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OctoML raises $85M for it for its machine learning acceleration platform

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OctoML , a Seattle-based startup that helps enterprises optimize and deploy their machine learning models, today announced that it has raised an $85 million Series C round led by Tiger Global Management. The company also recently worked with Microsoft on a project about deploying video content moderation at scale.

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Apple acquired a startup using AI to compress videos

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Apple has quietly acquired a Mountain View-based startup, WaveOne , that was developing AI algorithms for compressing video. But WaveOne’s website was shut down around January, and several former employees , including one of WaveOne’s co-founders , now work within Apple’s various machine learning groups.

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Build a video insights and summarization engine using generative AI with Amazon Bedrock

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Professionals in a wide variety of industries have adopted digital video conferencing tools as part of their regular meetings with suppliers, colleagues, and customers. This post provides guidance on how you can create a video insights and summarization engine using AWS AI/ML services.

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Revyze is building the TikTok of educational videos

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And that’s probably the reason why educational videos are so popular on YouTube and TikTok — the hashtag #LearnOnTikTok is massively popular for instance. If you watch an interesting video on TikTok, the social app might recommend something completely different when you skip to the next video. So what does Revyze feel like?

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Picsart acquires R&D company DeepCraft in seven-figure deal to aid video push

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Picsart today offers a range of digital creation and editing tools aimed at both consumers and professionals alike that make photo and video editing more fun and approachable. technical talent and its breakthroughs in computer vision and machine learning will enhance Picsart’s own A.I.

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How DPG Media uses Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Transcribe to enhance video metadata with AI-powered pipelines

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With a growing library of long-form video content, DPG Media recognizes the importance of efficiently managing and enhancing video metadata such as actor information, genre, summary of episodes, the mood of the video, and more. DPG Media’s VTM GO platform alone offers over 500 days of non-stop content.

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Ex.co acquires video adtech company Cedato

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is announcing its very first acquisition — it’s buying Cedato , a video monetization startup founded in 2015. ” “We started searching for companies that did video in a sophisticated way, meaning using [machine learning] as part of their core engines,” Pachys said. “Ex.co

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