Apple iOS 10 creates thematic movies from user photos using facial recognition while remaining low latency

Cereproc generates synthetic speech from text using natural language processing and machine learning

Cisco improves its online conferencing platform using accurate voice and chat assistants

Deputy introduces AI for automatic shift scheduling for its staffing management app

Google Lookout audibly describes environments in real-time for the visually impaired

Microsoft's Seeing AI app identifies and describes objects at which the smartphone camera is pointed to assist visually impaired people

Eyeo leverages machine learning and object detection to develop ad blocking technology

Facebook improves fast, accurate translations for more languages using unsupervised machine learning

Facebook improves user experience using ranking algorithm to optimise content based on user behaviour

Facebook reduces time needed to support new queries to its internal reactive cache by using machine learning from weeks to minutes

Google Translate reduced translation errors by more than 55% in its translation services using Recursive Neural Networks

Google claims it can prioritise an organisation's files based on activity and calendar events using machine learning

Google launches two apps for the hearing impaired on its Android phone

Google trials Duplex as a natural conversation agent and assistant to automate scheduling activities

Google's Gmail automated composition feature has led to 10% of English language replies being machine written and human approved, speeding up email composition

Luka has developed a chatbot which imitates people, alive or deceased, using a corpus of their text communications

Microsoft enables real-time subtitles on Skype video chat software

Microsoft launches deep learning based local language translation service in India supporting 22 languages

Microsoft's Bing enhances image search uses deep learning to automatically detect objects in an image and give more comprehensive search results

Pinterest enhances image search by not only searching for matching items but also related items such as suggesting recipes for grocery items doubling the click-through rates

The Weather Channel is able to automatically generate digital video content localised for each region using machine learning

Deep Sentinel identifies neighbourhood security threats using machine vision that can detect potential intruders and other events

Baidu builds automated cat shelter for strays using image recognition

Foster Care Tech (FCT) finds better matching foster care families for children using machine learning

SignAll translates spoken English into sign language enabling better communication for hearing impaired using vision processing and natural language processing

Imperial College London researchers aim at designing a device that will improve dialysis procedure for patients using machine learning

Newcastle University researchers automate identification of grip type needed to pick up objects by prosthetic limb with 88% success

Nvidia restores images by only looking at corrupted examples using machine learning

Researchers at MIT have developed a new deep neural network algorithm that can identify people by detecting movements across walls using Wifi signals with ~83% accuracy

Researchers at University of Washington explore diagnosis of early onset of pancreatic cancer by identifying increased bilirubin levels in sclera from selfies with 89% accuracy