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Salesforce announced this morning that customers who subscribe to Einstein Vision & Language services from June onwards in June will have access to named entity recognition. This means that sales reps can access the recently launched Einstein Voice Assistant and Einstein Bots to update fields in customer relationship management forms. For example, if an employee says, "Update the store size …

( Reuters ) – The Vatican teamed up with technology giants Microsoft and IBM on Friday to promote the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI) and to regulate intrusive technologies such as facial recognition. [19659002] The three said AI should respect privacy, work reliably and without prejudice, respect human rights, and act transparently. Pope Francis, who raised concerns about the …

Dominoes turned upside down for the game developer conference last week as fears of the corona virus (COVID-19) caused more large game companies to drop out of the conference. Unity, Microsoft and Epic Games were released on Thursday in quick succession. Previously, Sony, Electronic Arts, PUBG, Kojima Productions and Facebook / Oculus failed. [ Updated : 16:55. 28/02/20 – The …

Big Data is one of the most lucrative by-products of the digital revolution, which is made possible by the flood of information from smartphones, cars, clouds and connected devices. Numerous startups have taken advantage of these opportunities, including those that take care of ridesharing and delivery drivers. Gridwise was founded in 2016 and claims to help drivers earn up to …

In late 2018, Facebook launched 3D photos, a feature that uses depth data to create images that look flat, but that use VR (virtual reality) headsets on Facebook on the Internet or on Facebook's mobile apps different perspectives can be examined. A depth map file was initially required for desktop or dual-camera phones such as the Galaxy Note10 or the …

In terms of total sales, Apple's iPads are not exposed to any real competition from Microsoft's surface tablets. Apple has sold well over 400 million iPads, while Surface sales are estimated at less than a tenth of that number – less than 40 million. The difference is that iPads have become ubiquitous for various purposes, while Surface tablets have found …

Amazon announced today that it is also withdrawing from the 2020 Game Developer Conference, which will take place in San Francisco from March 16-20. The big media company will instead hold an online event in the future to show what happens it should bring to the show. Many major sponsors and exhibitors have canceled plans to participate in the GDC …

Face recognition startup Clearview AI is best known for two things: its face recognition algorithm, which you can use to upload a photo to compare against its database of potential matches, and the company created this database by having over 3 billion Microsoft has removed images from user profiles on LinkedIn, Twitter, Venmo, Google YouTube and other websites. The company …

It is widely believed that midband radio frequencies are critical to the delivery of 5G cellular services, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues its efforts to provide additional spectrum to US carriers. Today, the FCC decided to approve a controversial payment package for established users in the 3.7 GHz to 3.98 GHz band, the satellite company a total of …

The organizers are pulling the plug at the 2020 Games Developer Conference. Fears related to the spread of corona viruses have prompted several large companies to withdraw from the important industry event. This made the GDC a difficult choice. It could limp forward without important participants or cancel this year's meeting. In the end there was something in between. Here's …