Deepgram open sources Kur to make DIY deep learning less painful

 Deepgram, a YC backed startup using machine learning to analyze audio data for businesses, is open…

Juro gets $750k to optimize sales contract workflow

 London-based startup Juro, which is applying machine learning to help businesses speed up authoring and management…

Neurala closes $14M Series A to bring machine learning to the edge

 Artificial intelligence is swiftly becoming a commodity thanks to the rise of AI-as-a-Service offerings from Amazon…

OpenAI has admirable intentions, but its priorities should change

 Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest topics in business and science. Developers and industry analysts…

Putting the “intelligent” machine in its place

 Sometimes even just defining the problem you’re trying to solve is the hardest part. We need…

Udacity launches deep learning nanodegree foundation program

 Greater compute power and power efficiency has made deep learning algorithms ubiquitous in our world. Deep learning has found its way…

Daniel Gross of Apple leaves to become Y Combinator’s newest partner

 Daniel Gross, the founder of YC-backed Cue, a search engine for personal content, is joining Y…

Sources: Amazon quietly acquired AI security startup harvest.ai for around $20M

 Amazon’s AWS cloud services division quietly acquired cyber security firm harvest.ai last year, TechCrunch has learned.…