The significant advancements made over the last decade in the abilities and cost of parallel computing, algorithms, big data and the transfer to the cloud is expected to bring artificial intelligence (AI) out of laboratories and into the mainstream world. AI is broadly defined as any intelligence demonstrated by machines or software. If a machine is capable of doing more than processing data, for example deriving knowledge from it, and augmenting human decision making, it can be considered as AI. According to data published by Grand View Research, the global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach USD 35.87 billion by 2025, while growing at a CAGR of 57.2 percent. A report by Goldman Sachs emphasized the sweeping changes AI is already causing across a variety of sectors, including advertising (programmatic ad buying), retail (customized recommendations) and investing.

The Fed's censure, according to the Journal, stemmed from concerns about Deutsche Bank's procedures for measuring its exposure to its clients and for valuing the collateral backing its loans. Regulators require efficient and accurate controls so that banks can assess their financial strength and the risks they face, especially through difficult times in the economy. Subpar controls could hamper Deutsche Bank's ability to pass two crucial upcoming tests in the U.S. The first is the Fed's stress tests, which are used to determine whether large banks can survive a severe economic downturn. Until now, only Deutsche Bank's small U.S. trust bank had gone through the tests – and even that failed. Commenting on the 2016 test, the Fed slammed the subsidiary for continuing "to have material unresolved supervisory issues that critically undermine its capital planning process." The entity did not get tested last year because of a rule change.

The Vision Fund's investment values the business at $11.5 billion. GM shares surged 11% to $42.07 in morning trading. The Vision Fund's investment will come in two tranches: an initial $900 million payment, and another of $1.35 billion once Cruise's autonomous vehicles are ready for commercial deployment, GM said. The deal will "afford GM increased flexibility with respect to capital allocation" as it plows more money into developing a network of autonomous ride-share vehicles, targeted for sometime next year, the company said. For years, GM's shares have languished as valuations for upstarts like electric-car maker Tesla Inc. and ride-share firm Uber Technologies Inc. soared on expectations of heady growth.

SenseTime Group has raised $620 million at a valuation of more than $4.5 billion just months after scoring a similar amount from investors led by Alibaba (baba) and Singapore's state investment firm. Fidelity International and Silver Lake Partners were among the investors in the latest financing, bringing the total amount raised by the three-year-old image recognition startup in the past six months to more than $1.2 billion and tripling its valuation in under a year. Tiger Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Hopu Capital also participated. The latest funding will go toward research and talent acquisition, SenseTime said in a statement Thursday. Investors are handing billions of dollars to Chinese artificial intelligence startups, hoping to ride a wave of support from a government intent on becoming the world leader in the technology by 2030.

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That's how much analysts estimate that artificial intelligence will save the banking industry. Financial institutions should expect a 22% cost reduction in operating expenses due to AI, with most of the savings coming from the front office. Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE!There are about 7.5 billion people on the planet, give or take a few. But that number pales in comparison to the number of connected devices worldwide. According to Autonomous, a financial research firm, people are outnumbered three-to-one by their smart computing devices -- an estimated 22 billion in total.

These venture bets on startups that "returned the fund," making firms and careers, were the result of research, strong convictions, and patient follow-through. Here are the stories behind the biggest VC home runs of all time. In venture capital, returns follow the Pareto principle -- 80% of the wins come from 20% of the deals. Great venture capitalists invest knowing they're going to take a lot of losses in order to hit those wins. Chris Dixon of top venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has referred to this as the "Babe Ruth effect," in reference to the legendary 1920s-era baseball player. Babe Ruth would strike out a lot, but also made slugging records. Likewise, VCs swing hard, and occasionally hit a home run. Those wins often make up for all the losses and then some -- they "return the fund." "If you do the math around our goal of returning the fund with our high impact companies, you will notice that we need these companies to exit at a billion dollars or more," he wrote.

San Diego's Mitek Systems, best known for powering mobile check deposit apps for major U.S. banks, has acquired French artificial intelligence firm A2iA for $50 million in cash and stock. The deal boosts Mitek's check processing and document verification capabilities, as well as expands its footprint into overseas markets. A2iA's check scanning technology, which can recognize cursive handwriting, is used by numerous U.S. financial institutions. It is also deployed in all United Kingdom banks and 90 percent of French and Brazilian banks. In all, A2iA operates in 42 countries and processes documents in 11 languages.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) recently reported powerful fiscal first-quarter 2018 results. The graphics processing unit (GPU) specialist's revenue jumped 66%, GAAP earnings per share soared 151%, and adjusted EPS surged 141%. There was a wealth of information about the company's results and future prospects shared on the earnings call. Our focus here is on NVIDIA's data center, which is growing like gangbusters -- its revenue grew 71% year over year to $701 million in the quarter, accounting for 22% of the company's total revenue. We see the data center opportunity as very large, fueled by growing demand for accelerated computing and applications ranging from AI [artificial intelligence] to high-performance computing across multiple market segments and vertical industries.

Mark Zuckerberg was warned that he risks being remembered as "a genius who created a digital monster", by a senior member of the European Parliament, where the Facebook founder and chief executive was answering questions on a massive data leak affecting millions of users. Guy Verhofstadt said that the only way for scandals surrounding the social media giant to subside, would be for its services to be split apart. "I really think we have a big problem here and it won't be fixed by saying we will fix itself," the parliament's chief Brexit negotiator said. "Could you and would you cooperate with European Antitrust authorities?" The Belgian MEP went on to suggest that Facebook's dominance could be stifled by splitting it from Facebook messenger.