The Differences Between AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning
Not to steal the thunder from today’s topic, but Rob Pope, our very own CTO and Co-Founder, will be speaking at the Smart Home Summit this week in Palo Alto, CA. If you’re a developer based in San Francisco, come see Rob drop some words of wisdom about AI and IoT. Learn more here! We recently […]
MIT Uses AI to Figure Out Recipes Based on Pictures of Food
As iPhone app developers already know, the researchers and engineers at MIT are responsible for some of the most exciting advancements in tech. Since its founding, the institute has had a reputation as one of the most elite schools in the country; it’s a gathering place for geniuses. We have written in recent months about […]
Musk Urges Governors to Act Now on AI for Humanity’s Sake
To his most ardent fans, Elon Musk is some kind of tech prophet, a visionary who genuinely believes in the power of technology to solve many of the world’s biggest problems. But Musk has always viewed at least one area of technological growth as potentially dangerous: artificial intelligence. In the recent past, he referred to […]
Google’s AI Branch Is Moving to Tech-Friendly Canada
Over the past five years, Google has been on the hunt for the top talent in the field of artificial intelligence. The company is hoping to beat competitors like Facebook, Apple, and Amazon that share the same belief that AI is the way of the future. Google is already using machine learning to revamp Google […]
Tech Leaders Talk Big Changes at the Start of Tech Week
President Trump’s “tech week” kicked off Monday with an unusual scene: leaders of the tech community, usually ambivalent or downright outspoken on the president, saying nice things about his tech policies. This buttering-up unfolded in front of cameras, but the real work was accomplished in private sessions where tech leaders such as Apple CEO Tim […]
Google Is Using Machine Learning to Improve Your Job Search
During last month’s Google I/O developer conference, the company laid out its ambitious plan to incorporate AI technology into all of its products in the coming years. It has some potentially revolutionary plans up its sleeves, most notably Google Lens, a combination of AI, computer vision, and AR that turns your smartphone camera into an […]
Apple (Finally) Announces Its AR Platform at WWDC
Everyone in tech seems to agree that the future is in augmented reality, but a clear AR leader has yet to emerge. Google and Facebook have a head start on the competition, but Apple threw its hat in the ring at this week’s WWDC with ARKit, its new AR platform. Apple can now claim that […]
Google Lens Turns Smartphone Cameras Into Search Devices
Last year, Google CEO Sundar Pichai proclaimed, “We’re evolving in computing from a ‘mobile-first’ to an ‘AI-first’ world.” Yesterday, during the keynote address of the Google I/O developer conference, the company showed that it’s putting it’s money where it’s mouth is. Pichai made it clear Google’s goal is to incorporate AI technology into all of […]
MedTech Startup Viz Diagnoses Strokes with Machine Learning
Strokes are an alarmingly common problem in America, but they are rarely handled properly, with only three out of every 100 stroke victims receiving the right care. Strokes strike fast and are tricky to diagnose, and because they are so difficult to identify and treat, they often leave the patients lucky enough to survive with […]
Is Apple’s Self-Driving Car on the Horizon?
As iPhone app developers know all too well, the narrative around Apple these days is that it needs to launch its next game-changing product soon or risk a slip in stature. The company has not released a mind-blowing must-have gadget since the iPad, and many of its most daring innovations have been eclipsed by competitors. […]