Beeb, the new voice assistant from the BBC, first announced in August 2019, is to be made available in an early version to UK-based members of Microsoft’s Windows Insider Programme, a community of people who regularly test out new technology. In a Blog Post, Grace Boswood, COO, BBC Design + Engineering, says that since its […]
InterDigital, a mobile and video technology research and development company, has introduced a cloud gaming solution with an AI and machine learning-enabled user interface, presented in collaborative partnership with cloud gaming trailblazer Blacknut and in cooperation with GPU pioneer Nvidia. The tripartite collaboration represents the first time that an AI and machine learning-driven user interface […]
Parks Associates research finds that smart speakers are serving as a gateway to smart home adoption, as 16 per cent of US broadband households purchased a smart speaker prior to purchasing a smart home device. Of the 29 per cent of US broadband households that own both a speaker and a smart home device, nearly […]
Factual producer Arrow International Media has signed a deal with GrayMeta, an intelligent metadata solutions company powered by machine learning (ML). The collaboration will give Arrow access to artificial intelligence software, which will enable the company to log and access their catalogue of unused content for the first time. This deal follows Arrow’s use of innovative technology […]
Smart speakers are driving the home audio market forward, leading to Amazon and Google taking top spots in the brand share rankings according to data from Futuresource Consulting’s Worldwide Home Audio tracker. That is despite the supply chain challenges and disruption caused by Covid-19, which have applied downward pressure on the overall home audio market, […]
Global sales of smart speakers in Q1 2020 reached 28.2 million units, an increase of 8.2 per cent on Q1 2019, according to research from Strategy Analytics. Amazon remained the leading brand with a share of 23.5 per cent, up from 21.5 per cent in the same period a year ago. Google retained second place […]
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) system has been refused the right to two patents in the US, after a ruling only “natural persons” could be inventors. The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected two patents where the AI system Dabus was listed as the inventor. US patent law had previously only specified eligible inventors had […]
A report from Juniper Research forecasts that consumers will interact with voice assistants on over 8.4 billion devices by 2024; overtaking the world’s population and growing 113 per cent compared to the 4.2 billion devices expected to be in use by year end 2020. Despite this, monetisation of the voice assistants themselves remains a challenge. […]
Vionlabs, a provider of AI powered content analysis, has announced that its Emotional Fingerprint API has been chosen by First Look Media to power content recommendations on its streaming service Topic. Through the insight provided by Vionlabs’ Emotional Fingerprint API, Topic will be able to understand why customers like certain programming so it can provide […]
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Microsoft have announced a new multiyear alliance, which will transform the way fans experience the NBA. As part of this collaboration, Microsoft will become the Official Artificial Intelligence Partner and an Official Cloud and Laptop Partner for the NBA, Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NBA G League, and USA […]