Combination of techniques could improve security for IoT devices
A multi-pronged data analysis approach that can strengthen the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices—such as smart TVs, home video cameras and baby monitors—against current risks and threats has created by a team of Penn State World Campus students pursuing master of professional studies degrees in information sciences.
London-based simulated reality startup picks up €9M from internet giant Tencent
SenSat, a UK-based company using artificial intelligence (AI) to unlock value in the Infrastructure industry, by using digital representations of real-world locations has raised a $10 million (€9 million) Series A funding round. The round was led by internet giant Tencent, with participation from Sistema Venture Capital. The company has so far raised $14.5M (€13.2M) in venture funding.
Blockchain For Everyone - Berlin Startup Launches Tokens For Retail Investors
“Everyone has the right to create. Everyone has the right to build,” says Zoe Adamovicz. And as she explains it, that philosophy underpins Neufund, a blockchain-driven investment platform launched in partnership with co-founder Marcin Rudolf.
Technology to use hot air balloons for rocket launches competes in a startup battlefield
Leo Aerospace, a Purdue University-affiliated startup looking to launch rockets with the help of hot air balloons, has taken to the technology battlefield to receive worldwide attention for its technology.
Microsoft Expands IoT And Edge Computing Portfolio With Windows And SQL Server
At the CEATAC event in Japan, Microsoft announced new additions to its Windows and SQL Server family of products to support IoT and Edge Computing use cases. The new portfolio helps Microsoft in realizing its vision of Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge.
Zoom Gets Into Hardware (Sort Of) By Backing Neat, An Oslo Startup Targeting Its Customers
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan built a video conferencing juggernaut used for more than 5 billion meeting-minutes a month—and carrying a market capitalization of about $19 billion—by focusing on doing one thing better than the competition: software
Why Most Companies Are Failing at Artificial Intelligence: Eye on A.I.
Most companies that say they’re using artificial intelligence have yet to gain any value from their A.I. investments.
Crypto Investment Up 300% in Third Quarter, Grayscale Reports
Grayscale Investments, which offers investors access to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the form of shares, on Tuesday reported a record third-quarter inflow of over a quarter of a billion dollars.
Monday was supposed to be a big day for Facebook's Libra. Instead, it lost another partner
Monday was supposed to be an exciting day for Libra. Its governance organization, the Libra Association, held an inaugural meeting to select members for its leadership team — a critical milestone for the Facebook (FB)-developed cryptocurrency project.
China wants centralised digital currency after bitcoin crackdown
As Facebook readies to launch its answer to bitcoin, China is set to introduce its own digital currency—one that could allow the government and the central bank to see what people spend their money on, according to analysts.
A Founder Using Cloud Services To Save Family Businesses
A fairly typical, frustrating experience led entrepreneur John Buni to found CleanCloud, a cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) business.
AI Bias Adds Complexity To AI Systems
One of the biggest issues with Artificial Intelligence and Data Science is the integrity of our data. Even if we did all the right things in our models, and our testing, data might conform to some technical standard of “cleanliness,” there might still be biases in our data as well as “common sense” issues. With Big Data, it is difficult to get to a certain granularity of data validity without proper real-world testing.
Who Is The Leader In AI Hardware?
A few months ago, I published a blog that highlighted Qualcomm’s plans to enter the data center market with the Cloud AI100 chip sometime next year.
5 Tech Investors Discuss Why AI Companies Built By Diverse Teams Are A Better Bet
In the past few years, the lack of diversity in the technology startup ecosystem has become a well-known point of rightful criticism. The collective voices of women, people of color and LGBTQ founders and VCs has given this issue national attention, as well as exciting solutions.
Uber and Spotify Among Partners to Officially Join Facebook in the Libra Association
Facebook’s remaining partners in its digital currency project signed paperwork Monday to officially join the Libra Association, a new governing body that will oversee the social media giant’s proposed global cryptocurrency, Libra.