Falkonry releases its 2019 Predictive Operations Readiness Report based on the results of 300 organizations who used a calculator developed by the company to assess their machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) readiness. The results provide a look at where companies see themselves from a maturity level and were remarkably consistent across the globe, according to Falkonry.

The world's leading producer of camera drones, DJI has demonstrated a technique to gather information about a nearby drone, precisely locating its pilot through a smartphone. It employs a protocol called "Wi-Fi Aware", which makes the information about nearby drones available to anyone looking up for flying drones. The company said it would increase " safety, security, and peace of mind", along with preventing disruptions and security threats. However, the idea is being dismissed by security experts as they are of the opinion that it is not sufficient to fight illegal drone use and that the sophisticated hackers would easily manage to bypass the detection. With ransomware emerging as a service and being easily available, it's reasonable to expect hackers finding ways to circumvent the DJI's protocol.

VA2CS, the European leader in AI-Powered Fall Detection and Prevention, is launching its product at GSA 2019! The solution is already deployed in 2,700 rooms in 6 European countries. Artificial Intelligence uses visual and infrared sensors to automatically detect when a person is falling and trigger alarm to care-givers. A short recording of the fall allows care-givers to understand the reasons for the fall and to take corrective actions. "Most existing solutions based on a press-button pendant or watch are not reliable; people just don't wear them or forget to press the button when the fall happens," says Ramzi Larbi, VA2CS CEO.

Google has announced that it has acquired leading wearable brand Fitbit for $2.1 billion. "Today, we're announcing that Google has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fitbit, a leading wearables brand," said Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President, Devices & Services, Google. "By working closely with Fitbit's team of experts, and bringing together the best AI, software and hardware, we can help spur innovation in wearables and build products to benefit even more people around the world," he added. Over the years, Google has made progress with partners in this space with Wear OS and Google Fit. Fitbit has been a true pioneer in the industry and has created engaging products, experiences and a vibrant community of users.

Newswire) GBT Technologies Inc. (OTCPINK: GTCH) ("GBT", or the "Company"), a company specializing in the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled networking and tracking technologies, including its GopherInsight wireless mesh network technology platform and its Avant! AI, for both mobile and fixed solutions, announced that it is implementing its Avant! AI technology within Epsilon EDA (Electronic Design Automation) program with the goal of achieving increased reliability for microchips. AI will be trained with IC (Integrated Circuit) reliability models, based on physics-of-failure mechanisms. These models will be classified for a wide variety of microchips types, among them microcontrollers, microprocessors, memories, power ICs and others.

Two of the largest drugmakers in the country are investing in a startup applying artificial intelligence in pathology. Boston-based PathAI said Monday that it had closed its $75 million Series B financing round with funding from New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, part of Kenilworth, New Jersey-based Merck & Co. PathAI said it would use the money to bolster its clinical development capabilities. PathAI had announced its $60 million Series B financing its April, led by venture capital firms General Atlantic and General Catalyst, with participation from LabCorp, which the company said the latest investment follows and extends. "Merck, BMS and other strategic partners understand that having these best possible insight into the data is incredibly important for driving continued advancements in the rapidly moving field of immuno-oncology, ultimately helping to bring new and better treatments to patients faster," PathAI CEO Andy Beck said in a statement. According to the company's website, its technology is designed to help pathologists make rapid diagnoses for patients.

AI and related technologies, such as robots, drones and autonomous vehicles, could provide a net boost to employment in China of around 12% over the next two decades, equating to around 90 million additional jobs and more than offsetting displacement of existing jobs. This new analysis for China, launched today at the World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin, contrasts with PwC's earlier research1 suggesting a broadly neutral net impact of AI on jobs in the UK. In that analysis, PwC found that these technologies could displace around 20% of existing UK jobs by 2037, but could create a similar number of additional jobs by boosting economic growth2. Based on previous research, PwC judges that results for the UK are likely to be broadly similar to the average across OECD countries. Relative to the UK estimates, China is projected to see a higher level of job displacement (26% vs. 20%) due to the greater scope for further automation in manufacturing and agriculture.

Reuters, the world's largest multimedia news provider, announced today that it has joined the newly launched AWS Data Exchange to provide access to trusted news and data to Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers. Even more enterprises will now have quick access to Reuters trusted, independent and impartial news content and data, which are produced by 2,500 journalists in more than 200 locations globally, to power their artificial intelligence (AI) applications. "Reuters is constantly seeking new ways to broaden the reach of our independent, trusted and unbiased news content and data. We are excited to be among the first providers of such content in AWS Data Exchange, where our multi-language news data will be made available to a diverse range of AWS customers around the globe," said Alphonse Hardel, Global Head of Business Development and Strategy, Reuters at Thomson Reuters. "With the increasing demand across industries in using news content to train and power their mission critical AI and analytics applications on the cloud, the depth and accuracy of Reuters coverage means AWS customers are now able to seamlessly access the highest quality of data from AWS Data Exchange," added Hardel.

Technique key to scale up manufacturing of therapies from induced pluripotent stem cells. Researchers used artificial intelligence (AI) to evaluate stem cell-derived "patches" of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) tissue for implanting into the eyes of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness. The proof-of-principle study helps pave the way for AI-based quality control of therapeutic cells and tissues. The method was developed by researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and is described in a report appearing online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. NEI is part of the National Institutes of Health.

Machine learning is one of the integral elements of AI. The effects of machine learning on industries are offering multitasking opportunities. Machine learning has the potential to not only automate a large process but also decrease the level of difficulties. As these days the market is getting data-fuelled. The automatic extraction of information and expending it to make predictions is helpful.