“Microsoft Corp. is in advanced talks to buy artificial intelligence and speech technology company Nuance Communications Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. ‘This can really help Microsoft accelerate the digitization of the health-care industry, which has lagged other sectors such as retail and banking,’ said Anurag Rana, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst. ‘The…
Month: April 2021
Samsung banks on AI-enabled washing machines to become leader in segment
“South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung is banking on its Indian innovation-powered, artificial intelligence-enabled washing machines range to become the number one player in the fully automatic segment in India this year, according to a senior company official. ‘Our ambition is to go from the number two position to number one position, from a 24.6…
Kendra Scott On Tapping AI To Fight AI-Equipped Fraudsters
“‘Where [AI] can be leveraged in the future is by further automating analysis, automating responses and reducing staff’s eye-on-screen time,’ he said. ‘However, with any automation, you must balance that with having trained professionals to guide the tools. While AI and ML [machine learning] are great for replacing pools of personnel performing rote tasks, they…
Can AI Apps Help Your Golf Swing?
“To date, PGA Tour pros have been far better able than amateurs to take advantage of the new wave of analytic golf data. It makes sense: Being pros, they and their swing coaches are looking for the smallest deviations from perfection. Many tour pros these days travel with personal $25,000 TrackMan radars and work with…
Klevu raises $12M for AI that personalizes ecommerce search
“While year-over-year consumer spending in the U.S. dipped last month, the pandemic has supercharged ecommerce. According to data from IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, business closures and shelter-in-place orders accelerated the shift to digital shopping by five years, with online shopping projected to grow nearly 20% in 2020. Based on the survey data from BMC and…