Ahead of the Broadband World Forum 2019, CUJO AI, the global leader in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence to improve the security, control and privacy of connected devices in homes and businesses, today announced that has surpassed the 500 million mark for number of connected devices under monitoring worldwide. Today, CUJO AI covers the largest inventory of devices in the world with the broadest ability to detect, categorize and protect. CUJO AI brings to fixed network, mobile and public Wi-Fi operators around the world a complete portfolio of products to provide their customers with a seamlessly integrated suite of digital life protection services while improving their network monitoring, intelligence, and protection capabilities. CUJO AI developed artificial intelligence models are able to safely detect data security threats, problematic content or privacy breaking concerns that affect consumer and business networks, and block them before they can cause harm. The company's technology informs and protects all aspects of the customers online experience and delivers cost-saving and revenue-generating AI-powered solutions to network operators and their customers.

The research also found U.S. employees are split on their perception of their readiness to work with AI. In fact, just over half (52%) of the U.S. employees surveyed believe they have the necessary skills to be successful in an AI-enabled workplace. However, almost as many (48%) doubt they have what it takes, with 20% saying they do not possess the right skills and 28% reporting they simply aren't sure. But confident Millennial employees are the most likely age group to feel their current skillset will meet the challenge of AI. "The most successful AI deployments take more than good data and the best technology – people are an equally important part of the equation. We believe that's why employers should be investing in their people to prepare them for a future workplace that will change as a result of this intelligent technology," said Merijn te Booij, chief marketing officer, Genesys.

SparkCognition, a global artificial intelligence (AI) leader that builds AI technology to advance the most important interests of society, announced the close of its Series C funding of $100 million led by March Capital Partners. With overall funding of $175 million since its inception in 2013, SparkCognition is now one of the most valuable startups in Texas and one of the most valuable AI startups in the United States. "In a short few years, SparkCognition has proven itself to be one of the leading industrial AI companies in the world," said Sumant Mandal, Managing Director and co-founder of March Capital Partners. "We are proud to lead their Series C round, and look forward to working closely with the company to drive its success even further." SparkCognition builds AI technology for industrial applications–revolutionizing the way industries like oil and gas, defense, utilities, aviation, and financial services manage such critical functions as efficiency and safety.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Change Healthcare (Nasdaq: CHNG), today announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) technology has been added to the CareSelect Imaging decision support solution. The new AI capabilities will help healthcare providers using leading electronic health record (EHR) systems enhance workflow efficiency, improve patient safety, provide higher-value care, and meet pending regulatory requirements. CareSelect Imaging now uses Change Healthcare AI in EHR workflow to help physicians streamline imaging orders. In addition, it helps providers comply with new Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) requirements governing advanced imaging ordered under Medicare Part B. "Bringing Change Healthcare AI to CareSelect Imaging helps providers ensure they're delivering the highest quality, most appropriate care, while reducing their administrative and regulatory burdens through advanced automation," said Michael Mardini, CEO of National Decision Support Company, a Change Healthcare Company. "This is a perfect example of how strategic applications of AI will continue to improve healthcare processes and benefit all stakeholders."

BURLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ:CRNC), AI for a world in motion, today announced it is now a resident partner of Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, an academic institution dedicated to supporting researchers specializing in the field of deep learning. The partnership enables Cerence and Mila to further research and advance cutting-edge work in machine learning and enhance automotive AI applications. As part of the relationship, Cerence researchers will work with Mila interns on projects and contribute to research, publications, and presentations in an AI lab at Mila's Montreal headquarters, just a short distance from Cerence's Montreal office, one of its key global R&D sites with nearly 450 employees. "As we continue to advance our research agenda and begin our new journey as Cerence, we are thrilled to have Mila as a resource," said Udo Haiber, Senior Vice President, Research & Development at Cerence. "Our automotive-focused R&D team and their decades of experience have put us at the forefront of innovation in the car, together with the world's leading automakers. Our new alignment with Mila will enable us to work more closely with academic AI researchers worldwide to continue to revolutionize the in-car experience, especially as we approach the horizon of autonomous vehicles."

Founded by world-renowned deep learning expert and recipient of the prestigious 2018 Turing Prize Yoshua Bengio, Mila is an epicenter of artificial intelligence and machine learning research, seeking to create a space for innovation in artificial intelligence and technology while fostering strong synergy and knowledge exchange between academic research and innovators in society. As the leading provider of AI-powered automotive assistant technologies to automakers worldwide, Cerence's global research and development organization is more than 700 strong, with a tenured and experienced team dedicated to building human-like, innovative in-car experiences with their foundations in AI-powered speech recognition; natural language understanding and generation; and multi-modal technologies like gaze, gesture and emotion recognition.

WIRE)--General Micro Systems (GMS), the rugged C4ISR mobile systems and servers company, today announced the industry's smallest, lightest and most SWaP-C-optimized workstation, display and general-purpose graphics processing unit (GPGPU) artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and video processor. At only seven pounds and 9.8 inches x 5.4 inches x 2.3 inches, the ultra-rugged S1202-XVE Peacock III enables the near real-time video processing of large amounts of high-quality images, video or sensor data for immediate and accurate analysis--right on the battlefield. This powerful processing performance makes the system ideal for military applications in harsh environments such as airborne reconnaissance, autonomous vehicles, wide-body C4ISR platforms, multi-console displays and other areas of modern warfare. When equipped with third-party software algorithms, the S1202-XVE compresses, trans-codes, transmits and stores live video and sensor data over IP-based terrestrial or satellite networks with up to 2:1 HEVC compression (compared with AVC) while retaining resolution. The S1202-XVE supports three independent outputs of 4K UHD video, with an additional Nvidia Quadro Pascal GPGPU providing up to eight TFLOPS for algorithm, vector or AI processing in near real time.

BAE Systems originally won the contract for the Hallmark Tools, Capabilities, and Evaluation Methodology program in November 2017. WASHINGTON -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded BAE Systems the second phase of an existing $12.8 million contract to develop digital tools to test and evaluate technologies for space command and control. The second phase focuses on the use of machine learning for space and situational awareness, the company announced Aug. 13. BAE Systems originally won the contract for the Hallmark Tools, Capabilities, and Evaluation Methodology (Hallmark-TCEM) program in November 2017. The program is to help operators improve their understanding of space events and their ability to take actions in response to situations that might affect U.S. satellites in space.

For a third year in a row, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been ranked the market share leader in the IDC Market Share: Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Market Shares, 2018: Steady Growth -- POCs Poised to Enter Full-Blown Production (Doc # US45334719, July 2019) report, which ranked companies by global AI revenue in 2018. According to IDC, the worldwide AI market grew 35.6% to $28.1 billion last year as a result of announcements, initiatives and acquisitions. IBM took the lead with 9.2% share of the overall market, as revenue rose to $2.58 billion, 19% higher than the previous year, driven by growth across software, hardware and services. "IBM's recognition in IDC's report demonstrates the strength of our business and our leading position at the forefront of artificial intelligence," said Beth Smith, General Manager, IBM Watson AI. "As the AI market moves from experimentation to production, we're helping businesses integrate AI with their applications to make more accurate predictions, automate decisions and processes, and free up employees' time so they can focus on higher value work." As reported by IDC, IBM has made critical commitments to information architecture with the launch of IBM Cloud Pak for Data, a multicloud data platform that runs on Red Hat OpenShift; announced Watson OpenScale to address bias detection and maintain trust and transparency in AI; and brought to market a line of Watson solutions and services pre-trained to benefit industries and professions, including agriculture, HR, supply chain, automotive and manufacturing.

Biofourmis, a fast-growing global leader in digital therapeutics, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its machine-learning and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Biovitals Analytics Engine as a medical device for ambulatory physiological monitoring. This regulatory approval of the Biovitals Analytics Engine is part of FDA's growing recognition of machine-learning and AI in the Software as a Medical Device category. "This milestone approval is foundational to the Biovitals ecosystem, which includes not only our most advanced solution, BiovitalsHF for heart failure--but also our range of solutions across therapeutic areas, such as pain, oncology, sleep disorders and others in development," said Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Biofourmis. "Receiving this important regulatory approval will only accelerate the development and commercialization of these innovative digital therapeutic solutions." This FDA approval is the second market authorization for Biofourmis, having earned the agency's approval in May 2019 for its Biovitals RhythmAnalytics platform, which is cloud-based software for automated interpretation of more than 15 types of cardiac arrhythmias.