AI/ML News

New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods

Devastating deluges around the world point to the metropolis of tomorrow: the “sponge city.” Think more parks and fewer parking…

3 years ago

I Guess We’re All Talking to Our Glasses Now

This week, we cover the latest news from Meta: AI-enabled smart glasses, a VR headset, and an army of fresh…

3 years ago

Researchers unveil tool to help developers create augmented reality task assistants

Augmented reality (AR) technology has long fascinated both the scientific community and the general public, remaining a staple of modern…

3 years ago

Sam Altman-backed Slope raises $30M for AI-powered B2B payments platform

Slope further offers financing for its customers' customers, allowing those who can't pay upfront to be granted credit options.Read More

3 years ago

Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior

Scientists have created a non-invasive movement tracking method called GlowTrack that uses fluorescent dye markers to train artificial intelligence to…

3 years ago

FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Trucks Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris

FedEx handles over 15 million packages daily. A two-armed, AI-infused robot is now helping pack some of them into delivery…

3 years ago

From physics to generative AI: An AI model for advanced pattern generation

Generative AI, which is currently riding a crest of popular discourse, promises a world where the simple transforms into the…

3 years ago

Hollywood writers’ strike ends with first-ever protections against AI

The prohibitions seem flexible enough to enable AI to be used when writing screenplays, but only under the control and…

3 years ago

Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles

The US Federal Trade Commission filed a long-anticipated antitrust complaint alleging that Amazon uses its power over sellers to keep…

3 years ago

Addressing skin-color bias in facial recognition

Let's face it. AI-powered facial recognition systems are everywhere. It is used to unlock our phones, allow access to office…

3 years ago