Alation raises $50 million to index enterprise data
Researchers improve AI emotion classification by combining speech and facial expression data
Robomart to roll out driverless grocery store vehicles in Boston area this spring
Sense uses machine learning to slash home energy consumption
Alexa can now read your news like a newscaster
Project Alias feeds smart speakers white noise to preserve privacy
Perceptin’s visual perception system for trains has a 1,000-meter range
Hospital bots are gaining ground, but user experience falls short
Bold Commerce raises $16.5 million to bring AI to ecommerce stores on Shopify and elsewhere
Fractal Analytics raises $200 million to boost enterprise efficiency with AI
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Clusterone raises $2 million for its DevOps for AI platform
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Bringg raises $25 million to facilitate last-mile deliveries
Badger will deploy robots to nearly 500 Giant, Martin’s, and Stop and Shop stores in the U.S.
StreetLight Data can now help cities measure bicycle and foot traffic
Apple’s HomePod arrives in China for $414 on January 18
Top 10 products at CES 2019 that work with Alexa or Google Assistant
Pensa Systems uses autonomous drones to track store inventory
AiFi markets NanoStore, a tiny white-label cashierless store
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How automated supermarkets are shaping up for 2019 and beyond
AI Weekly: Charlatan AI is a public nuisance
Nvidia opens robotics research lab in Seattle
Samsung is using computer vision to tell you what’s in your fridge
Mobileye plans to deploy fully autonomous cars in 4 years
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ProBeat: This Google Assistant Ride video is what CES should be all about
CrowdAnalytix raises $40 million for crowdsourced AI algorithms
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Ring employees reportedly had access to all live and recorded customer videos (Updated)
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