AI Weekly: Cutting-edge language models can produce convincing misinformation if we don’t stop them
ProBeat: Robots need to solve mobility before we find their killer app
Zoox gains approval to test autonomous vehicles without safety drivers in California
PredictHQ forecasts live TV sports viewership to help local food outlets meet demand
Adaptive computing platforms deliver efficient AI acceleration
Voice assistants are doing a poor job of conveying information about voting
SiFive hires Qualcomm exec as CEO for RISC-V alternatives to Nvidia-Arm
RapidAI raises $25 million to analyze medical scans with AI algorithms
IBM’s Watson Assistant can now field election questions
AI-powered weight training startup Tonal raises $110 million amid home workout boom
Mozilla add-on crowdsources research into YouTube’s opaque algorithm
Major pharma companies, including Novartis and Merck, build federated learning platform for drug discovery
Qualcomm details Cloud AI 100 chipset, announces developer kit
Aidoc raises $20 million more for its computer vision medical tools
How automation is helping companies pivot in the pandemic (VB Live)
Over 1,000 parents sign open letter protesting facial recognition in schools
JupiterOne raises $19 million to automate IT asset management
Defense Innovation Board: The Pentagon should hire remote workers who can handle classified info
Apple unveils A14 Bionic processor with 40% faster CPU and 11.8 billion transistors
Google launches Kartta Labs to recreate historical maps in 3D
Data.World raises $26 million to address data processing pain points
Google Meet hardware promises AI features starting at $2,700
How AI can reduce customer service costs by up to 30% (VB Live)
AI researchers devise failure detection method for safety-critical machine learning
DeepMind wants to teach robots to play board games
Baidu debuts updated AI framework and voice platform, wireless earbuds
Seegrid closes a $52 million round for self-driving industrial vehicles
Facebook rolls out automatic captions for Instagram TV
Observe.ai raises $54 million to analyze call center conversations
Varada raises $12 million to automate data lake management with AI
Buoyed by the pandemic, freelancer marketplace Fiverr launches subscription platform for businesses
Volansi raises $50 million for high-speed autonomous delivery drones
Idriverplus raises over $14.6 million for autonomous street cleaners and cars
Boston Dynamics CEO talks profitability and the company’s next robots
Nvidia researchers detail AI-powered clinical speech transcription system
How Amazon is using machine learning to eliminate 915,000 tons of packaging
The promise of voice AI in game development
Airtable raises $185 million to grow its low-code app platform
Nvidia acquires Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion
