VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Google today released the Model Card Toolkit, a toolset designed to facilitate AI model transparency reporting for developers, regulators, and downstream users. It’s based on Google’s Model Cards framework for reporting on model provenance, usage, …
Read More »Researchers find evidence of bias in recommender systems
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now In a new preprint study, researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology, DePaul University, and the University of Colorado Boulder find evidence of bias in recommender systems like those surfacing movies on streaming websites. They …
Read More »Eargo raises $71 million to bring its connected hearing aids to more people
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Eargo, a company that makes “virtually invisible” rechargeable hearing aids that can be controlled with a smartphone, has raised $ 71 million in a series E round of funding. The raise comes as technology companies …
Read More »Use this framework to define how your firm addresses equal opportunity
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Over the past couple of months, systemic issues of racial injustice have elevated to a deserved level of priority in society broadly, and within the VC industry as well. As a Black man in America, …
Read More »AMD posts strong $1.93 billion in revenue for Q2 2020 as it gains on Intel
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Advanced Micro Devices reported second quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as the company is capitalizing on a rare lead in performance over archrival Intel. The company posted a 26% gain in revenue for the …
Read More »CES is going online-only in 2021
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now CES 2021 will take place in January as an all-digital event since the organizers feel it’s the only way they can protect attendees during the pandemic. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) stages the biggest annual …
Read More »Zero-trust authentication may replace passwords in AR/VR headsets
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Security has become enough of a concern for phones, tablets, and computers that passwords or biometric scans have become mandatory for most devices, preventing unauthorized users from accessing their contents. But as AR and VR headsets evolve …
Read More »At Pokémon Go Fest 2020, millions of players caught nearly a billion Pokémon
GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Niantic announced today that Pokémon Go Fest 2020 drew millions of players who caught nearly a billion Pokémon over the weekend. The annual fest took place on July 25 and July 26 as an online-only event, in …
Read More »OpenSpace raises $15.9 million to automate photo documentation on construction sites
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now OpenSpace, a platform that helps construction teams track the progress of building projects through capturing 360-degree photos of construction sites, has raised $ 15.9 million in a series B round of funding led by Menlo Ventures. …
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