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Ford’s autonomous vehicles to hit the roads in Miami
As Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo division and other players from the tech industry expand their autonomous vehicle operations, the traditional automakers in the self-driving car race are revving up their efforts as well. In the latest development, Ford Motor Co. today revealed plans to deploy not one but two self-driving fleets in the Miami metropolitan area. The ...
Apple is launching its own medical clinics to care for employees and test devices
Apple Inc.’s healthcare ambitions appear to be far broader than previously thought. Citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, CNBC reported late Monday that the iPhone maker will soon launch a network of medical clinics to provide care for employees and their families. The insiders added that Apple also plans to use the centers as a testing ...
Splunk to acquire startup Phantom Cyber for $350M
Machine data analytics giant Splunk Inc. today announced that it will acquire Phantom Cyber Inc., a rising star in the security industry, for $350 million. The deal is set to provide a handsome return for the startup’s investors. Phantom has raised $22.7 million from a group that included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and In-Q-Tel, a ...
Co-working startup Industrious wins $80M funding to take on WeWork
Industrious LLC, one of WeWork Inc.’s top competitors in the co-working market, today announced that it has raised an $80 million round to boost its efforts to challenge the company’s market dominance.
Facebook bolsters Messenger’s off-platform capabilities to court businesses
Facebook Inc.’s strategy for widening the use of its platform among businesses isn’t limited to the services and content found directly on the social network. The company is also targeting organizations’ external websites, a push that its latest update to Messenger Platform aims to advance. Messenger Platform is a development toolkit that Facebook has created to help brands ...
Microsoft supercharges its quantum simulator, adds Mac and Linux support
Microsoft Corp. and other top tech firms are currently working to develop quantum computers that they hope will one day outperform even the most powerful conventional machines, at least on certain challenging computing jobs. Harnessing all this processing power will require an entirely new development approach, a priority that the software giant is already addressing ...
Google’s DeepMind launches new AI project to predict kidney injuries
DeepMind is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to develop artificial intelligence technology that can help doctors predict when the condition of their patients may suddenly begin to deteriorate. The project, which was announced on Thursday, will initially focus on facilitating faster detection of acute kidney injury. This is one of the conditions most ...
Google Assistant goes global and gets new ‘routines’ and device-specific features
Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, Google LLC today unveiled a series of major enhancements for its virtual assistant aimed at enabling users to automate more parts of their digital lives. The most notable addition is the introduction of what the company calls routines. These are workflows consisting of multiple actions ...
Intel partners with Microsoft, top PC makers to start building 5G laptops
Leading carriers will soon begin rolling out new telecommunications infrastructure that’s set to boost wireless connectivity dramatically this year and next. Intel Corp. is launching a new push to ensure that consumers can take advantage of the increased speeds. The chipmaker today revealed that it’s forging partnerships with Microsoft Corp., Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. ...
Feature Labs, a startup with MIT roots, launches to accelerate AI projects
Feature Labs Inc., a startup founded in 2015 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s computer science department, today hit the scene with $1.5 million from investors to change how organizations build artificial intelligence models. The company is focusing its attention on the labor-intensive element of AI projects known as feature development. The process involves identifying ...
