The $2,500 answer to Amazon's Echo could make Japan's sex crisis even worse
Japan has a sex problem. The country's birthrate is shrinking year after year, to the point where deaths are outpacing births.Simply put, Japan's population is decreasing.But let's be clear: Population...
View ArticleRobot caregivers for the elderly could be just 10 years away
Despite innovations that make it easier for seniors to keep living on their own rather than moving into special facilities, most elderly people eventually need a hand with chores and other everyday...
View ArticleMizuho boosts its financial crime fighting skills with AI
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "Fintech Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions are increasingly gaining...
View ArticleResearchers taught AI to write totally believable fake reviews, and the...
Researchers have used AI to develop software that can write extremely believable fake online reviews.The tech is a major threat to sites like Yelp and Amazon — and the businesses that rely on them.And...
View ArticleAmazon and Microsoft wants their AI assistants to be friends. Here's what...
On Wednesday, Microsoft and Amazon made a surprise announcement: Cortana and Alexa, their respective AI-based voice assistants, will work together. Or, as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos succinctly put it in a...
View ArticleAstrophysicists are using AI to analyse data 10 million times faster than before
Analysing images of gravitational lensing has historically been an extremely painstaking and time-consuming procedure for astrophysicists.It's how images of astrological objects can be distorted by...
View ArticleI've owned an Amazon Echo for over a year now — here are my 19 favorite...
I activated my Amazon Echo for the first time in December 2015. It's since become one of my favorite tech gadgets ever.Amazon's family of Echo speakers are some of the most popular gifts right now, so...
View ArticlePutin believes that whatever country has the best AI will be 'the ruler of...
Russian president Vladimir Putin believes that in the future, the country that leads in artificial intelligence (AI) could dominate the world.According to a report by Russian state-funded organisation...
View ArticleElon Musk thinks AI will lead to World War III — take that with a pinch of salt
Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who cofounded companies like PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, has once again warned that artificial intelligence (AI) poses a threat to humanity's existence.This time...
View ArticleWhy Apple's future as a company hinges on Siri
The discouraging news about Apple's self-driving car project, code-named Titan, continued this week. The New York Times on Wednesday reportedthat the company has narrowed its focus from building an...
View ArticleA robot did better than 80% of students on the University of Tokyo entrance exam
Artificial intelligence can't understand meaning or emotion just yet, but it can write a pretty good essay on 17th-century maritime trade.At the 2017 TED Conference this past April, AI expert Noriko...
View ArticleAmazon looks to gain a machine learning advantage (AMZN)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence "E-Commerce Briefing" subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Amazon will open an R&D hub in Barcelona in early 2018 that will...
View ArticleApple has lost its hardware mojo — but iPhone fans should be happier than...
When Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone over 10 years ago, he said that it was so advanced that it was "literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone."Jobs was wrong.It actually took a good...
View ArticleA Stanford professor thinks AI will be able to detect your politics, IQ, and...
A Stanford University professor who went viral last week after publishing a study that suggested artificial intelligence (AI) can tell whether a person is gay or straight based on photos believes AI...
View ArticleChina, Russia, and the US are in an artificial-intelligence arms race
For Russia and Vladimir Putin, it is clear that planetary domination and artificial intelligence (AI) are inextricably intertwined.“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia but for...
View ArticleEveryone 'severely underestimates the impact of AI' — here's why Nvidia could...
Not enough people are talking about artificial intelligence.At least, that's the thinking behind Evercore's massive price target increase for Nvidia on Friday. The firm upgraded their price target for...
View ArticleAn eggless mayo startup is out to beat Hampton Creek — here's the verdict
We live in a world of cheap, low-quality food where the crowning achievement in taste and convenience is the Dorito.But it doesn't have to be this way, according to Matias Muchnick, the CEO and...
View ArticleChina is using America's own plan to dominate the future of artificial...
In late 2016, the Obama administration publishedthreereports that shared an extraordinary conclusion: advances in machine learning, a technology that allows systems to learn and improve without...
View ArticleNvidia hits a record high as Wall Street begins to understand its dominance...
Nvidia hit an all-time high of $190.08 on Monday after another Wall Street bank took notice of its huge advantage in artificial intelligence.AI is the hottest area of tech right now, and Nvidia is...
View ArticleThere's a shortage of AI engineers in the US — and it's hurting tech...
Over the past several years, e-commerce giant Amazon.com has become one of the leaders in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI).The company uses AI technology in a host of ways behind the...
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