Category: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning

  • European VC Atomico closes $1.24B across two funds for early and growth-stage startups | TechCrunch

    [ad_1] As European startups continue to look for signs of sustained market confidence beyond the hype around AI companies, Atomico — one of the region’s more iconic, largest venture capital firms — has raised more money to make investments that might indicate how the market is really moving. The VC has closed new funds totalling…

  • Clown visits may shorten the amount of time children spend in hospital

    [ad_1] Medical clowns can help children through their treatments FatCamera/Getty Images Children and teenagers with pneumonia seem to spend less time in hospital if they are visited by a medical clown, who helps to reduce their heart rates and encourage independence. Visits from a medical clown, who may help children role-play or distract them during…

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    [ad_1] We’re giving away 25 complimentary virtual (livestream) tickets to EmTech MIT, our flagship event on emerging technologies and trends. Winners will get a complimentary livestream ticket, that includes livestream access to the event on MIT campus from September 30 – October 1, 2024 plus on-demand access for three months after the event. You’ll hear from…

  • How Can AI Smart Telematics Enhance Safety in South Africa?

    [ad_1] The rapidly expanding and widespread use of systems like AI language models and other natural language processing (NLP) tools is opening people’s eyes to the remarkable abilities of AI to integrate various sources. This integration allows AI to provide comprehensive, microscopic details about literally everything, in real-time. This is no exaggeration. With the only…

  • Are we at the end of an era or the dawn of something new?

    [ad_1] Recently, I’ve noticed AI-generated overviews appearing above my search results. AI has officially made its way into online search results. Is this the end of an era? Will AI dominate search results from now on? For a long time, search engines have been an integral part of our lives. When we encounter a problem…

  • Retailers in Africa can turn loyalty programs into success with AI | TechCabal

    [ad_1] This article was contributed to TechCabal by Stefan Gerber. As the world transitions into the information age, data-driven insights, automation, and data management are becoming increasingly vital for business survival. For retail businesses, whose success depends on maintaining a healthy customer base, data-rich loyalty programs are essential tools for achieving this goal. In May…