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Melbourne promised AI centre if Labor wins election
Labor has reminded voters of its plans to open a National Centre of Artificial Intelligence Excellence if it assumes government next month, flagging Melbourne as its home.
MIT finally gives a name to the sum of all AI fears
Rather than simply being scared of “intelligent machines,” say researchers at MIT’s Media Lab, society needs to study algorithms with a multi-disciplinary approach akin to the field of ethology.
Lenovo taps IBM's cognitive and blockchain tools to improve customer service
Lenovo is using IBM technology to improve customer service within its Data Center Group.
Robots threaten middle-aged workers the most (that's anyone over 21)
Three papers from influential economists cast doubt on the idea that there are beneficial aspects to automation. Beneficial aspects to workers, that is.
Programming language Python's popular extension for Visual Studio Code revamped
Microsoft's open-source Visual Studio Code is growing hand in hand with Python.
Science writing can now be automated (sort of)
Uh-oh. But, like, I can totally do other stuff.
Microsoft is readying AI-powered Azure digital inking services
Microsoft is adding new ink-based cognitive services to its stable of AI programming interface offerings, as it will detail at Build 2019.
Databricks unveils new open source project to clean up data lakes
Delta Lake is a new open source project that could help data scientists and data engineers untangle their batch and streaming data pipelines by adding a transaction layer.
Microsoft to join MLflow project, add native support to Azure Machine Learning
Microsoft is joining the Databricks-backed MLflow project for machine learning experiment management. Already present in Azure Databricks, a fully managed version of MLflow will be added to Azure Machine Learning and made available soon.
Huawei Cloud ramps up AI efforts with Singapore lab, partners
Chinese tech giant has opened a cloud and artificial intelligence innovation lab in Singapore with resources to help universities and enterprises drive research in these technologies as well as inked agreements with various companies to jointly develop such applications in Asia-Pacific.
The future of cybersecurity: Your body as a hacker-proof network
Could a 'body area network' be the key to keeping medical devices safe or transferring data between individuals?
Nvidia takes aim at Tesla's custom GPU claims
Elon Musk is a master at promotion, but Nvidia is laying out a few "inaccuracies" with Tesla's GPU comparisons.
Academics hide humans from surveillance cameras with 2D prints
Couple it with some snazzy eyeglasses and you can become invisible to modern AI-powered surveillance systems.
Three drivers of AI's explosive startup funding growth
AI is one of the hottest sectors, with its technology promising to revolutionize and automate every industry imaginable. Venture Scanner has been covering this trend, showing a massive increase in AI startup funding. AI funding has more than tripled from 2016 to 2018. This phenomenon then begs the question: What caused this explosive growth in AI funding? There are three reasons.
How (and why) Microsoft is looking at freelance experts as its next big target for Office
Microsoft launched a collection of tools and templates aimed at freelance workers late last year. Moving forward, Microsoft has much bigger plans to target those in the 'gig economy.'
What's in a name? These DevOps tools come with strange backstories
From Ansible to Vagrant, we take a look at 23 coding and DevOps tools with curious origin stories and strange-sounding names. Want to know the etymology of your favorite software? Browse this.
Best live TV and video streaming services: Top picks for cord-cutters
Looking to ditch your cable package? Here are the absolute best alternatives -- whether you want to watch specific shows and movies on demand, stream live TV, or get access to archived libraries from specific networks.
Features we initially mocked, but then came to love
Many tech products are introduced with great fanfare and excitement. Customers flock to buy them, even sometimes standing in line for hours. But some products, and in particular, features, just don't inspire the same kind of buzz. In this gallery, we'll look at a bunch of features that inspired more "why" than "wow," but proved to be beloved by ZDNet's contributors and editors.
Best of MWC 2019: Cool tech you can buy or pre-order this year
Between all the 5G devices and foldable phones, it might seem like nearly everything announced at MWC 2019 is too futuristic to purchase soon. In reality, many of these new gadgets are already available to pre-order or will launch later this year. Here's the best tech we've spotted on the show floor that's releasing in 2019.
Tech that stole our heart or broke it
With Valentine's Day around the corner, ZDNet's contributors and editors were reminded of all the technology they were infatuated with, either in their past or present, as well as anything that might've left them bitter and broken-hearted.
Star Trek technology still influential after over 50 years
The 20th century Earthlings who first tuned into the "Star Trek" television series in 1966 would certainly be amazed at how much science fiction is now science fact.
CES 2019: Weird and wonderful tech, gadgets
Here are some of the more unusual, novel, and sometimes bizarre products being showcased at CES 2019.
The future of food includes self-driving tractors, precision agriculture, robots, AI, and IoT
Get a first-hand look at how technology is transforming the way food is being produced for a rapidly growing population.
Pictures: Inside Lenovo's new Beijing campus
Lenovo showed journalists around its recently opened campus in Beijing, which aims to create a 'Silicon Valley environment' for its 10,000-plus employees.
9 devices with e-ink displays
The monochrome, sunlight-readable displays remain largely synonymous with e-readers, but they're moving into other devices large and small.
Top tips to keep safe around your voice assistant
Voice assistants like Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung smart TVs are always listening, yet consumers are unaware that their recordings are held online. Here are some ways to mange your privacy around these devices.
Fog computing, artificial intelligence, mobility and cloud computing: Research round-up
Using data to tell the story of the last month in technology news.
16 office furniture upgrades and other work space must-haves
From standing desks to telepresence robots, we dug deep, to find interesting tech buys for your office.
Driven from distraction: Products that won't steal your focus
While smartphone and PC vendors respond to the backlash against excessive notifications, a range of products have been designed to keep you in the flow, whether you're striving for productivity or relaxation.
Scary smart tech: 9 real times AI has given us the creeps
When machines become intelligent, weird things start to happen. Here are a few spin-chilling stories from the first wave of Artificial Intelligence.
Moo-vement tracker: Nevada startup brings IoT to the cattle industry
Quantified AG is applying IoT, machine learning and cloud-based tools to the livestock industry.
Work with 3D laser scanning tech will be key in Notre Dame restoration
The late Prof. Andrew Tallon finished the painstaking work of laser scanning Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, creating rich raw data that could potentially help in reconstruction efforts. Read more: https://zd.net/2Dwe3YF
What is AI safety?
Tonya Hall sits down with Max Tegmark, scientist, author, and co-founder of the Future Of Life Institute, to determine what AI safety looks like and how one can achieve it.
Reskilling everyone is the greatest hubris in tech
Salesforce's Kathy Baxter discusses the future of automation and AI.
How IoT can revolutionize the livestock industry
TechRepublic's Karen Roby sits down with ZDNet's Stephanie Condon to talk about an industry that technology has long since forgotten: The livestock industry. Read more: https://zd.net/2Dv4VU7
Google's DeepMind works to improve AI
ZDNet's Tiernan Ray tells Karen Roby about what Google's DeepMind is doing to improve AI and how humans may play a bigger role in determining success from failure than initially thought. Read more: https://zd.net/2VYP0oj
How ethics can combat bias in AI
ZDNet's Tonya Hall talks to Nancy Giordano, strategic futurist and founder of Play Big Inc., to learn more about the role that ethics play in AI to combat bias.
Are tablets on their way out the door?
TechRepublic's Karen Roby asks ZDNet's Steve Ranger his opinion on the decline of tablets while smart speakers steadily climb in popularity. Read more: https://zd.net/2vbfAPk
Recognizing the need to check for bias in algorithms
Kathy Klotz-Guest, speaker, author, and business comedian, tells Tonya Hall about the importance of ensuring and checking for bias in algorithms.
How AI is impacting the future of smartphone photography
TechRepublic's Karen Roby talks to ZDNet's Tiernan Ray about how AI is going to change the way users take photos with their smartphones. Read more: https://zd.net/2PifcHS
Smart speakers are slowly replacing tablets at home
Tablet sales are in gradual decline as smart speakers continue to rocket ahead, according to analyst predictions.
And now what? For the UK tech sector, Brexit extension means more uncertainty
A new 'Brextension' delays the UK leaving the European Union until October. But the continued uncertainty around Brexit is leaving many in the technology industry confused, frustrated - and losing out on business.
Moving AR/VR from single-user to multi-user experiences
Diane Wang, lead user experience designer for AR/VR at Google, tells Tonya Hall about the process and benefits of transforming AR/VR to a multi-user experience.
Acer and UTS trial classroom program that monitors student movements
It uses laptops to collect data on students' hand gestures, eye movements through webcams, as well as mouse, keyboard, and digital pen movements to better understand the link between behaviour patterns and learning outcomes.
Boeing signs on as Australian Space Agency partner with a focus on STEM
The pair will focus on STEM education, space-related R&D, as well as other areas that are expected to grow the Australian space sector.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred 9
Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 is the best tool available for dictating text and commanding a Web browser by voice, despite the gradual adjustments needed to conform to your personal manner of speaking.
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