Taming Technochauvinism and Accepting Computers Don’t Always Get Things Right March 27, 2018 An algorithm can predict which passengers survived the sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 and can do so with...
Romanian Firm UiPath Ascends as Leader in Automating Business Tasks Such as Claims March 7, 2018 By Eric Auchard Romanian firm emerges as leader in automating business tasks Romanian software firm UiPath has raised $153 million in new venture...
Artificial Intelligence Raises Real Risks from Malicious Hackers, Rogue States February 21, 2018 By Eric Auchard Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are raising risks that malicious users will soon exploit the technology to mount automated hacking...
Munich Re Leads $16.5M Financing for AI, IoT Startup Mnubo January 31, 2018 Munich Re’s HSB Ventures led a $16.5 million venture financing for Mnubo, an Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics and...
Women More Likely Than Men to Lose U.S. Jobs by Automation: WEF Report January 22, 2018 By Jeff Green Women are more likely than men to be knocked out of their U.S. jobs by automation in the next eight...
China’s Ride-Hailing Firm Didi Raises $4B to Expand Overseas, Challenging Uber December 22, 2017 Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing Technology Co. on Thursday said it has raised $4 billion in funds earmarked for expansion...
Artificial Intelligence Startup Cytora Raises $5.9M from QBE, Starr, Other Investors December 6, 2017 Artificial intelligence startup Cytora has raised $5.9 million in new financing from investors including divisions of QBE’s venture capital arm...
Artificial Intelligence Poses Risks to Insurers, Banks, Warns Global Regulator November 1, 2017 By Huw Jones Replacing bank and insurance workers with machines risks creating a dependency on outside technology companies beyond the reach of regulators,...
Progressive’s Flo Turned Into Chatbot October 18, 2017 By Andrew G. Simpson Convinced that Americans are dying to speak with its human TV spokes-icon Flo, Progressive Insurance is bringing a Flo Chatbot...
10 Critical Job Skills of the Future October 10, 2017 By Dave Hendrick The world sits on the precipice of the fourth industrial revolution, as a coming wave of disruptive technology in fields...