As CIOs and other IT leaders shift their AI programs to incorporate more buying than building from scratch, vendors are adding new artificial intelligence capabilities to their platforms to meet the demand.
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Eye on A.I.— Introducing Fortune’s New Brainstorm A.I. Conference
Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize business by improving factory robots, filling out back-office paperwork, and analyzing data to uncover new ways to make money. But despite these advances, most companies haven’t incorporated A.I. into their operations because it’s either too…
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Self-driving truck startup TuSimple will haul mail for USPS in two-week pilot
TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup that reached unicorn status earlier this year with a $1 billion valuation, is getting two weeks to prove its tech to the United States Postal Service.
The company announced Tuesday that it was…
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Amazon Prime Boss Named CEO of Google-Backed Quantum Computing Startup
Peter Chapman has had a varied career.
The son of an astronaut, Chapman started programming at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s famed Artificial Intelligence Lab at the age of 16. He founded a company, Level Systems, that created video games based…
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The U.S. Post Office is testing self-driving trucks this month
But your postal service worker shouldn’t worry about their job just yet.
The United States Post Office will run a set of limited tests this month that will see an autonomous tractor trailer deliver mail between distribution centers in Phoenix and…
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The USPS Tests Out Self-Driving Trucks for Hauling Mail
In a two-week test, startup TuSimple will transport mail for the US Postal Service between Phoenix and Dallas.
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IDC: Asia-Pacific spending on AI systems will reach $5.5 billion this year, up 80 percent from 2018
Spending on artificial intelligence systems in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to reach $5.5 billion this year, an almost 80 percent increase over 2018, driven by businesses in China and the retail industry, according to IDC. In a new…
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Why is Facebook doing robotics research?
It’s a bit strange to hear that the world’s leading social network is pursuing research in robotics rather than, say, making search useful, but Facebook is a big organization with many competing priorities. And while these robots aren’t directly…
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