September 20, 2020

820 words 4 mins read

To combat COVID-19 infodemic on Twitter with machine learning Novetta taps AWS

To combat COVID-19 infodemic on Twitter with machine learning Novetta taps AWS

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads globally, misinformation about the virus spreads online through word of mouth on Twitter. Today, Novetta, an advanced analytics and technical solutions company, announced it utilized Amazon Web Services to understand better how to curtail these harmful narratives. Decision-makers and activists combatting misinformation about COVID-19, which Novetta calls the “infod

emic,” need better [] The post To combat COVID-19 ‘infodemic’ on Twitter with machine learning, Novetta taps AWS appeared first on SiliconANGLE.

Author: Kyt Dotson

Date: 2020-11-20

URL: https://siliconangle.com/2020/11/20/novetta-taps-aws-grapple-covid-19-infodemic-twitter-machine-learning/

siliconangle.com

EU introduces stricter rules on selling surveillance technology (2020-11-10) The European Union said today thatit has introducedtighter rules regarding the sale of surveillance technology such as facial recognition and spyware New regulations mean companies will have to secure licenses from governments to sell such technologies Companies will also be expected to assess the possible human rights abuses that could occur from using the tech The post EU introduces stricter ru..
Cloud, containers, AI and RPA will spur a strong tech spending rebound in 2021 (2020-12-06) Spending data shows that cloud containers artificial intelligence and automation initiatives are setting the stage for a strong rebound in tech spending next year The year 2020 has acted as a hasty but effective proof of concept for how to digitally transform businesses Chief information officers report that generally technology spending levels have either rebounded The post Cloud containers AI a..
Workday’s stock falls as COVID-19 weighs on growth prospects (2020-11-20) Workday Inc saw its stock fall more than 2% in after-hours trading despite posting a strong third quarter that easily beat Wall Streets forecasts and raising its end-of-year guidance again The company which sells financial and human capital management software for large enterprises reporteda profit before certain costs of 86 cents per share Revenue for The post Workdays stock falls as COVID-19 we..
Pure Storage hires chief revenue officer as it provides strong revenue forecast (2020-11-05) Data storage services provider Pure Storage Inc said today its hiring a new chief revenue officer longtime VMware Inc and Cisco Systems Inc executive Dominick Delfino and announced preliminary third-quarter revenue thats ahead of analysts expectations The company which sells flash memory-based hardware and software products said Delfino pictured will assume the role of CRO The post Pure Storage h..
Clumio enhances data protection for cloud amid new demands during pandemic (2020-12-02) With data being produced at high speed protecting information is a challenge for enterprises This became even more evident with the global pandemic when ransomware attacksescalated as companies had to send employees to work from home But as the problems increase so do the solutions Enterprise data backup provider Clumio Inc improved its products during The post Clumio enhances data protection for..
Facebook says upgraded AI models spot nearly 95% of hate speech it removes (2020-11-19) Facebook Inc removed 221 million pieces of hate speech content on its namesake social network in the third quarter 947% of which was detected automatically by artificial intelligence models The company shared the figures in the latest edition of its Community Standards Enforcement Report that was published today On the occasion it also detailed several The post Facebook says upgraded AI models sp..
Updates for Dell’s PowerProtect platform address need for speed and simplification as data risk grows (2020-11-17) When Dell Technologies released its Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot earlier this year a couple of findings stood out Businesses were now managing 40% more data than a year ago and the cost of data loss had grown to over $1 million per organization Facing that kind of risk enterprises need effective enterprise data The post Updates for Dells PowerProtect platform address need for speed ..
Oracle lashes its CRM platform more tightly to back-office data (2020-11-09) Oracle Corp today introduced enhancements to its OracleFusion Cloud Customer Experiencecustomer relationship management application focused on improving both virtual selling and buying Citing a recent Oracle-sponsored Beagle Research Group LLC study that found that traditional CRM systems are seen as more a burden than a resource the company said the new features are focused on The post Oracle la..
AIOps free up teams to focus on business performance, customer experience (2020-12-03) As the digital transformation accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic business revenues becameincreasingly dependent on digital services while theinformation technology infrastructure behind these solutionsin turn gained layers of complexity Because of this automating IT operations through artificial intelligence operations helps free up teams for more important tasks This effort to increase oper..
ThoughtSpot democratizes data access, bringing fast insights for fast action (2020-11-24) As businesses turn to cloud operations and become data-driven they risk narrowing their focus analyzing data solely to drive the bottom line This misses the big-picture value that data can provide: Insights are not just for the good of the company they mustbenefit the customer as well The thing that stands in the way of The post ThoughtSpot democratizes data access bringing fast insights for fast..