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Want a really hard machine learning problem? Try agriculture, says John Deere Labs — IEEE Spectrum

John Deere, the nearly 200-year-old tractor manufacturer, now considers itself a software company, writes Tekla S. Perry. Here is the link: https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/robotics/artificial-intelligence/want-a-really-hard-machine-learning-problem-try-agriculture-say-john-deere-labs-leaders

Satya Nadella looks to the future with edge computing — TC

Nadella says the future of computing could actually be at the edge, where computing is done locally before data is then transferred to the...

Executives say $1 billion for AI research isn’t enough — WSJ

Representatives from Intel, Nvidia call for more money and rules governing data protection and privacy, writes Sara Castellanos. Here is the link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/executives-say-1-billion-for-ai-research-isnt-enough-11568153863

Palo Alto Networks to acquire Zingbox

Palo Alto Networks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IoT security company Zingbox for $75 million.

Microsoft just invested $1 billion in OpenAI to work on large-scale AI systems

Microsoft is investing $1 billion in artificial intelligence research company OpenAI, as part of a multiyear partnership, to extend Azure’s capabilities in large-scale AI systems.