AI Security: Is Your Password Truly Safe?
The latest AI news last week revolved around the credit reporting agency Equifax’s announcement that malicious hackers had leaked the personal information of 143 million people in their system. That’s a reason for concern, of course, but if a hacker wants to access your online...
PayPal invests in artificial intelligence startup – Cloud IQ
In the latest startup news, US online payments giant PayPal has backed a small UK startup which is using artificial intelligence to get people spending more online. Cloud IQ has raised £4m from the firm along with existing investors Nauta Capital, Juno Capital and the...
Cloud growth costs 3,000 jobs at Microsoft
In a move to focus on the growing cloud business, Microsoft on Thursday announced a major reorganisation that will lead to nearly 3,000 job cuts in sales staff outside the US, media reported. According to a report, the job cuts amount to less that 10...
Russia prevents ‘domino effect’ in its banking sector – but threat still lingers
Russia’s banking sectors is currently the trend in the financial news today. Russia’s central bank has been forced to rescue two major lenders in less than a month, intensifying concerns among global investors that a systemic banking crisis could be in the offing. The Russian...
Senate lawmakers analyze the ‘Space Race’ of trucking
Safety and industry experts on Wednesday urged Senate lawmakers to push ahead with placing autonomous-trucking technology on America’s roadways, saying the vehicles could be a “game-changer” for highway fatalities and warning of the economic risks the U.S. would face should it fall behind in trucking’s...
Equity crowdfunding platform for robotics startups in UK
In the latest startup news, a new equity crowdfunding platform for UK start-ups that develop robotics has been launched.Dubbed a “world’s first”, Britbots CROWD – created by Britbots – will give private investors the opportunity to build up a personal share-portfolio of some of the...
Technology breakthrough: AI can identify dementia a decade early
Researchers have created a complex algorithm that analyses MRI scans and notes structural changes to the brain caused by the disease, with accuracy of more than 80 per cent.AI algorithms can make predictions without being explicitly programmed so can learn to spot tell-tale signs of...
Majority of mobile ads are ignored – eye tracking research
London-based AI company GumGum is currently in the latest news as it has released the results from its eye-tracking study that analysed how consumers interact with various mobile ad formats, and they are not going to be to marketers liking. The company used eye-tracking technology...
‘Trump Training’ given to employees to deal with violence
Donald Trump has started wearing a bulletproof vest to his rallies, according to sources close to the presidential candidate’s campaign. But he isn’t the only one preparing for the inevitable mayhem and chaos that follows his lively and controversial speeches. In fact, the National Public...
