ThetaRay raises $30 million to grow its AI-powered cybersecurity business

ThetaRay, a big data analytics company based in Hod HaSharon, Israel, today announced that it raised more than $ 30 million in a funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), GE, Bank Hapoalim, OurCrowd, SVB Investments, and others. That puts its fundraising total to date at about $ 60 million. “In this era when […]

AI-powered ambient computing is just getting started

GUEST: It’s hard to believe that not even 75 years have passed since ENIAC, that room-sized, 30-ton calculating machine, was the number-crunching hero of World War II. Since then, technology has evolved and converged into myriad applications — including the internet; internet of things (IoT); big data; mobile, virtual, and augmented reality; machin…Read More

Sony may launch an AI-powered taxi hailing system

Sony definitely isn’t the first name you think of when you’re looking for a ride, but that might change soon in its native Japan. Nikkei has learned that the tech heavyweight is leading an alliance of taxi companies (Checker Cab, Daiwa Motor Transportation, Green Cab, Hinomaru Kotsu and Kokusai Motorcars) in the creation of an […]

AI-powered customer engagement isn’t optional anymore (VB Live)

VB LIVE: AI has become a must-have, offering companies the power to seamlessly anticipate customer needs and serve up hyper-personalized, emotionally resonant campaigns where and when they’re most welcome. Join Wayfair’s Director of Data Science and others to learn more about the business advantage it brings and how to get in the game when you […]

AI-powered customer engagement isn’t optional anymore (VB Live)

VB LIVE: Want to seamlessly anticipate customer needs and serve up hyper-personalized, emotionally resonant campaigns where and when they’re most welcome? The secret is AI. To learn more about opportunities that AI technology unlocks, and what it takes to get your ball in the game, don’t miss this VB Live event! Register here for free. […]

AI-powered face swapping has taken a dystopian turn

As if the issues like revenge porn and AI-powered facial recognition searches weren’t creepy enough, a Motherboard report reveals yet another unsettling use of technology: “deepfakes.” Within a month of locating a Redditor who used machine learning to swap pictures of mainstream actresses onto the bodies of women performing in porn movies, the outlet has […]

Freda launches AI-powered subscription to make sure you get pads and tampons on time — period

Over the past few years, the Femtech sector has given rise to all sorts of female-related products. From ovulation-tracking bracelets to period-tracking apps, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping women to better track and predict their menstrual cycles. But when that time of the month comes, it’s not data you need — it’s period products. Freda, […]