Google is developing a deep learning model that can detect early-stage lung cancer in CT scans up to a year before a trained radiologist's diagnosis, the tech giant announced at its annual I/O developer conference on May 7.
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Drivers for ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft plan to hold a rally at Chicago's O'Hare airport Aug. 17 to protest wages and abuse from passengers, according to Fortune.
Andrew Moore, PhD, dean of the school of computer science at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University, will leave his role at the university to head up Google Cloud's artificial intelligence efforts full-time at the end of 2018.
Tech companies like Amazon have been disrupting industries from retail to healthcare, and Daniel Pinto, head of the corporate and investment bank at JPMorgan Chase, said leaders should be prepared, according to CNBC.
Warren Buffet, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, admitted he regrets not investing in Google and Amazon earlier, according to CNBC.
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Although there are still significant challenges hospitals must overcome before they adopt artificial intelligence across their operations, AI holds a lot of promise in healthcare, freelance journalist Larry Alton wrote in Venture Beat.
Cigna President and CEO David Cordani said Feb. 1 the insurer, as one of JPMorgan Chase's service partners, will still be involved with the financial services firm's health needs despite JPMorgan's recent healthcare announcement, according to CNBC.
Microsoft Research on Feb. 1 established the Cortana Intelligence Institute in partnership with the company's Cortana Research team and RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Seventy-three percent of C-suite executives and IT decision makers agree artificial intelligence has transformed the way they do business, according to a survey by IT consultancy Infosys.