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Drone data scanning company Skycatch announces a $25M raise

TechCrunch

Founded in 2013, the Bay Area-based company provides centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services, primarily for construction sites and mining operations. Image Credits: The company’s technology works with off-the-shelf drones, including ones manufactured by DJI. Indonesia, China, Philippines, Thailand and Japan.

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4 Advantages of Custom Software Development

Sunflower Lab

Sure, you could grab a cheap off-the-shelf software package and cross your fingers that it aligns with your company’s needs. Off-the-shelf packages are made for mass consumption. Organizations like banks and stock markets who require highly encrypted software, always opt for custom software development.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

In-store cameras and sensors detect each product one takes from a shelf, and items are being added to a virtual cart while a customer proceeds. Physical stores still have a lion’s share of sales, but the tendency of the growing demand for online experiences shouldn’t be ignored. Source: Forrester Consulting. Amazon Go stores.

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

Altexsoft

Besides, due to the specific nature of the industry with high-value one-off payments, a big number of businesses across the world, and rapid customer consumption of services, the travel and hospitality sector is a huge target for fraud. In 2019, the travel and hospitality industry accounted for a whopping 10.3 percent of global GDP.

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Interpreting predictive models with Skater: Unboxing model opacity

O'Reilly Media - Data

There is also a trade off in balancing a model’s interpretability and its performance. A deep dive into model interpretation as a theoretical concept and a high-level overview of Skater. There is often a need to verify the reasoning of such ML systems to hold algorithms accountable for the decisions predicted.