Your message has been sent. There was an error emailing this page. The Windows 10 April 2018 Update is coming April 30, and we've already tried the most important new features through recent Insider builds. Check out what's coming in these detailed stories: For the big-picture perspective, catch up on the drama around the recent executive shakeup within Microsoft's executive ranks, which could mean big changes for future versions of Windows. One exec who just started is Cortana's new boss, Javier Soltero, who's eager to see Microsoft's digital assistant branch out far beyond Windows.

During his F8 developer conference keynote today, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be launching a dating feature. The CEO said that people often tell him that they met on Facebook and since so many relationships now being online, a dating feature seemed like a logical next step. Of course, a dark cloud of data privacy concerns are hanging over the conference and in light of that, Zuckerberg made sure to note that the upcoming tool was designed from the beginning with privacy and safety in mind. The dating feature won't suggest any of your Facebook friends as a match and your friends also won't be able to see your dating profile. Other dating services have been strongly tied to Facebook in the past and it helped them gain the strong user rates that they currently host.

Google is wading into Canada's employment market with a new search feature and a $1 million investment into a forthcoming jobs platform. The technology giant announced Thursday that it had rolled out new search capabilities for Canadian users, allowing job seekers to browse postings that can be filtered by commute distance, job title and time commitment within the Google search engine. Google also revealed its philanthropic arm will be financially backing Toronto's MaRS innovation hub as it develops an employment platform that will launch next year and aims to help workers navigate the changing job market. The moves signal Google's growing interest in the employment sector and the expansion of its search functions, which come amid a shift toward the automation of workplaces and increasing pressure on workers to update skills as offices become more technologically-savvy. Sabrina Geremia, Google Canada's country director, considers the announcement a natural step for the company because "a lot of people turn to Google when they are looking for jobs."

Facebook is set to hold its annual F8 developer conference, expected to reveal software updates and its latest advances in virtual reality. But more significant than what will be unveiled is what isn't - highlighting how this event couldn't come at a worse time. Around 5,000 attendees will watch CEO Mark Zuckerberg take to the stage at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California at 6am PDT (6pm BST), in what will be an extraordinary exercise in damage limitation. The company continues to reel from revelations that the UK data firm Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook user data for the purpose of political propaganda during the 2016 US Presidential elections and Brexit campaign. Less than a month ago, Mr Zuckerberg was sat before Congress answering questions about how this was able to happen, while just this week one of the company's board members left Facebook over an apparent clash over privacy policy.

Ninety7 specializes in battery docks that render smart speakers portable, so it's appropriate that the company's new product for the Amazon Echo 2 features a large, easy-to-grab handle. The Sky is a replacement sleeve for the Echo 2 that docks the speaker to an 8800mAh Li-ion battery, so you can take Alexa out in the yard or on even on the road. The company says the battery should power an Echo 2 for about 8 hours, and a column of four LEDs near the bottom of the sleeve report the battery life remaining. I'm sure that will vary depending on how many times you summon Alexa and how much you use the Echo 2 to stream music. The battery gets recharged from the Echo 2's factory AC adapter and cable.

With over 20 years experience in technology start-ups, Jane specializes in bringing innovative offerings to market. Combining an engineering background with extensive product management and marketing experience, Jane has focused her career on helping early stage and disruptive companies succeed. As SVP of Marketing, Jane is responsible for product and go-to-market strategy, corporate brand and communications. Jane and her team focus on advancing Interactions mission to create a universally accurate, conversational "Interface of Things" for a wide range of devices, and furthering adoption of the company's award-winning Intelligent Virtual Assistants. Before joining Interactions in 2013, Jane was Director of Marketing at Care.com.

Kriti Sharma is currently working on an AI system to help report domestic abuse. What do you do when you're a 14-year-old who wants a computer but doesn't have one? Kriti Sharma did what seemed obvious: she devoured tech tomes and built herself one. The 30-year-old is a problem solver. Problem No. 1 on her list right now is sexism in tech.

With machine learning models that ascribe human intuition and intelligence to digital platforms, traditional financial institutions can slash costs, reduce manpower, improve the banking experience and stay competitive. Subscribe to The Financial Brand via email for FREE!Banking consumers are demanding more individualized experiences as they become increasingly accepting of new technologies. In the era where tech giants like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon dominate, people have become accustomed to seeing personalized offers built on data that they voluntarily provide, and now it's a common expectation. This affords banks and credit unions the opportunity to meet their customers' needs and set themselves apart. A few leading banks are doing just that -- expanding on the artificial intelligence system used by voice-powered devices like the Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple's Siri to improve service and enhance the customer experience.

Central to everything Microsoft does is leveraging smart machines. Microsoft has Cortana, a virtual assistant; chatbots that run Skype and answer customer service queries or deliver info such as weather or travel updates and the company has rolled out intelligent features within its Office enterprise. Other companies can use the Microsoft AI Platform to create their own intelligent tools. In the future, Microsoft wants to see intelligent machines with generalized AI capabilities that allow them to complete any task. When you bring together cloud computing, geo-mapping and machine learning, some really interesting things can happen.

There are so many amazing ways artificial intelligence and machine learning are used behind the scenes to impact our everyday lives and inform business decisions and optimize operations for some of the world's leading companies. Here are 27 amazing practical examples of AI and machine learning. Using natural language processing, machine learning and advanced analytics, Hello Barbie listens and responds to a child. A microphone on Barbie's necklace records what is said and transmits it to the servers at ToyTalk. There, the recording is analyzed to determine the appropriate response from 8,000 lines of dialogue.