In the news
At CES 2018, the robot uprising is falling flat on its face
CES 2018 has been a washout (literally). The robotic fails from the show underscore how far this is to go until bots are a significant feature in our daily lives.
Here’s Why Alexa Won CES Before The Show Even Started
The ambient AI wars are no longer about letting you use a speaker to control other devices–they’re about putting cloud-based brains in gadgets of all sorts.
After Creating 166 Million Super Cute Selfies, Meitu’s AI Sets its Sights on Skin
Meitu is a Chinese tech and selfie-app company which built its net worth of US$4 billion in large part by making selfies look cute. Meitu’s newest AI-powered bot is a virtual dermatologist that can diagnose skin conditions.
The light and dark of AI-powered smartphones
Analyst Gartner put out a 10-strong listicle identifying what it dubbed “high-impact” uses for AI-powered features on smartphones that it suggests will enable device vendors to provide “more value” to customers.
Fundings & exits
Unbabel raises $23M for its ‘AI-powered, human-refined’ translation platform
Lisbon-headquartered Unbabel, a startup that has developed what it describes as an “AI-powered, human-refined” translation platform that makes it more cost effective to conduct business globally, has raised $23 million in Series B funding.
Collibra snags $58M Series D led by Iconiq and Battery Ventures to simplify data governance
Collibra, a company that wants to help firms understand data governance, announced a $58 million Series D funding round led by Iconiq Capital and Battery Ventures.
Sharing knowledge
January Edition: Self-Driving Cars
Towards Data Science made a selection of 10 must-read articles to understand the trends and technology behind self-driving cars.
Visualizing the Uncertainty in Data
Here are some visualization options for the uncertainties in your data, each with its pros, cons, and examples.
Applied Machine Learning at Facebook: A Datacenter Infrastructure Perspective
A paper published by Facebook describes the hardware and software infrastructure that supports the company's machine learning workloads at global scale.
Data for thought & fun stuff
The history of 2017 in seven charts
When we try to remember 2017 (or more likely, try to forget it), there’s a list of names and places that immediately come to mind. But what were the broader trends of the year?
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