Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

A total of 34 artificial intelligence startups were acquired in the first quarter of this year, more than twice the amount of activity in the year-ago quarter, according to the research firm CB Insights.Tech giants seeking to reinforce their leads in artificial intelligence or make up for lost ground have been the most aggressive buyers. Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has acquired 11 AI startups since 2012, the most of any firm, followed by Apple Inc (AAPL.O), Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Intel Corp (INTC.O), respectively, according to CB Insights.The companies declined to comment on their acquisition strategies. A spokesman for Apple did confirm the company’s recent purchase of Lattice Data, a startup that specializes in working with unstructured data.The first quarter also saw one of the largest deals to date as Ford Motor Co (F.N) invested $1 billion in Argo AI, founded by former executives on self-driving teams at Google and Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL].

Källa: Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Chipotle says hackers hit most restaurants in data breach | Reuters

Chipotle says hackers hit most restaurants in data breach | Reuters

Chipotle says hackers hit most restaurants in data breach | Reuters

Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc’s (CMG.N) restaurants over a span of three weeks, the company said on Friday, adding to woes at the chain whose sales had just started recovering from a string of food safety lapses in 2015.Chipotle said it did not know how many payment cards or customers were affected by the breach that struck most of its roughly 2,250 restaurants for varying amounts of time between March 24 and April 18, spokesman Chris Arnold said via email.A handful of Canadian restaurants were also hit in the breach, whoch the company first disclosed on April 25.Stolen data included account numbers and internal verification codes. The malware has since been removed.

Källa: Chipotle says hackers hit most restaurants in data breach | Reuters

Acquisitions accelerate as tech giants seek to build AI smarts | Reuters

Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms | Reuters

 Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms | Reuters

Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms | Reuters

Facebook, Amazon and more than two dozen other U.S. technology companies pressed Congress on Friday to make changes to a broad internet surveillance law, saying they were necessary to improve privacy protections and increase government transparency.The request marks the first significant public effort by Silicon Valley to wade into what is expected to be a contentious debate later the year over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, parts of whoch will expire on Dec. 31 unless Congress reauthorizes them.Of particular concern to the technology industry and privacy advocates is Section 702, whoch allows U.S. intelligence agencies to vacuum up vast amounts of communications from foreigners but also incidentally collects some data belonging to Americans that can be searched by analysts without a warrant.”We are writing to express our support for reforms to Section 702 that would maintain its utility to the U.S. intelligence community while increasing the program’s privacy protections and transparency,” the companies wrote in a letter to Representative Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee.

Källa: Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms | Reuters

Däwit

Däwit

Däwit

Däwit

Däwit (Daewit) animated short film 15min
A wood cut animation short film about a wolf child, an angel and a cat.
WEBSITE: fabianfred.com/daewit
WINNER Grand Prix Animation (national) / Filmfest Dresden, Germany
WINNER ARTE Film Prize / Filmfest Dresden, Germany
WINNER First Prize Animation / River Film Festival, Italy
WINNER Best Animation / New Jersey Film Festival (Fall Edition), USA
WINNER Best Animation / Marbella International Film Festival, Spain
WINNER Best 2D Animation / Banjaluka – The May Festival of Animated Film, Bosnia & Herzegovina
WINNER Non-Genre Award / Creator’s Factory at Kyoto International Film, Japan
WINNER Jury Award / Young Creation Bremen, Germany
WINNER Audience Award / Young Creation Bremen, Germany
WINNER Special Mention / Arlington International Film Festival, USA
WINNER Honorable Mention / Ojai Film Festival, USA
WINNER Best Animation / Weyauwega International Film Festival, USA
WINNER Best Animated Short Feature / Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival, USA
WINNER Best Animation / In The Place International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria
WINNER Best Animation / Arizona International Film Festival
WINNER Platinum Reel Award / Nevada International Film Festival
WINNER Best Animation / Eindhoven Film Festival

Pussla och samla prylar i Morphopolis

Pussla och samla prylar i Morphopolis

Pussla och samla prylar i Morphopolis

Pussla och samla prylar i Morphopolis

I Morphopolis så ska du pussla och samla ihop prylar.

Gratis idag 27/5.

Embark on a lucid and fantastical journey of transformation and discovery through this beautiful and unique point and click / hidden object adventure.

Unlock puzzles, solve fun mini games and collect items amongst the gorgeously detailed and hand illustrated environments.

Undergo metamorphosis and parasitically inhabit ever larger insects as your interaction with the scenery develops, each chapter progresses and the scale of the beautiful world increases.

“a finesse that matches the techniques of fine art … sheer beauty”
Chris Priestman, Indie Statik

“visually gorgeous”
Keith Stuart, The Guardian

? 16 Beautifully Crafted Environment Scenes
? 216 Objects to Discover
? 10 Puzzles to Solve

Winner : Design, New Talent
Association of Illustrators Awards 2013

Morphopolis