Sierra Leone Aims to Finish National Blockchain ID System in Late 2019
President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio reportedly claimed that the new infrastructure will allow financial institutions to verify identities and build credit histories, tech publication NFCW reported on Sept. 2.
Facebook To Be Quizzed By Central Banks Over Libra Cryptocurrency
Facebook faces further scrutiny over its plans to launch its own currency, with representatives of the tech giant set to meet with global regulators on Monday.
29 Of The U.K.’s Most Exciting AI Startups Race To Scale
The U.K. is currently third in the world for raising investment in AI and second for the number of AI companies in operation during 2019 (Crunchbase data). Still, 89% of the AI ecosystem in the U.K. consists of startups with 50 or fewer employees. Starting is not an issue, scaling is.
Why Discord Is One of Tech’s Hottest Startups
Blasting zombies and punching warriors isn’t enough for many video game fans. They also want to chat with friends and opponents about their on-screen feats while playing.
Why Discord Is One of Tech’s Hottest Startups
Blasting zombies and punching warriors isn’t enough for many video game fans. They also want to chat with friends and opponents about their on-screen feats while playing.
Dropbox Wants to Soar Beyond Cloud Storage and Help Put People on Mars. But First: It’s Releasing a Desktop App
Launching rockets into space may not seem like an obvious use of Dropbox, but with an ambitious remake to the service’s online storage product, the file sharing company is hoping to at least play a part in the next giant leap for mankind—or, more accurately, the mundane employee workflow related to it.
Google’s cloud chief says US-China trade war has not affected sales growth
In a CNBC interview at the Sibos financial services conference in London Thursday, Kurian said the cloud business is seeing “enormous growth around the world,” adding it has “not been affected by the trade war.”
Telefónica Making Provisions Not To Miss The Blockchain Boat
New technological waves have often been great starting places for companies to burst onto the scene and make a significant impact, but equally so, these changes in the way things are done also allow for already established players to reinvigorate themselves.
FORTNITE SEASON 11: EPIC GAMES ADDS AI BOTS TO HELP NEW PLAYERS NOT GET DESTROYED
Fortnite is introducing two major new changes in an effort to address the vast range of skill levels across players of the hugely popular video game.
Using machine learning to reconstruct deteriorated Van Gogh drawings
Researchers at TU Delft in the Netherlands have recently developed a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based model to reconstruct drawings that have deteriorated over time. In their study, published in Springer’s Machine Vision and Applications, they specifically used the model to reconstruct some of Vincent Van Gogh’s drawings that were ruined over the years due to ink fading and discoloration.
Blockchain Technology Is Already Improving Lives At 22 Hospitals
The promise of blockchain technology couldn’t be greater than in the healthcare sector. A prime example is the groundbreaking deployment of blockchain technology by Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based, not-for-profit system of 22 hospitals. This medical group has more than 1,600 physicians and advanced practice clinicians at 180 clinics.
Finance jobs requiring A.I. skills increased 60% last year—here’s what they look like
Traditional financial institutions and fintech start-ups alike are looking for more candidates who specialize in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science. According to reporting by Bloomberg reporting and data from LinkedIn, job listings requiring these skills in the financial industry increased nearly 60% in the past year.
New AI program better at detecting depressive language in social media
A new technology using artificial intelligence detects depressive language in social media posts more accurately than current systems and uses less data to do it.
Ripple-Backing SBI and Santander Fund Elliptic To Fuel Asian Expansion
Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by SBI Holdings, a Japanese financial institution which has been trialing an XRP-powered store settlement payments app.
AI helps reduce Amazon hydropower dams' carbon footprint
A team of scientists has developed a computational model that uses artificial intelligence to find sites for hydropower dams in order to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.