Reuters is advancing its embrace of artificial intelligence a stage further with the development of a new tool capable of writing sentences and suggesting story ideas as well as data analysis. Lynx Insight has been conceived to better differentiate between tasks suited to automation and those which remain the preserve of humans, who will be […]
Cheetos, the snack brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, is inviting fans to see the world in a whole new light – a dangerously cheesy one – thanks to the new ‘Cheetos Vision‘ app launching at SXSW 2018. Available on the App Store, Cheetos Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered camera that turns everything a mobile […]
Voice shopping is expected to jump to $40 billion in 2022, up from $2 billion today, suggesting the new channel may well be the next major disruptive force in retail, according to data from OC&C Strategy Consultants. The survey showed growth in the voice segment will be driven by a surge in the number of […]
A week after Google announced deeper integrations and additional languages to Assistant, Adobe has announced an update that promises to personalise voice interactions. Enhancements in the Adobe Experience Cloud will let advertisers and agencies plan scenarios in responses to queries directed at Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. “Imagine searching for a flight on an Amazon […]
Mobile telecommunications company OVO Mobile has acquired Incoming Media, a tech start-up spun out of NICTA (now Data61) for more than $13 million in order to use its technology to expand itself into an AI-driven mobile broadcasting platform. The acquisition, which has been completed in a scrip deal, will see the creation of OVOPlay as […]
Alibaba Group has joined forces with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU) to establish Alibaba’s first joint AI research institute outside China. The five-year, multi-million dollar collaboration will see 50 researchers from both organisations working together. As part of the partnership, NTU will combine its human-centred AI technology with Alibaba’s Natural Language Processing (NLP), […]
Bricks-and-mortar shopping could be about to change forever. Amazon pioneered the automated convenience store with its newly-opened Go supermarket, and now computer vision company AiFi is introducing the first scalable, checkout-free system for stores outside of Amazon’s sphere of influence. The technology has the potential to turn enormous retail spaces and small mom-and-pop operations alike […]
JD.com, one of China’s biggest eCommerce retailers, has launched an accelerator program which will focus on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies. The AI Catapult program, which begins in March, will partner with blockchain startups to build new business, and create and test real-world applications of their technologies. Members of the program […]
Microsoft and Xiaomi have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work closely in cloud computing, AI, and hardware. It has so far been uncommon for a US company to partner with a Chinese company on artificial intelligence, but it definitely makes sense as both countries are the biggest markets for those products and services. […]
Heineken has launched the Heineken Chatbot on Facebook Messenger, which provides an engaging platform that invites consumers into the premium, innovative and exciting world of Formula 1. The Chatbot, developed by Publicis Media Content and Space66, is part of Heineken’s through-the-line Formula 1 ‘More Than A Race’ campaign, launched to open up the lifestyle of Formula […]