly and tests them to detect and correct bias, thus ensuring that they are processing and responding appropriately. ...
Tradewind Markets launches ‘Origins’ to bring blockchain transparency to precious metals
A financial company enabling digital trades for physical assets, Tradewind Markets Inc., today announced the launch of a platform for provenance management of precious metals such as gold and silver. The objective of the Tradewind Origins platform is to provide a distributed ledger blockchain-based solution that can track the supply chain for precious metals from ...
Adobe Aero launch puts the power of augmented reality in the hands of artists
First previewed last year, Adobe Inc.’s augmented reality app product Adobe Aero lets artists import graphics formats from other programs, such as Dimension’s 3-D models or Photoshop and Illustrator’s 2-D layers, and make them into interactive AR experiences. By design, Aero, released today, is intended to be as intuitive as possible for designers and requires zero ...
Beyond ‘CryptoKitties’: Kadena launches enterprise-scale public blockchain
With an aim to make large-scale blockchain adoption easier, Kadena LLC, the provider of an enterprise-ready distributed ledger blockchain platform, today announced the public launch of its public blockchain and smart-contract wallet. The launch opens up its blockchain for mining and also allows outside third parties to visualize the scalable parallel chain mining infrastructure through Kadena’s Block ...
Medical tech startup FundamentalVR raises $5.6M to develop simulator for surgeons
U.K.-based medical technology company and virtual reality developer, FundamentalVR, today announced it has closed a funding round for $5.6 million led by Downing Ventures. The Series A round was joined by medical institutions including the Mayo Clinic, a leader in the medical industry, and Sana Kliniken, Germany’s third-largest hospital organization. The mission of FundamentalVR is to ...
8th Wall releases cloud-based WebAR authoring and hosting platform
Palo Alto, California-based augmented reality company 8th Wall Inc. early today launched a cloud-based authoring and hosting platform to will bring frictionless AR creation to developers and business users. With the platform, developers will have a unified in-browser solution capable of creating and hosting WebAR experiences. The vision of the platform is to help developers get ...
Nvidia launches next-gen Shield TV to raise the standard for high-definition streaming
Graphics hardware giant Nvidia Corp. today announced the launch of Nvidia Shield TV, the next generation of its powerful streaming media player based on Android. The device will deliver high definition streaming capabilities coupled with gaming and artificial intelligence features. The product line is actually four years old, launched in May 2015 as set-top box, or ...
K.im, the digital publishing platform from Kim Dotcom, aims to pay creators in cryptocurrency
The K.im publishing platform founded by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, the founder of encrypted cloud storage platform Mega, today announced the availability of private proof-of-concept demonstrations that will give creators a chance to see how they can publish and sell their digital media. Using a decentralized approach, supported by bitcoin, K.im has created a platform ...
Android Dev Summit brings Jetpack Compose and more tools to developers
Google LLC today announced a number of new tools for Android developers at Android Dev Summit 2019, including Jetpack Compose, a declarative native app tool, an expanded application programmer interface and Android Studio 4.0 features. “You’ve told us: you love our openness… but you’d also love us to marry it with an opinion about the ...
Applause Labs comes online to bring crowdsourced testing benchmarks to enterprise apps
Crowdsourced software testing company Applause today announced the launch of its new enterprise testing research division Applause Labs and its first product, an enterprise-ready app benchmarking tool called Applause Quality Score. Applause Labs will be led by industry veteran Jonathan Zaleski, who will oversee the division’s development of new testing standards and tools for the information ...