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Facebook Is Tackling Its Problems With Machine Learning And Looking To London For Help

It needs smarter software to trawl through content, and talent from startups like Bloomsbury.ai.

Coders From Spotify, Klarna And Candy Crush's King Have Flocked To This AI Startup

Peltarion is doing for AI what Wordpress did for websites.

This Startup Wants To Replace Your Doctor With A Chatbot

Ali Parsa’s AI-powered robo-docs could save insurers and governments billions. He’s already transformed a swathe of Britain’s socialized healthcare system, now he’s bringing it to the United States.

Why Airbus Just Sent Its First Robot Into Space

The company best known for making passenger planes is building robots that could one day join astronauts on a deep-space mission to Mars.

This AI Just Beat Human Doctors On A Clinical Exam

Now the startup behind it claims tohave the cure to rising healthcare costs, with a blend of medical advice from humans and AI.

How ARM Is Using Artificial Intelligence To Supercharge Its Patents

Companies like BAE and ARMare using an AI-powered tool to trawl through patents to save time and even find licensing opportunities.

Blockchain Watchers Say Decentralized Apps Are Around The Corner

A Juniper Research analyst expects at least one app built on blockchain technology to be released on iOS or Android by the end of the year.

This Swedish Tech School Teaches AI Ethics 'Like A Muscle'

Sweden’s Hyper Island school regularly tells its students to poke holes in their digital creations and theories to find ways tech could be misused.

Wish Founder Revamps 'Culture And Operations' To Tackle Walmart, Amazon

It’s been doubling revenue but leaking topexecutives. Founder Peter Szulczewski says he ‘takes the blame.’

London Touts Itself As The AI Capital Of Europe

Mayor Sadiq Khan says London is open to talented AI engineers and businesses. (Just don’t mention Brexit.)