Google ‘Cloud AutoML’ to help all businesses leverage AI

Google ‘Cloud AutoML’ to help all businesses leverage AI

Google has launched “Cloud AutoML”, a product that enables businesses with limited Machine Learning (ML) expertise to build high quality, custom Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to improve their product or service. “Cloud AutoML” will let businesses and developers train custom vision models for their own use cases. “At Google Cloud, our goal has been to […]

British lawmakers approve EU Withdrawal Bill

British lawmakers approve EU Withdrawal Bill

The marathon bill paving the way for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) passed a crucial stage in the House of Commons on Wednesday night. With support of 324 MPs, and opposition by 295 MPs, a government majority of just 29, the bill for Exiting the EU aims to convert all European law into […]

Dow closes above 26,000 for first time

Dow closes above 26,000 for first time

US stocks closed higher with the Dow closing above 26,000 for the first time, following the release of stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday added 322.79 points, or 1.25 per cent, to 26,115.65, Xinhua news agency reported. The S&P 500 increased 26.14 points, or 0.94 per cent, to 2,802.56. The […]

Iran nuclear deal must be safeguarded: UN chief

Iran nuclear deal must be safeguarded: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of an international deal on Iran’s nuclear issue on the second anniversary of the implementation of the agreement. “The secretary-general remains convinced that the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) is the best way to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program and to realize […]

Bipartisan group of US senators to reveal immigration bill

Bipartisan group of US senators to reveal immigration bill

A bipartisan group of US senators will reveal on Wednesday an immigration bill that was agreed to by Democrats and Republicans, despite the fact that President Donald Trump rejected it. “It will be available on Wednesday and we’re prepared for a vote as quickly as possible,” Efe quoted US Democratic Senator Dick Durbin as saying. […]

World leaders head for Davos as global social contract faces crisis’

World leaders head for Davos as global social contract faces crisis’

Founder and Chief Executive of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Klaus Schwab on Tuesday said after decades of prosperity, the global social contract is endangered. Acknowledging an “unprecedented” global interest in the 48th WEF in Davos, Schwab said some 70 heads of state and government and 38 heads of international organisations would debate “creating a […]

Iran denounces US ‘conspiracy’ against Syria

Iran denounces US ‘conspiracy’ against Syria

The Iranian President said on Tuesday that the US government’s initiative to create a largely Kurdish border force in northeastern Syria is aimed at undermining the country’s territorial integrity. Hassan Rouhani made the comment during a meeting in Tehran with Syrian parliament speaker Hammouda Sabbagh, Efe reported. “The plot that the Americans recently have in […]

South Asia strategy working ‘far more rapidly’, says Trump

South Asia strategy working ‘far more rapidly’, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that his South Asia strategy is “working far more rapidly than anybody would understand” and denying protection for terrorists in Afhganistan. The policy he announced in August was “providing crucial support for our forces in Afghanistan and denying safe haven for terrorists,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday at the […]

Our employees not monitoring Direct Messages: Twitter

Our employees not monitoring Direct Messages: Twitter

Twitter has denied claims that its employees are monitoring Direct Messages (DM) exchanged among its over 300 million users on its platform. In a statement, the micro-blogging platform denied claims made by conservative activist group Project Veritas that employees from the company monitor private user data, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday. “We do not proactively review […]

Google expands further in China, opens new office

Google expands further in China, opens new office

After opening a research lab focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in China — its first such centre in Asia – Google has reportedly opened another office in the country. According to a report in TechCrunch on Wednesday, the new workspace for Googlers is in Shenzhen — a city that is home to Tencent, Huawei and […]