Dataiku, one of the world’s leading enterprise data science and machine learning platforms, has announced an £80 million Series C funding round led by ICONIQ Capital and supported by Alven Capital, Battery Ventures, Dawn Capital, and FirstMark Capital. This announcement follows the company’s $28 million Series B in September 2017 and the release of Dataiku 5 in September 2018.
Read MoreQueen Mary University of London is leading a major new research project, ‘Living with Machines,’ which is set to be one of the biggest and most ambitious humanities and science research initiatives ever to launch in the UK.
Read MoreSweden's leading digital healthcare provider, Min Doktor, which provides doctor-patient communications through voice, video, and text, and allows doctors to issue prescriptions, is pioneering an innovative digital approach to back pain treatment with Kaia Health, a leading digital therapeutics company whose AI app has been shown to reduce back pain by 40%.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence can be applied to enable the better detection of road traffic disturbances in real-time without significantly adding costs, a test by the Finnish Transport Agency and Tieto has shown. The findings were the result of a Proof of Concept experiment conducted by the two organizations in the spring of 2018 that combined LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) measurement technology with sensor fusion and artificial intelligence techniques to analyze traffic flows.
Read MoreCapgemini global study finds that most retailers are focusing their AI efforts on sales and marketing, when there is a significant opportunity to unleash AI use cases across the value chain.
Read MoreHermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has launched a new range of features for its Alexa Skill, which is designed to provide customers with even more control and convenience when sending or receiving parcels. The move forms part of Hermes’ wider commitment to innovation and using smart technology to further improve the customer experience it provides on behalf of the UK’s leading retailers.
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