Computing Interpretability and performance: Can the same model achieve both? Dec 4, 2018 Credit: IBM Interpretability and performance of a system are usually at odds with each other, as many of the best-performing models (viz. deep…
Computing Microsoft leans on A.I. to bring real-time closed-captioning to PowerPoint Dec 4, 2018 Microsoft says it will leverage artificial intelligence (A.I.) in PowerPoint to break down barriers and help presenters communicate their messages…
Computing Ohio Accelerators to Pump Over $100 Million into Blockchain Startups Dec 4, 2018 Two startup accelerators in the U.S. state of Ohio are reportedly to invest more than $100 million into blockchain firms. According to a report…
Computing Bitcoin Price Ends November With Worst Monthly Decline in 7 Years Dec 3, 2018 Bitcoin just ended its worst-performing month in seven years in terms of month-over-month price declines. The world’s largest cryptocurrency began…
Computing Ping An’s New Pitch for Blockchain: Shared Ledger Dec 3, 2018 Ping An, the Chinese insurance giant that built the eTradeFinance blockchain, is modifying the platform to give its 12 participating banks more…
Computing What’s new in AWS Lambda Dec 3, 2018 What’s new in AWS Lambda November 2018 release Amazon Web Services has fitted its AWS Lambda serverless computing platform with Lambda Layers for…
Computing Don’t let AWS Re:Invent blind you to your real cloud needs Dec 3, 2018 I went to Amazon’s AWS Re:Invent trade show this week for the first time ever. It’s more of a place to meet people than to learn about what’s…
Computing How Silvergate Became the Leading Bank for Crypto Startups Dec 3, 2018 It’s been a long journey for Alan Lane since the Silvergate Bank CEO bought his first bitcoin in 2013. That was around the time his small,…
Computing MacBook owners are suing Apple over a lack of filters Dec 3, 2018 An affected MacBook screen from the lawsuit case gallery.Apple is under fire from a new class-action lawsuit. This one isn’t about keyboards, but it…
Computing Amendments to Anti-Money-Laundering Regulations Will Tighten Crypto Regulation Dec 3, 2018 The Estonian Ministry of Finance will shortly add amendments to a recently-passed financial bill that are meant to “tighten” crypto-related…