Machine Learning News Issue 40

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Get ahead: 3 high-demand cloud skills for 2017 When you look at cloud skills, it's more important to think about what's coming rather than what's already here. Why? Thousands of IT people will complete cloud certification programs this year. If you delay, the job market may be flooded by the time you're ready.

Microsoft brings 'Internet of Things' to jet engines Soon the "Internet of Things" will be keeping watch on jet engines, refrigerators and freezers, factory floors and more, thanks to a series of partnerships announced by Microsoft at the Hannover Messe industrial fair in Germany.

The one machine learning concept you need to know Machine learning is hard. Some people spend weeks, months, even years trying to learn machine learning without any success. They play around with datasets, buy books, compete on Kaggle, but ultimately make little progress. One of the big problems, is that many people just want to "dive in and build something."

What is Machine Learning? (cont.) What is Machine Learning? Part 4 of 7 in our AWS Innovation series | by James O'Keeffe, Pre-Sales Technical Lead at Bulletproof Cont. from here. Now we are ready to configure our ML Datasource and Model.

This startup is using machine learning to create animal product substitutes The Not Company The future of food looks a lot like advanced animal product substitutes; we've already gone beyond tofurkey to plant-based burgers that "bleed." The Not Company Down in Santiago, Chile, a five-person startup is using machine learning to figure out how to create its own versions of vegetarian substitutes for animal products.

Why it's time for CIOs to invest in machine learning Cornell University wants to help whales avoid getting hit by ships, so it is working on an algorithm that uses audio recordings to alert ships to the whales' whereabouts. Dassault Systèmes is creating a 3D model of a human heart that will allow surgeons to test the performance of pacemakers before opening up patients.

YouTube's redesigned app uses machine learning to recommend better videos Today, YouTube is updating its mobile app to provide a better 'Home' experience. You'll now see larger thumbnails for recommended videos, which YouTube says is curated based on a deep neural network technology that looks at your search and watch patterns.

Deep-learning neural network creates its own interpretive dance | ExtremeTech Way back in 2005, when Will Wright unveiled Spore to an astonished crowd at GDC, there was one particular part of the demo that seemed to generate buzz: procedural dance.

Google Cloud Conundrum: 7 Questions That Need Answering - InformationWeek In an effort to gain enterprise interest, Google announced changes to its cloud platform last month that would beef up machine learning and big data capabilities. Still, many questions remain about whether Google's cloud will ever be a serious enterprise contender.

Using Machine Learning APIs and Making Your Apps more Intelligent | SkillsCast | 26th April 2016 Londroid: The London Android User Group community cast. Lilian Kasem: The key to moving toward a future of ubiquitous and unobtrusive computing? To accept th...