Voice Generating AI From Google, Cardboard Drones, Didi And Their Funding

Richard Bradbury | Majidah Hashim | Jeff Sandhu

28-Dec-17 12:00

Voice Generating AI From Google, Cardboard Drones, Didi And Their Funding

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On today’s edition of Enterprise Biz Bytes, Richard Bradbury, Jeff Sandhu and Majidah Hashim spoke about:

1:20 - Germany Energy Consumers Paid To Use Electricity As Supply Outstrips Demand

5:21 - China’s Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Raises USD 4B For AI, Global Expansion, And EV

10:34 - Google’s Voice-Generating AI Is Now Indistinguishable From Humans

19:04 - Cardboard Drone Has A One Way Ticket

25:51 - Japan Planning To Use Face Recognition Technology For Athletes And Journalists At Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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Tags: germany, Energy, renewable energy act 2014, christmas, power price, ride-hailing, Didi Chuxing, Global expansion, Uber, Ai, Google, Voice generating, Tacotron 2, Cardboard drone, Japan, Tokyo 2020, Summer Olympics, Face Recognition, NEC, Neoface

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