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How DHL Aims to Remake Logistics with AI

What do semi-autonomous truck platoons, chat-bots, and fraud detection cameras have in common? They're all part of a big plan that DHL unveiled yesterday to remake itself with artificial intelligence. DHL is investing Read more…

Are Strict New Data Regulations In the Offing?

Following an extraordinary week of testimony by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Capitol Hill, the possibility of stricter data regulations in the United States is more plausible than ever. A groundswell of support to giv Read more…

Big Data Backlash: A Rights Movement Gains Steam

In the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal, there's a growing chorus of AI leaders calling for a data rights movement that would overhaul the ownership structure for digital assets. In addition to pr Read more…

What’s Fueling Deep Learning’s ‘Cambrian Explosion’?

It's fair to say that University of Toronto computer scientists Alex Krizhevsky, Geoffrey Hinton, and Ilya Sutskever didn't know what they were about to unleash. It was 2012, and they had just submitted details about the Read more…

Nvidia Riding High as GPU Workloads and Capabilities Soar

Don't look now, but GPUs are gobbling up big workloads as massive data-crunching AI use cases proliferate around the world. That news couldn't be sweeter for Nvidia, which is hosting its ninth annual GPU Technology Confe Read more…

Scylla Eyes Cassandra’s NoSQL Workloads

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the folks behind the Apache Cassandra project would probably be pleased with Scylla, a C++-based rewrite of Cassandra that's starting to make waves. But considering ho Read more…

Arm ML Processors Eye Object Detection

Arm Ltd., the U.K. chip intellectual property vendor, is rolling out a machine learning platform designed to boost the functionality of devices at the network edge, beginning with an object detection capability. Arm, Read more…

Five Tips for Winning at Data Governance

By now, you've hopefully realized that having a great data analytics strategy also requires having a good data governance strategy. After all, if your data is ungovernable, then the analytics you're running atop it will Read more…

A Deep Learning Approach for Detecting Unknown Malware

All of the major antivirus vendors at this point are moving towards machine learning approaches to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. That's the good news. However, with upwards of 1 million new pieces of malwar Read more…

AI Could Trigger WWIII, Alibaba CEO Warns

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma were among the global leaders who warned about the potential dangers of big data and artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, while Read more…