It did not take long for Keith Reed, a deputy health commissioner in Oklahoma, to spot a big logistical problem with the state’s vaccination rollout. Week after week, Oklahoma was allocating thousands of precious doses to a federal program for nursing home patients that was not using them all. In …
Read More »Nvidia’s Inception program tracks 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year
Nvidia’s Inception program is tracking more than 7,000 AI startups, up 25% in a year. That’s a lot of growth for AI companies in a very tough year. Nvidia business development VP Jeff Herbst said in a blog post that crisis breeds opportunity and that AI startups are stepping up …
Read More »Apple launches AI/ML residency program to attract niche experts
Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now As Apple’s artificial language and machine learning initiatives continue to expand, its interest in attracting talent has grown — a theme that’s barely under the surface of the company’s occasionally updated Machine Learning Research blog. Now Apple is openly seeking …
Read More »Trump to suspend H-1B visa program for foreign workers
(REUTERS) — U.S. President Donald Trump will suspend the entry of certain foreign workers, a senior administration official said on Monday, a move the official said would help the economy, but which business groups strongly oppose. Trump will block the entry of foreign workers on H-1B visas for skilled workers …
Read More »Google makes Play Protect mandatory in Advanced Protection program, blocks non Google Play apps
Google has announced a handful of Android-related security features today as the company looks to plug any critical gaps in its operating system, which is used by billions of smartphone users around the world. More specifically, the internet giant is looking to better safeguard the Google Accounts most “at risk” …
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