Every day, financial organizations need to analyze news articles, SEC filings, and press releases, as well as track financial events such as bankruptcy announcements, changes in executive leadership at companies, and announcements of mergers and acquisitions. They want to accurately extract the key data points and associations among various people and organizations mentioned within an announcement to update their investment models in a timely manner. Traditional natural language processing services can extract entities such as people, organizations and locations from text, but financial analysts need more. They need to understand how these entities relate to each other in the text. Today, Amazon Comprehend is launching Comprehend Events, a new API for event extraction from natural language text documents.

This Tuesday, shop and save on smart speakers, robot vacuums and more on Amazon. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Eager to get a jumpstart on Black Friday discounts? Right now at Amazon, you can start shopping the Super Bowl of savings early and take advantage of solid deals on innovative, top-rated items, including smart speakers, wet/dry vacuums and more. Whether you're shopping for a smart robot vacuum that allows you to schedule cleanings ahead of time or the best rice cookers money can buy, these items can help make your everyday life run a little smoother, and who doesn't love that?

Julien Simon is a principal AI and machine learning developer advocate. He focuses on helping developers and enterprises to bring their ideas to life. He frequently speaks at conferences and blogs on AWS blogs and on Medium. Prior to joining AWS, Julien served for 10 years as CTO/VP of engineering in top-tier web start-ups where he led large software and ops teams in charge of thousands of servers worldwide. In the process, he fought his way through a wide range of technical, business, and procurement issues, which helped him gain a deep understanding of physical infrastructure, its limitations, and how cloud computing can help.

Understanding the direction and context of an ever-evolving conversation is beneficial to building natural, human-like conversational interfaces. Being able to classify utterances as the conversation develops requires managing context across multiple turns. Consider a caller who asks their financial planner for insights regarding their monthly expenses: "What were my expenses this year?" They may also ask for more granular information, such as "How about for last month?" As the conversation progresses, the bot needs to understand if the context is changing and adjust its responses accordingly.

These Amazon Echo speakers are on sale for a great discount. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. When it comes to smart tech, certain items--an app-controlled lock, for instance--can seem impossibly complicated, especially for beginners. An easy way to become acquainted with these life-changing innovations is with a great smart speaker: They make it easy to listen to your favorite tunes, check the weather and more--all via voice control. Even better, right now, for Black Friday 2020, you can get not one, but two exceptional Amazon Echo smart speakers on sale for a sweet discount.

Amazon's Black Friday Week event has kicked off with a great range of discounts on everything from Amazon devices and Nintendo Switches to smartwatches and speakers, placing the best tech at your fingertips for less. Although Black Friday itself isn't officially until November 27, there are plenty of smart home gadget savings to take advantage of already, with the Echo Dot (3rd generation) now £18.99 and home security from Eufy reduced by 25 per cent. If you've been curious about smart lights, but don't know where to start, it's worth taking note of the deals on Philips Hue Starter Kits this Black Friday week, with up to 40 per cent off on Amazon. However, we recommend signing up to Amazon's Prime subscription service for a free trial to take full advantage of their Black Friday Week as you'll receive free next-day delivery and access to some exclusive offers. The Hue Starter Kits on sale all include three bulbs (screw, cap or spot) and the Philips Hue Bridge, which is an internet-connected central hub.

Gatik, a startup developing an autonomous vehicle stack for B2B short-haul logistics, today closed a $22.5 million series A financing round. The company also announced it will bring a fleet of self-driving vans to Canada as part of a deal with Loblaw, the country's largest retailer with over 200,000 employees. Some experts predict the pandemic will hasten the adoption of autonomous vehicles for delivery. Self-driving cars, vans, and trucks promise to minimize the risk of spreading disease because they inherently limit driver contact. This is particularly true with regard to short-haul freight, which is experiencing a spike in volume during the outbreak.

Owning a robot vacuum just became more affordable than ever. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Between work, kids and keeping everyone healthy, cleaning your floors is probably the last thing on your to-do list. Rather than letting dust and grime pile up in the corners of your home, you can easily check this task off entirely with a brand-new robot vacuum--especially since we found several best-selling Shark models going for less than $150 for Black Friday 2020. First up, this Shark RV750, which is up for grabs for a stellar price right now at Kohl's.

This Black Friday deal at Best Buy on this iRobot smart robot vacuum is worth getting hyped up over. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission. Tired of lugging out your old upright vacuum out every time there's a spill or someone tracks dirt onto your freshly cleaned floors? What you need is a zippy little robot vacuum that's designed to do all that work for you. Right now at Best Buy, as part of the retailer's big Black Friday savings offers, you can snag an impressive unit on sale for an incredibly low price.

You might have an easier time deciding on a Google Assistant smart display this Black Friday. Lenovo's Smart Clock is on sale now at Best Buy for $35, an all-time low and less than half its original $80 asking price. You can get it for the same price at Walmart. And if you don't need a touchscreen, the Smart Clock Essential is on sale for $25 (half its usual price) at Best Buy and Walmart. Both smart screens are very focused, and that's mostly a good thing.