Appen Limited, a global leader in the provision of high-quality, human-annotated datasets for machine learning and AI, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Figure Eight, a best in class machine learning software platform which uses highly automated tools to transform unlabeled text, image, audio, and video data into high-quality AI training data. Appen to Acquire Figure Eight to Create Industry-Leading Solution for High-Quality Machine Learning Training Data #MachineLearning This acquisition combines…

Between 2011 and 2018, We Saw Tremendous Growth in the Number of AI and ML Technologies and Their Integration into Marketing, Sales and Customer Service As we inch closer to the end of a phenomenal decade of digital transformation, global businesses are bracing themselves for the next wave of AI and Machine Learning. For most, it’s time to go back to the drawing board to evaluate, strategize and fortify the future by leveraging new technologies. B2B companies that have leveraged AI in sales realized call-time…

New Capability Leverages Advanced Analytics to Identify At-Risk Subscribers, Helping Communications Service Providers of All Sizes Reduce Churn and Improve Profitability Calix, Inc. announced a new machine learning capability in the latest release of Calix Marketing Cloud (CMC) to reduce subscriber churn. The new churn prediction dashboard, with algorithms that learn and improve over time, allows Communication Service Providers (CSPs) to shift from simply gathering data to acting with foresight. The new churn prediction…

As companies are becoming increasingly focused on the social impact of their business operations, Deloitte has developed a new Social Impact Measurement Model (SIMM), pioneering a machine learning tool that forecasts the results of a large corporate investment – such as opening a new office or headquarters – on a community, across more than 75 social measures. With a high degree of accuracy, the model quantifies the social impact of an investment at the US county level for the four years following the investment, and sheds…

New Innovations in H2O, AutoML and Award-Winning H2O Driverless AI Address Critical Capabilities for Customers H2O.ai, the open source leader in AI and ML, announced new and innovative capabilities for its data science and machine learning platforms, H2O, AutoML and H2O Driverless AI, to address the critical scalability and performance needs of all organizations. As part of these new capabilities, and to further the company’s mission to democratize AI, H2O.ai has added several new algorithms that address common use cases…

Tealium, the leader in real-time customer data orchestration solutions, has announced its partnership with Analytics Intelligence – the data analytics and artificial intelligence company – to optimise its solutions using Tealium’s technology. Analytics Intelligence selects Tealium’s Universal Data Hub to connect data silos and harness the benefits of machine learning Tealium’s Universal Data Hub provides more than 1,000 turnkey client-side and server-side integrations connecting each distinct product in its portfolio –…

NexTech AR Solutions is pleased to announce that its development team has begun integrating IBM Watson's Machine Learning (ML) algorithms into its patent pending web enabled AR platform. With this integration NexTech is quickly building out a next generation, industry first, artificial intelligence (AI) based AR eCommerce solution. With AI the platform will now be able to offer scanning of the body, hands, and feet as well as facial features, to understand an individual shopper's style, sizes and preferences, as well as…

Cognitive Machine Learning Expands AI Capabilities, Enhances the Value of Data for Every User Qlik continues to lead the analytics and business intelligence industry in delivering AI (augmented intelligence) innovation that expands the value of Qlik’s platform for all users. With the November 2018 release of Qlik Sense, Qlik has introduced new machine learning (ML) capabilities into its cognitive engine and platform. Precedent-based machine learning allows the Qlik cognitive engine to get smarter over time,…

Segmentation Gain insights on audience segmentation Social media matrix is not something that is foreign to digital marketers. However, with Machine Learning, it is a twist to how marketers could gain insights through audience segmentation. By analyzing social media conversations, brand marketers could detect similar patterns and cluster audience based on psycho-graphic and characteristics such as interest, lifestyle, and attitudes. What this means is that marketers could easily identify which audiences would best match…

The birth of the field of AI in the 1950s predetermined a new milestone in scientific thought: Since then, it became possible to use computer programs for solving mathematical, economic and other problems, which were relying before on human intelligence. The further development of programs and their growing complexity required more work on code, rules and decision-trees. At that point, realizing the need for more advanced data processing approach, researchers came to what is known today as “Machine Learning” — the ability of…

Global Mobile Advertising Company Releases a Compliance Solution After Successful Beta Period WeQ, a leading global mobile advertising company, officially launched its proprietary mobile advertising compliance solution, WeQ SHIELD. After a successful beta period, WeQ SHIELD is fully integrated on all client campaigns, in order to fight the many different and emerging forms of malicious traffic. Mobile ad spending is growing and valued at over $75 billion globally, according to Forbes. RetailDive reports that fraud…

Companies Combine Real-Time Data Processing with Artificial Intelligence to Continuously Drive In-Event Decisioning for Maximum Value VoltDB, the enterprise-class database that powers real-time intelligent decisions on streaming data, announced a collaboration with MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry's next generation data platform for AI and Analytics, to enable organizations to automate more intelligent decision-making with machine learning. By continuously exporting processed streaming data from VoltDB to…

Mastercard Expands Its Global Tech Hub and Innovation Centre in Sydney; Focus Mainly on AI, Machine Learning, and Cybersecurity In the first of its kind development in the Australian AI and research industry, the global payments leader, Mastercard is all set to move its Sydney-based employees and businesses to one location in 2018. The new premises in St Leonards will become one of five Mastercard Global Tech Hub and Innovation Centres, offering technology and innovation services to partners globally. At the…

I recently visited a database vendor’s website. I could tell that a well-disguised chatbot was prequalifying me to determine if I required (even deserved) human attention. The bot did a great job of responding to my questions and masquerading as a human, for the most part. By the end of the interaction, the bot deemed me a likely-to-buy visitor and set me up on a call with a human. Though I fully understood that I was interacting with an artificial assistant, the process was seamless and sensible. When considering tech…

SAP SE announced an expansion of SAP Leonardo Machine Learning capabilities based on its upgraded SAP Conversational AI service that will enable major companies to build increasingly sophisticated corporate chat bots easily. SAP also announced an investment in intelligent robotic process automation (RPA) that is intended to help SAP automate repetitive processes across its portfolio. Further, SAP plans to release smart application design capabilities in the SAP Analytics Cloud solution and has added new partner content in…

Industry Analyst Firm Recognizes H2O.ai for Execution on Mission to Democratize AI for the Enterprise H2O.ai, the open source leader in AI, has been named a "Top 3 Vendor" in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning by industry analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) in its latest report titled "EMA Top 3 Enterprise Decision Guide for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)," based on the innovations of its enterprise-ready automated machine learning platform, H2O Driverless AI. The new…

Oracle Autonomous Data Science Cloud Service Recognized as a Leader in Notebook-Based Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning by Independent Report Oracle has been named a leader in notebook-based Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning (PAML) solutions by Forrester Research, earning the highest average current offering score as well as the highest possible score for its solution roadmap. The Forrester Wave: Notebook-Based Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning Solutions, Q3 2018 report recognizes that Oracle…

Latest Neo4j Graph Platform Reveals Context for AI Applications using a Connections-First Approach Neo4j, the market leader in connected data, announced the upcoming release of Neo4j 3.5, the native graph platform designed to drive the success and adoption of real-time business applications, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems. Neo4j customers – including eBay and Caterpillar – have demonstrated that connected graph datasets are a foundational element of enterprise AI…

New capabilities automatically source and serve up highly relevant experiences at scale Optimizely, the world's leader in digital experience optimization, announced a major enhancement to its experimentation and personalization engine with Adaptive Audiences. The new capability powered by machine learning will enable brands to deliver exceptional personalized experiences for their customers at scale. According to research by eMarketer, a lack of resources is the leading barrier for global companies to achieve their…

Received Highest Strategy Category Score with Highest Score Possible in Solution Roadmap, Open Source Algorithms and Automation Workbench Criteria H2O.ai, the open source leader in AI, announced it has been named a Strong Performer in "The Forrester Wave: Notebook-Based Predictive Analytics And Machine Learning Solutions, Q3 2018" report by Forrester Research, Inc. Out of the nine vendors evaluated, H2O.ai was recognized with the highest score in the strategy category based on solution roadmap and partners criteria.…