There are now many state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms which are a git clone away. We found that existing systems for distributed data analysis were not well suited to dealing with the computational challenges of applying computer vision algorithms to terabyte or petabyte sized video collections, so we designed and built a system called Scanner to make efficient video analysis easier.
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The need for new medications is higher than ever, but so is the cost and time to bring them to market. Developing a new drug can cost billions and take as long as 14 years, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Yet with all that effort, only 8 percent of drugs make it to market, the FDA said.
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Resistive RAM technology developer Crossbar says it has inked a deal with aerospace chip maker Microsemi allowing the latter to embed Crossbar’s nonvolatile memory on future chips. The move follows selection of Crossbar’s technology by a leading foundry for advanced manufacturing nodes. Crossbar is counting on resistive RAM (ReRAM) to enable artificial intelligence systems whose neural networks are housed within the device rather than in the cloud.
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