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Hopper raises $170M and partners with Capital One on a new cardholder travel booking portal

TechCrunch

Also, does it really leverage tech in a way that is differentiated? ” That pre-COVID transformation that Pichette is referring to is Hopper’s shift from being essentially a machine learning-powered lowest fare finder to what co-founder and CEO Fred Lalonde says is really much more of a fintech company.

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Sylvera takes $32M to build trust in carbon offsetting ratings

TechCrunch

based startup which uses machine learning technology to analyze a variety of visual data like satellite imagery and lidar with the goal of boosting accountability and credibility around carbon offsetting projects, has fast followed a $5.8 Sylvera , a U.K.-based The 2020-founded startup has now raised a total of $39.5

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Father and son duo take on global logistics with Optimal Dynamics’ sequential decision AI platform

TechCrunch

Like “innovation,” machine learning and artificial intelligence are commonplace terms that provide very little context for what they actually signify. A classic problem is how to optimize an airline’s schedule to maximize profit. This is “not an easy technology to get right.”.

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AWS recognized as a first-time Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms

AWS Machine Learning - AI

Over the last 18 months, AWS has announced more than twice as many machine learning (ML) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) features into general availability than the other major cloud providers combined. These services play a pivotal role in addressing diverse customer needs across the generative AI journey.

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Portcast gets $3.2M to create more transparent and sustainable supply chains

TechCrunch

Dr. Xia, who holds a PhD in machine learning and has a background in product development and cloud computing, “was a great complementary fit” and is now Portcast’s chief technology officer. Our technology is global in scale and that allows us to compete against other players in this market,” said Gupta.

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Machine Learning Metrics: How to Measure the Performance of a Machine Learning Model

Altexsoft

Choosing the machine learning path when developing your software is half the success. Yes, it brings automation, so widely discussed machine intelligence, and other awesome perks. So, how would you measure the success of a machine learning model? So, how would you measure the success of a machine learning model?

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AI on the mainframe? IBM may be onto something

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Rather than pull away from big iron in the AI era, Big Blue is leaning into it, with plans in 2025 to release its next-generation Z mainframe , with a Telum II processor and Spyre AI Accelerator Card, positioned to run large language models (LLMs) and machine learning models for fraud detection and other use cases.