Canadian software maker BlackBerry on Monday launched a new cybersecurity software, which identifies vulnerabilities in programs used in self-driving cars. The product, called Blackberry Jarvis, is being marketed first to automakers - a group of customers the former smartphone maker is hoping will power its turnaround efforts - but could also have applications in healthcare and industrial automation. BlackBerry said it was offering Jarvis on a pay-as-you-go basis. Once initiated, automakers will have online access to Jarvis and can scan files at every stage of software development, the company said. Last year, the global'ransomware' attack, dubbed WannaCry, helped raise awareness of BlackBerry's security software business, which is largely focused on managing secure connections to mobile devices.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DeepBrain Chain is an Artificial Intelligence Computing Platform driven by blockchain. The DBC project is for global AI computing resource sharing and resource scheduling because many small businesses do not have the money to buy expensive GPU servers, but many companies have a large number of GPU servers which are idle. Scheduling global resources and increasing the utilization efficiency of resources are of positive significance regarding the AI business computing costs reduction. Its vision aims at providing a decentralized AI Computing platform, which is low cost, private, flexible, and safe. The DeepBrain Chain platform serves the interests of several parties.

DBC is the first AI computing platform driven by blockchain. It is a new attempt between AI and Digital Currency. The company introduced its cloud platform in May 2017 and already created a working product with over 100 manufacturers using the platform including Microsoft, Samsung, Siemens, and Lenovo. DeepBrain Chain is an Artificial Intelligence Computing Platform driven by blockchain. The DBC project is for global AI computing resource sharing and resource scheduling because many small businesses do not have the money to buy expensive GPU servers, but many companies have a large number of GPU servers which are idle.

Newswire) OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, today announced the launch of Cognitiv, a specialized $100 million global fund focused on early-stage companies that leverage AI, deep-learning, IoT, robotics and digital manufacturing to become tomorrow's category leaders. Cognitiv is the 12th fund to launch for funding on OurCrowd's platform and will give investors access to approximately 20 companies, with initial investments in EquityX, KolGene and FreshKeep. Cognitiv is a direct result of the success of OurCrowd First, the first fund entry by OurCrowd, raising approximately $12 million, closing in May 2016. Cognitiv is led by three storied entrepreneurs, collectively responsible for creating value in the billions of dollars. Cognitiv's newest General Partner, Avi Reichental is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of 3D Systems, (NYSE:DDD) and brings decades of executive leadership in late stage global corporations.

Blockchain will use AI to search through relationship data, says Dr. Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at FICO, in his AI predictions for 2018 Defensive AI will be used to protect systems from malicious AI and machine learning The growing use of blockchain technology in financial services will include a healthy dose of artificial intelligence, as new, automated analytic techniques look for patterns in the "relationship data" about people, contracts and transactions. That merger of two hot tech trends is one of the predictions made by Dr. Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at Silicon Valley analytic software firm FICO, and a recognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. Check out our crypto blog on blogger.com "Beyond its association with cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology will soon record'time chains of events,' as applied to contracts, interactions and occurrences," Dr. Zoldi wrote on the FICO Blog. "Think about renting a car. In the future, you will be able walk up to a car to lease it, but you'll do so with a micro-loan for which you are approved to lease the car for, say, an afternoon. This micro-loan will have insurance contracts attached to the blockchain, and a codified history of the car's history of drivers, events, and maintenance. As you drive through the city and interact with toll roads and parking spaces, all of this information will be automatically recorded and monitored on the blockchain. When you leave the car and lock it, the lease is complete and auditable on the chain. These kinds of data event chains will create new opportunities for graph analytics and novel new AI algorithms to consume relationship data at scale."

The growing use of blockchain technology in financial services will include a healthy dose of artificial intelligence, as new, automated analytic techniques look for patterns in the "relationship data" about people, contracts and transactions. That merger of two hot tech trends is one of the predictions made by Dr. Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at Silicon Valley analytic software firm FICO, and a recognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. "Beyond its association with cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology will soon record'time chains of events,' as applied to contracts, interactions and occurrences," Dr. Zoldi wrote on the FICO Blog. "Think about renting a car. In the future, you will be able walk up to a car to lease it, but you'll do so with a micro-loan for which you are approved to lease the car for, say, an afternoon. This micro-loan will have insurance contracts attached to the blockchain, and a codified history of the car's history of drivers, events, and maintenance. As you drive through the city and interact with toll roads and parking spaces, all of this information will be automatically recorded and monitored on the blockchain. When you leave the car and lock it, the lease is complete and auditable on the chain. These kinds of data event chains will create new opportunities for graph analytics and novel new AI algorithms to consume relationship data at scale."

The growing use of blockchain technology in financial services will include a healthy dose of artificial intelligence, as new, automated analytic techniques look for patterns in the "relationship data" about people, contracts and transactions. That merger of two hot tech trends is one of the predictions made by Dr. Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at Silicon Valley analytic software firm FICO, and a recognized expert in the field of artificial intelligence. "Beyond its association with cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology will soon record'time chains of events,' as applied to contracts, interactions and occurrences," Dr. Zoldi wrote on the FICO Blog. "Think about renting a car. In the future, you will be able walk up to a car to lease it, but you'll do so with a micro-loan for which you are approved to lease the car for, say, an afternoon. This micro-loan will have insurance contracts attached to the blockchain, and a codified history of the car's history of drivers, events, and maintenance. As you drive through the city and interact with toll roads and parking spaces, all of this information will be automatically recorded and monitored on the blockchain. When you leave the car and lock it, the lease is complete and auditable on the chain. These kinds of data event chains will create new opportunities for graph analytics and novel new AI algorithms to consume relationship data at scale."

Amazon is on the hunt for as much as 1 million square feet of office space in Boston, adding a new level of intrigue to the retail giant's plans as it whittles down the list of the cities competing for its second headquarters. The Seattle company is negotiating with a Seaport developer to lease an entire office building, and possibly two, to continue its expansion in the city, according to real estate industry executives with knowledge of the talks. Amazon employs more than 1,000 people in Boston and Cambridge -- mostly software engineers and developers -- with offices open or under construction in Kendall Square, the Back Bay, and Fort Point. It expects to nearly double that number over the next few years, and could grow even larger here with more space in the Seaport. Amazon's Seaport search reportedly began months before the company announced in September that it wants to build a second headquarters -- envisioned as a vast campus big enough for 50,000 workers -- and before Boston emerged as a top contender for that project.

A revolution, it is said, is not an apple that simply falls when it is ripe. You have to make it drop. As AI moves beyond proof-of-concept and sandbox implementation, businesses are looking to recruit top machine learning talent, cultivate AI skills across their workforce, and begin to use this amazing set of technologies for incredible outcomes in 2018. There's still not enough AI experts out there to make this a reality – and a huge AI skills gap is opening up as a result. Last year, 56% of senior AI professionals argued in a recent Ernst & Young poll that the lack of talent and qualified workers is the greatest single barrier to the implementation of AI across business operations.

Landmark action-adventure game Dark Souls is being remastered for Nintendo's Switch console, the company announced today. The game was shown alongside a number of other new versions of older games for Switch, including cult hit The World Ends With You, Super Nintendo classic Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze and Hyrule Warriors. Dark Souls, an intricate and arcane work of dark fantasy pits players against a world of demonic creatures, is widely regarded as one of the best video games of all time. First released in late 2011, it took an influential approach to video game storytelling, letting its community of players piece together its backstory over the course of several years from well-hidden and often ambiguous hints hidden within the game world. Players could also appear in each others' games to either help or hinder each others' progress, maintaining a community of dedicated players that is still active seven years later. Its publisher Bandai Namco estimates that it and its two sequels have sold more then 9 million copies.