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Databricks CEO says demand for artificial intelligence-ready data is running high as companies brace for recession wsj.com/articles/datab…

Software automation company UiPath has acquired artificial-intelligence startup Re:infer as demand increases for automating more workplace tasks wsj.com/articles/autom…

DeepMind's algorithm called AlphaFold now can predict the 3-D structure of proteins, molecules that are found in all living organisms and play essential roles in the functioning of cells. wsj.com/articles/deepm…

“You're looking for amazing tech, talent and tech teams,” said Lonne Jaffe, a managing director at Insight Partners, about the New York-based firm’s process for evaluating potential investment opportunities wsj.com/articles/how-i…

Databricks Ventures, itself only a month old, made its first investment around a week ago, joining in a $110 million round for Labelbox, a San Francisco-based firm that helps manage training data for enterprise machine-learning applications. wsj.com/articles/datab…

A new John Deere tractor sports the familiar green-and-yellow motif, but has a convolutional neural network on board for autonomous driving wsj.com/articles/deere…

There have been about 130 AI mergers and acquisitions this year around the globe with the value of the deals exceeding $28 billion, according to a Dealogic analysis wsj.com/articles/the-b…

Investors have put $1.54 billion into AI agriculture companies so far this year, up from $1.42 billion last year wsj.com/articles/ai-ag…

A Pittsburgh hospital is using AI to help map infections at the facility and taking steps to prevent outbreaks wsj.com/articles/pitts…

Auto-insurance carrier USAA has started using a cloud-based artificial-intelligence platform designed to quickly tally the potential cost of fender benders wsj.com/articles/ai-he…

Cynthia Rudin has won an AI award for her work on machine-learning systems that make decisions in ways people can easily understand wsj.com/articles/duke-…

The customer-service-and-support software market hit $24.6 billion in 2020, up 12.9% from the previous year, according to information-technology research and consulting firm Gartner wsj.com/articles/suppo…

San Francisco startup Domino Data Lab says its machine-learning platform provides hub to coordinate large data science teams wsj.com/articles/ai-st…

Invictus Growth Partners is backing enterprise technology peer review company IT Central Station, which aims to assist people making purchasing decisions wsj.com/articles/invic…

SupportLogic, which offers AI-based customer service software, said it raised $50 million in new funding, building on growing interest in technology that can provide insight into customer behavior wsj.com/articles/suppo…

Artificial intelligence startup Domino Data Lab said Tuesday it raised $100 million in new funding amid increased business interest in tools that help companies build AI applications wsj.com/articles/ai-st…

U.S. health regulators have authorized the use of the first AI tool designed to help doctors diagnose prostate cancer wsj.com/articles/fda-a…

Feature stores, which allow companies to store data elements that make up an AI model, are being embraced by more companies as they compile talent needed to push AI development wsj.com/articles/at-t-…

Retail is expected to overtake banking as the top spender on artificial intelligence, with the global retail sector expected to spend $11.8 billion on AI this year, according to a new IDC forecast wsj.com/articles/retai…

Carnegie Mellon University and startup Emerald Cloud Lab are constructing a $40 million science facility that will use robots, AI and the cloud to automate labor-intensive research wsj.com/articles/carne…