Freshworks acquires AnsweriQ

Customer engagement platform Freshworks today announced that it has acquired AnsweriQ, a startup that provides AI tools for self-service solutions and agent-assisted use cases where the ultimate goal is to quickly provide customers with answers and make agents more efficient. The companies did not disclose the acquisition price. AnsweriQ last raised a funding round in […] Continue reading Freshworks acquires AnsweriQ

RealityEngines launches its autonomous AI service

RealityEngines.AI, an AI and machine learning startup founded by a number of former Google executives and engineers, is coming out of stealth today and announcing its first set of products. When the company first announced its $5.25 million seed round last year, CEO Bindu Reddy wasn’t quite ready to disclose RealityEngines’ mission beyond saying that […] Continue reading RealityEngines launches its autonomous AI service

Predictions 2020: Don’t Forget the Current Threats

With cybercriminals increasing their ambitions, constantly evolving hacking techniques year over year, and with emerging technologies providing more attack surface for hackers, executives and IT leaders must plan for the inevitable. They must know how… Continue reading Predictions 2020: Don’t Forget the Current Threats

CEO voice deepfake blamed for scam that stole $243,000

So-called artificial intelligence apps like Zao had been stirring up controversy with their potential abusive use to beat facial recognition systems. The Chinese deepfake video app proved itself to be widely popular as users had fun transplanting their… Continue reading CEO voice deepfake blamed for scam that stole $243,000

Blisteringly Fast Machine Learning On An Arduino Uno

Even though machine learning AKA ‘deep learning’ / ‘artificial intelligence’ has been around for several decades now, it’s only recently that computing power has become fast enough to do anything useful with the science.

However, to fully understand how a neural network (NN) works, [Dimitris Tassopoulos] has stripped the concept …read more

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Beyond the Buzzwords: Machine Learning and AI in Cybersecurity

In a recent survey by Webroot, nearly 75 percent of IT professionals stated their intentions to incorporate more artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into their cybersecurity initiatives in 2019. Despite these ambitious intentions, the same study rev… Continue reading Beyond the Buzzwords: Machine Learning and AI in Cybersecurity

Algorithmia raises $25M Series B for its AI automation platform

Algorithmia, a Seattle-based startup that offers a cloud-agnostic AI automation platform for enterprises, today announced a $25 million Series B funding round led by Norwest Partners. Madrona, Gradient Ventures, Work-Bench, Osage University Partners and Rakuten Ventures also participated in this round. While the company started out five years ago as a marketplace for algorithms, it […] Continue reading Algorithmia raises $25M Series B for its AI automation platform