Ever heard of the Nasca Lines? They're literal lines etched in the sands of southern Peru covering an area of nearly 1,000 square kilometers, which depict over 300 different figures including animals and plants. The best evidence suggests that they're pre-Columbian in origin, dating from between roughly 500 BC and 500 AD, and that they might mark solstice points or serve as offerings to ancient deities. Although the Nasca Lines have been studied for decades (and more intensely since they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994), they've yet to be fully mapped. Yamagata used IBM's Watson Machine Learning Accelerator (WMLA) -- a framework designed to handle large-scale workloads spanning clusters of machines -- to expedite their analyses.

The real power of machine learning may have nothing to with automating music making, and everything to do with making sound tools hear the way you do. While not a broadly known topic, the problem of source separation has interested a large community of music signal researchers for a couple of decades now. Wait a second – sure, you may not call it "source separation," but anyone who has tried to make remixes, or adapt a song for karaoke sing-alongs, or even just lost the separate tracks to a project has encountered and thought about this problem. You can hear the difference between the bassline and the singer – so why can't your computer process the sound the way you hear? Splitting stems out of a stereo audio feed also demonstrates that tools like EQ, filters, and multiband compressors are woefully inadequate to the task.

China is gambling on Artificial Intelligence and is also financing in Artificial Intelligence and positioning Artificial Intelligence on a level that none of the other countries is doing, as mentioned by Abishur Prakash, a thinker, and writer of books regarding the consequence of artificial intelligence (AI) on geopolitics. As growth in Artificial Intelligence increases, a few in the United States worry that the aptitude of China's influential central government to marshal statistics and decant assets into the area will force it to move ahead. The state has declared a huge amount to finance the newly started businesses, released programs to persuade investigators from abroad and rationalized its data policies. It has also declared news-reading robots and Artificial Intelligence -power-driven tactics for international associations. Maybe most disturbing to the United States are its efforts to include it into its armed forces.

A recently released study explains how News Robots and journalism can benefit from Artificial Intelligence. According to the study, Artificial Intelligence can give reports more time to focus on some new ways to produce and deliver news to viewers. According to a report by a joint effort by Polis from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Google News Initiative, it states that Artificial Intelligence could enable the journalists to simply leave the ordinary and repetitive tasks to machines and focus on other important tasks. News Organizations and AI According to a recent study that surveyed around 71 news organizations available in 32 different countries reveals that there are so many newsrooms already using the AI to find videos and images and also transcribe it into multiple languages. According to LSE, some news organizations like Finnish Public broadcaster Yle are already using news robots, these news robot journalists available at YLe are producing hundreds of pieces of textual content and illustrations within a week.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global online language learning market is expected to post a CAGR close to 18% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Cost benefits of online language learning programs are the key criteria fostering their popularity over conventional offline language learning programs. Costs associated with classroom space, equipment, and other physical amenities do not apply to online language learning programs. Moreover, with the rapid digital penetration globally, online language learning apps and software are easily accessible. Furthermore, advantages like easy registration, flexibility of timings, customized learning materials, live chats and forums, immediate feedback on quizzes and tests, and self-paced learning are the holistic benefits of online language learning courses over offline learning.

We all enjoy sharing jokes with friends, hoping a witty one might elicit a smile--or maybe even a belly laugh. A lawyer opened the door of his BMW, when, suddenly, a car came along and hit the door, ripping it off completely. When the police arrived at the scene, the lawyer was complaining bitterly about the damage to his precious BMW. "Officer, look what they've done to my Beeeeemer!" he whined. "You lawyers are so materialistic, you make me sick!" retorted the officer.

Facility to open in early 2020 and focus on accelerating digital transformation in the industry, and upskilling the workforce with AI. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Microsoft today announced that it will open an AI Centre of Excellence for Energy in the United Arab Emirates – a global first for the company – to empower organisations in the industry in accelerating digital transformation, equipping the workforce with AI skills, as well as collaborating on coalitions to address sustainability and safety challenges. The company revealed its plans at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2019, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi. Supported by partners that include ABB, Accenture, AVEVA, Baker Hughes, C3.ai, Emerson, Honeywell, Maana, Rockwell Automation, Schlumberger, and Sensia, the Microsoft AI Centre of Excellence is expected to open in early 2020. The centre will support organizations to accelerate their digital journeys and drive innovation through active engagements with leading technologies and industry partners, as well as equipping the workforce with necessary AI readiness towards closing the skills gaps and enhancing employability.

Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and eat. The new research arm, Sony AI, will operate in Japan, Europe and the United States and also focus on the traditional areas of gaming, imaging and sensor equipment, as well as "gastronomy". The firm that produced the PlayStation franchise and the "Spider-man" movie series is the latest multinational tech company wanting a piece of the pie in the food business, where data are increasingly driving new dishes to pique the palate. "AI and robotics will not replace chefs. We are aiming to offer new tools to expand their creativity with AI and robotics," Sony spokesman Shinichi Tobe told AFP. "The field of food requires a study of molecular structures. By using AI and its analytical capacity, we can create new things," Tobe said.

Businesses can tap this opportunity to connect remote customers with live events for real-time engagement and brand awareness.

Newswire) VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp. (CSE: VSBY) (5VS.F) (VSBGF), a leading retail software and technology company, announced today that-in partnership with Onyx-Cognivas Pty.-it is launching two privately-led security deployments in South Africa to support community safety initiatives. The state-of-the-art security technology will protect two prominent high-rise residential apartment buildings in the upmarket Sandton area, a high income residential, financial and business suburb of Johannesburg with a population of 225,000. The rollout plan is to deploy this technology across several apartment blocks, a hotel and commercial properties in the precinct-with the objective of deploying a "private Smart City". In addition, advanced custom sensory applications are planned to be installed in a well-known petroleum group with convenience stores/service stations throughout South Africa. The announcement was made by Jay Hutton, VSBLTY co-founder and CEO, who said, "We are excited to provide complete Smart City-like security solutions in Sandton. This state-of-the-art technology uses the power of machine learning and computer vision."