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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

TechCrunch LA

Yellow , the accelerator program launched by Snap in 2018, has selected ten companies to join its latest cohort. TRASH — using this machine learning-based video editing toolkit, users can quickly create and edit high-quality, short-form video. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S.

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5 Steps To Strategy Tuning Through Machine Learning

Startup Professionals Musings

Conventional thinking in business has long been that strategy decisions are made by humans, while the focus of automation and machine learning should be on execution. Apply machine-learning for real-time software decisions. Intelligent real-time software decisions are quickly replacing after-the-fact analytics.

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From Alnylam to Zayner: Xconomy’s Top Innovation Stories of 2018

Xconomy

2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community. Storylines in various sectors helped shape the overall narrative in 2018. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity remained front and center in tech, as new. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Tech San Diego AI and Machine Learning Series

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, August 30, 2018 --.

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A.I. in 2018: IBM Exec on Advances in Training, Trust, Transparency

Xconomy

[ Editor’s note: This is part of a series of posts sharing thoughts from technology leaders about 2018 trends and 2019 forecasts. Today’s artificial intelligence technologies have demonstrated they’re capable of handling specific tasks, such as identifying pictures of cats or spotting cancer in CT scans.

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Cylance Acquired By BlackBerry For $1.4 Billion

socalTECH

Cylance, develops artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software, which detects and reacts to cybersecurity threats. Although BlackBerry did not discuss Cylance's current revenues, Cylance had said in June that it expected $130M in annual revenues for its fiscal 2018 year.

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Social Media Cyber Threats: 3 Predictions for 2018

Xconomy

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. And while organizations may be paying a higher ransom, the cost of these attacks are going down, due to artificial intelligence tools making these campaigns infinitely easier.