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Eric David

Eric David is a staff writer for SiliconANGLE, covering the latest trends in social media and gaming. He is an avid gamer and enjoys writing about innovations in the video game industry and gaming culture in general. Eric graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, receiving major honors for his thesis "A Culture of Heresy: Explaining the Resiliency of Catharism and the Church's Response," which is every bit as exciting as it sounds. Eric lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, dog and gaming PC.

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Microsoft bets on general artificial intelligence with Maluuba acquisition

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Microsoft Corp. has announced that it has acquired Maluuba Inc., a Montreal-based deep learning company that is dedicated to building general-purpose artificial intelligence. According to Microsoft, Maluuba’s expertise with natural language understanding aligns with the company’s goal of democratizing AI, making it more accessible for …

Pinterest uses deep learning AI for better pin recommendations

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Pinterest Inc. revealed today that its Related Pins feature will now be powered by deep learning neural networks, making it even easier for users to find all of the dessert recipes and pictures of things in mason jars they could possibly want. The …

Facebook launches project to ‘support quality journalism’

APPS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

“Facebook” and “quality journalism” are not usually phrases you would see put together, but Facebook Inc. wants to change that with its newly announced Facebook Journalism Project. The new project is aimed at encouraging better journalism on Facebook by collaborating with media …

US military launches swarms of surveillance drones from fighter jets

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

The United States military revealed on Monday that it has successfully launched swarms of tiny surveillance drones from three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets, an accomplishment that could fundamentally change the nature of battlefield reconnaissance. The military conducted the test in October using a …

LinkedIn, eBay founders form $27M fund for public-interest AI

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

A $27 million research fund aimed at supporting artificial intelligence research for the public interest was announced today by a couple of high-profile Silicon Valley founders. LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network and the John S. and …

Report: Facebook to start showing ads in the middle of videos

APPS By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

If you thought ads on Facebook Inc.’s social network were already annoying, then prepare yourself. The company could soon start showing ads in the middle of some of its videos. According to anonymous “industry sources”cited by Recode today, Facebook will begin testing a …

Museums to use Google’s Tango AR platform to spice up exhibits

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Google Inc. announced today that it is opening up its Tango augmented reality platform to a number of museums around the world, starting today with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Through a partnership with virtual tour publishing app GuidiGO, the Detroit Institute of Arts has …

In a challenge to Nvidia, AMD aims new Vega graphics cards at machine learning

EMERGING TECH By ERIC DAVID10 YEARS AGO

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has finally unveiled some of the details of its next-generation Vega graphics processing unit architecture, and the new cards could provide some serious competition for Nvidia Corp., AMD’s chief rival in graphics hardware. In an official announcement Thursday, AMD highlighted several …

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