Goldman Sachs Launches Marcus Invest Robo-Adviser
On February 16, Goldman Sachs announced that it is launching an automated wealth management platform to invest client funds in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.
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McGill Researchers Use AI to Manage Extreme Weather Events
On January 18, in efforts to understand and manage extreme weather events, McGill University announced a new interdisciplinary project to combine deep learning (DL) with social network analysis (SNA).
Jenson Huang’s Kitchen Keynote Outlines NVIDIA’s Vision for the ‘Age of AI’
The GTC kicked off with the release of nine Nvidia keynote video with major announcements in data centers, edge AI, collaboration tools and healthcare.
AI and Smart City Societies Signed MoU to Boost Innovations in Bahrain
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bahrain-based Artificial Intelligence Society and Bahrain Smart City Society to accelerate digital transformation in the country.
Shenzhen Builds 46,480 5G Base Stations, Ranks 1st in the World
Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality announced that as of August 14, Shenzhen had built 46,480 5G base stations.
KDD 2020 Honors Career Achievements in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
New Prizes Recognize Innovation, Service, Rising Stars and Enduring Research Papers Ahead of the 26th Annual Conference.
India | Sundar Pichai: Google Invests USD 10 Billion in India’s Digital Transformation
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the set up of a 10 billion dollar “Google for India Digitization Fund” to help accelerate India’s digital economy.
Korea | South Korea Introduces AI to Facilitate Post-Car Accident Insurance Claims
South Korea government plans to introduce AI car insurance services next year to speed up post-accident handling.
Google releases 2020 academic indicators; CVPR rank first among AI academic conferences
Google officially released the 2020 Scholar Metrics list.
Poorly-Explained NeurIPS 2020 Desk-Rejects Peeve ML Researchers
NeurIPS desk-rejects (papers passed over without review) has become “a super noisy process,” complains a post in the Reddit Machine Learning group.
Viral Post Highlights ‘Toxicity Problems’ in the Machine Learning Community
The post highlights perceived peer-review problems, the reproducibility crisis, and ethics and diversity issues.
Alibaba Launches Intelligent Search Business Department on Quark as Chinese Tech Giants Compete in the Search Space
Alibaba today announced the establishment of an Intelligent Search Business Department under the Alibaba Innovation Business Group.
KDD 2020 Opens Registration for 26th Annual Conference With Fully Virtual Program
ACM SIGKDD Will Tap Cutting-Edge Technology to Bring Together the Leading Voices in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Former Microsoft AI Head Harry Shum Joins Intelligent Local News Startup News Break as Chairman
Former Microsoft executive vice president of Artificial Intelligence and Research Harry Shum (Shen Xiangyang) has been appointed chairman of the board of the Silicon Valley startup News Break.
GitHub Announces ‘Codespaces’ for In-Browser Coding
Codespaces is an in-browser integrated development environment (IDE) that lets users type their code directly on a GitHub website page.
SIGKDD Community Impact Program Opens Call for Proposals
SIGKDD is announcing a funding opportunity through its Community Impact Program.