Fans are noticing a ton of Marvel Comics Easter eggs in the latest episode of Loki, from license plates that spell significant names to full-on character cameos. But there’s one more reference in Loki’s fifth episode, “Journey Into Mystery,” and it has nothing to do with Marvel Comics. And while we’ve known about it since […]
AI experts refute Cvedia’s claim its synthetic data eliminates bias
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Most of AI’s critical challenges aren’t actually about AI; they’re about data. It’s biased. It’s collected and used without regard for privacy and consent. And machine learning systems require astronomical amounts of it. Now as privacy laws proliferate, […]
Assassin's Creed Infinity announced by Ubisoft as 'future' of the franchise
Ubisoft has confirmed it is working on a new online title called Assassin’s Creed Infinity, that will include multiple historical settings. They weren’t originally intending to, but Ubisoft has announced a brand new Assassin’s Creed game, that’s going to be very different from the usual sequels and is intended to be a games as a […]
Treat Yo Self To A Giant Mountain Dew Body Pillow, Because You're Worth It
Why seek human comfort when you could have a gigantic Mountain Dew body pillow instead? That’s right; Mountain Dew is taking its marketing to a new, comfortable level with a humongous body pillow modeled after the sugary, high-fueled soft drink. Do you need one? No. Should you get one anyway? Absolutely. And you can do just […]
Opaque raises $9.5M for encrypted data analytics
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Opaque, a startup that helps organizations analyze encrypted data in the cloud, today announced that it closed a $9.5 million seed funding round led by Intel Capital with contributions from Race Capital, The House Fund, and FactoryHQ. Cofounder […]
Dataminr acquires event tracker WatchKeeper to augment real-time alerts
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Dataminr, a New York-based company specializing in real-time information alerts, today announced that it purchased WatchKeeper, a data geovisualization platform, for an undisclosed amount. Dataminr, which says that the acquisition — its first — was a direct result […]
Our Machinery launches hackable lightweight game engine
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Our Machinery has launched its game engine, dubbed The Machinery. It is targeted at developers who prefer a plugin-based model and the ability to customize their game creations. The Seattle-based company managed to create this new game engine […]
IBM’s CodeFlare automates AI model development
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. IBM today announced a new serverless framework called CodeFlare that’s designed to reduce the time developers spend preparing AI models for deployment in hybrid cloud environments. The company says it automates the training, processing, and scaling of models […]
Anyline nabs $20M to automate mobile data capture for enterprises
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. Anyline, a company that builds mobile data capture and scanning technologies for multiple industries, has raised $20 million. Founded out of Vienna, Austria, in 2013, Anyline has developed a range of data capture products such as barcode scanning, […]
Pentagon scraps $10B JEDI project with Microsoft, calls deal outdated
Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has canceled its nearly two-year-old $10 billion JEDI cloud computing project with Microsoft, saying on Tuesday that “the landscape has evolved” and vowing to pursue a different cloud deal with Microsoft, Amazon, and […]