Here’s the new edition of my “Fav 4”, edition 26. My favorite and most noteworthy tech & innovation news bites of the last week. 4 updates in an easy to consume video format. Enjoy!
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Terrific #innovation from #Intel: their new 'Neural Compute Stick 2' brings #AI computing to edge devices. Costs $99, has a self-contained neural network with onboard Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit. 8 times faster than the 1st gen version. Rad! https://t.co/vBIEFUz7tj pic.twitter.com/Dfa4zwBUwT
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) November 16, 2018
#Ford extends existing partnership with #Walmart by adding #Postmates for autonomous robot grocery delivery. Together they'll be able to experiment with different vehicle types + modifications necessary in order to keep perishable food fresh. Interesting! https://t.co/iEoOvakDHI pic.twitter.com/ILmaX8AQBm
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) November 16, 2018
Appreciate this so much! Harvard researchers to host an #AI boot camp next Feb for US Congress: "The Ethical Machine" incorporates opinions of 30 experts in #computerscience #philosophy #economics + other fields. Wish they could visit many more countries. https://t.co/2rP0pt9NDt pic.twitter.com/vz4yDY2fsE
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) November 16, 2018
Alphabet merges part of its #DeepMind unit into #Google Health, namely the #Streams team, which alerts health care providers about patients at risk of sepsis, kidney failure, etc. Seems they're getting much more serious about #AI in #eHealth / #healthcare https://t.co/ABA7J19aHt pic.twitter.com/lMJ1MMxEZQ
— André Cramer (@TheAndreCramer) November 16, 2018
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