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How AI Will Spoof You and Steal Your Identify

People generally appreciate how the new wave of artificial intelligence-powered chatbots from Web giants can perform basic online tasks on our behalf. Who doesn't like having the ability to order a large pepperoni pizza Read more…

Data Platform Seeks to Cut Soaring Rx Drug Costs

A cloud-based data management platform designed to straighten out what critics say is the mess that is the current approach to managing drug benefits got a boost when ex-Apple CEO John Sculley joined the cause. Sculle Read more…

Facebook AI Efforts Seen Lagging

Facebook's artificial intelligence efforts, particularly algorithms used for automation of applications such as news feeds, are coming under heavy fire from at least one critic who argues AI "is emerging as a major weakn Read more…

Apple Looks to Machine Learning to Improve Siri

As it pulls the plug on iPhone jacks, Apple is making what appears to be a concerted move into machine learning as it seeks to upgrade its next operating system to improve its Siri virtual assistant along with emerging m Read more…

Real Machine Intelligence Making its Way into the Enterprise

Hundreds of billions of dollars lies dormant in data. From retailers and healthcare providers to government agencies, untapped data has the ability to generate savings, drive efficiencies, and make entirely new paradigm- Read more…

Speak Easy: Why Voice Data Is Poised for Big Growth

Thanks to continued improvements in the accuracy voice recognition technology, we're closer than ever to having a natural conversation with computers, without the interaction devolving into a frustrating, phone-throwing Read more…

Tech Startups Wary of Big Data Legal Hassles

At least part of the technological and political blowback from the recent legal battle between the FBI and Apple over government access to encrypted data is a shift among some Silicon Valley startups away from retaining Read more…

GPU-Powered Deep Learning Emerges to Carry Big Data Torch Forward

The big data analytic ecosystem has matured over the last few years to the point where techniques such as machine learning don't seem as exotic as they once were. In fact, consumers have even come to expect their product Read more…

Google Is Using Big Data to Debunk Sickness Mysteries

Google has announced a new project called Verily that will use big data to more quickly identify disease and sickness before it becomes a deadly issue for the affected. Unlike other healthcare options, this project aims Read more…

Why Apple Isn’t Biting on ‘Data for Discounts’ Model

Apple is the most valuable company in the history of the world, with millions of loyal customers using its devices and software to communicate and connect to the Internet. Despite being in prime situation to mine its cus Read more…