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Investments in agriculture technology companies are growing, hitting $6.7 billion in the last five years, and the number of venture capital deals are increasing, according to Finistere Ventures, a San Diego-based venture capital firm. Through October 2… Continue reading Wave of New Tech Firms Targeting Farms as Weather Wars Mount
Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people around the world to help improve the Alexa digital assistant powering its line of Echo speakers. The team listens to voice recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices. The recordings are transcribed… Continue reading Thousands of Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa
Facebook Inc. said it’s rolling out a slew of new and expanded ways to rein in the spread of misinformation across its websites and apps, amid heightened global scrutiny of social networks’ actions to reduce false and violent content. Continue reading Facebook Expanding Efforts to Block False Information
Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are the last competitors standing in the Pentagon’s winner-take-all competition for a $10 billion cloud services contract, the Defense Department said. The announcement eliminates Oracle Corp. and International Busin… Continue reading Amazon-Microsoft Face-Off Set for Pentagon's $10 Billion Cloud
The search business is still immensely profitable and growing, but that can’t last forever. So Google is increasing the ways advertisers can reach Maps users, while raising prices for some businesses that use the underlying technology. Continue reading Google Flips the Switch on Its Next Big Money Maker: Maps
Google has been at the center of a widening public debate over how automated systems might disadvantage vulnerable groups or lead to large-scale job losses, and whether AI should be incorporated into weaponry. Continue reading Internal Google Panel to Vet AI Projects Packed With Executives
Facebook Inc. housed dozens of cybercriminal groups that set up shop on the platform as online marketplaces to sell a variety of illegal services, such as stolen credit card information, account theft and spamming tools, a team of researchers found. Continue reading Facebook Found to Host Cybercriminal Groups Trading Stolen Info
Microsoft Corp.’s top executives pledged to discuss diversity and harassment issues at monthly employee meetings after complaints about sexual misconduct and discrimination against women erupted in a 90-page email thread at the software maker. Continue reading Microsoft Vows to Focus on Gender Harassment Amid Uproar
“It’s become clear that in the current environment, ATEAC can’t function as we wanted,” Google said Thursday in a statement. “So we’re ending the council and going back to the drawing board. We’ll continue to be responsible in our work on the important… Continue reading Google Scraps New AI Ethics Council After Staff, Outside Protest
Amazon.com Inc.’s facial-recognition software is coming under fire again, this time from a group of artificial intelligence researchers that includes one of the field’s most prominent scientists. Continue reading Amazon Schooled on AI Facial Tech By Turing Award Winner