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From growing pains to growing up, the startup hardware industry gets real in 2017
Last month, the international Sino-US hardware technology accelerator and investment firm HAX released its state of the union address on trends in the hardware industry to a select group in San Francisco. The massive 243 slide-long deck and accompanying over-an-hour presentation included a few nuggets that we were able to comb through today. Primarily for the folks at HAX, these are the… Read More
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Artificial intelligence is not as smart as you (or Elon Musk) think
DeepMind’s AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, the best human Go player in the world. It was a defining technological moment not unlike IBM’s Deep Blue beating chess champion Garry Kasparov, or IBM Watson beating the world’s best Jeopardy players. As mind-blowing as they seemed, these victories were more about training algorithms and using brute-force computational strength than any… Read More
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Former Voodoo PC head Rahul Sood talks about the road to real token sales
This week on Technotopia I interview Rahul Sood, former founder of Voodoo PC and the current CEO of Unikrn, an e-sports betting service. Sood, who spent a number of years at Microsoft Ventures, started Unikrn because he was the e-sports space was exploding in popularity. His company allows people to bet on gaming events and even bet on themselves as they get better at games. Sood’s… Read More
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Elon Musk says Mark Zuckerberg’s understanding of the future of AI is ‘limited’
It’s fascinating to imagine the conversations that happened behind closed doors between the world’s richest and most powerful, so when they occur in the open — and over topics that impact the future of the world — it’s hard to do anything but grab the popcorn and watch intensely. Billionaire business icon Elon Musk — of Tesla, SpaceX and more fame —… Read More
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Startup hub builder Factory plans gargantuan new campus in Lisbon
This year Lisbon is roaring along with noted startups like Uniplaces, Aptoide, Farfetch, Seedrs and Unbabel putting the Portuguese capital on the map. Vast annual startup conference Web Summit arrived last year with 53,000 people, and entrepreneurs and investors have been increasingly eyeing-up the city as a viable alternative to equally cheap Berlin, especially since the government… Read More
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Korean startup Urbanbase gets $1.8M to turn apartment floor plans into virtual reality
Urbanbase, a Seoul-based startup that makes virtual reality tools for interior planning and design, plans to expand in Asia after raising $1.8 million in Series A funding. Its investors are CKD Venture Capital, Magellan Technology and Capstone Partners. Read More
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SoftBank is reportedly keen to buy ‘multi-billion dollar stake’ in Uber
Less than a day after it agreed to put $2 billion into Southeast Asia’s Grab alongside Didi, now SoftBank is being linked with an investment in Uber, the U.S. firm that rivals those two aforementioned ride-sharing companies. A Wall Street Journal report claims SoftBank has been in touch with Uber with the apparent goal of buying a “multi-billion dollar stake” in the company. Read More
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Crunch Report | KKR Buys WebMD for $2.8 Billion
KKR is buying WebMD for $2.8 billion, Didi and SoftBank invest $2 billion into Grab, Daimler and Bosch create a driverless parking garage and the next Microsoft HoloLens gets an AI chip. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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SF-based Grabr grabs $2.7M to scale its traveller-driven shopping community
Grabr, an SF-based platform with a convenient way for people to buy international goods, has secured a $2.7M funding round led by SignalFire. FF Angel (Founders Fund’s early stage investment vehicle), NFX, Global Founders Capital and multiple angel investors including Diana Moldavsky and Charles Songhurst also participated. Grabr plans to use the cash to scale up its operations and… Read More
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Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid
Facebook is on the cusp of a big push to lure independent content creators to share their art through the News Feed. But it needs to prove it can help creators monetize their content without allowing piracy to run rampant. That’s why it’s acquired content rights management startup Source3, including its team and technology. Read More
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SnapTravel raises $8 million for a hotel booking service that works over chat
Chatbots – automated bots that let you interact with a service or brand via messaging apps or SMS – haven’t yet become breakout hits, as a group. But that hasn’t stopped investors from pouring in $8 million into a hotel booking startup called SnapTravel, which lets users find and book rooms via SMS texts and Facebook Messenger. The $8 million Series A round was led… Read More
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Alphabet keeps printing money despite a hefty $2.7B fine from the EU
Alphabet’s advertising business continues to grow at a mammoth pace despite a very hefty setback from the EU in the form of a massive fine — but all the signs might not be pointing to a perfect future for Google. Read More
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EverlyWell rolls out three new DNA-based products for food sensitivity, metabolism and breast milk
There’s a lot going on in commercial DNA testing these days beyond what eye color you have or where your mitochondria comes from, and at-home lab testing startup EverlyWell hopes to cash in. The startup launched three new products today, based on your DNA to help get it there, including a food sensitivity test, DNA factors for your metabolism and breast milk DHA. Read More
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Blue Apron faces lawsuit from former employee who alleges violation of Family and Medical Leave Act
On the heels of Blue Apron’s lackluster debut on the public market, a former employee is suing the company for allegedly violating the Family and Medical Leave Act, which requires that companies provide employees with job-protected, unpaid leave for certain medical and family reasons. Read More
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Snopes seeks crowdfunding in ownership battle
How many times have you heard some urban legend, chain letter or misleading bit of news repeated and immediately found a thorough, fact-based debunking on Snopes? Like every damn day for the last 20 years or so, right? Snopes was there for you when you were looking up fake news and cryptids — but it’s in trouble, and asking you to return the favor. Read More
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Nvidia Shield TV gets updated YouTube app with 360 video
Nvidia’s Shield TV is the best streaming box you can get right now, thanks to 4K support, a variety of surround sound audio formats and a great execution of Android TV, and it just got a little bit better: The latest update to the YouTube app brings 360-degree video support, as well as an improved UI that should make browsing content easier. The new app introduces the 360-degree… Read More
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Google releases the final Android O developer preview
Google today launched the fourth and final developer preview of Android O, the latest version of its mobile operating system. As expected, there are no major changes in this release and, according to Google, the launch of Android O remains on track for later this summer. Given that Android Nougat was on a very similar schedule, I expect we’ll see a final release in August. Read More
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Google’s Sundar Pichai to join Alphabet’s board
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is joining parent company Alphabet’s board, according to an announcement Monday from the company. Pichai has been at the company since 2004, with previous roles overseeing Google consumer products, engineering and research efforts. Read More
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Group K Diagnostics
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Citus Health
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Marmo Health
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Premy
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Limitless
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Cosme Hunt
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The iStartup
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Elimu Digital Media
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Stir
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Everex One
- $500K Seed
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Iqianbang
- $80M Series B
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Power Survey
- $24M Series A
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Relab.co.nz
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Hinge Health
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Niuniuqiche
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Epet.com
- $53M Series B
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Grab
- $2.0B Round
- HQ: Midview City, Central Region
- Categories: Mobile, Transportation, Internet, Travel
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Crowdz
- Not available Series A
- HQ: Sunnyvale, California
- Categories: Logistics, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Supply Chain Management, ... See More
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Trust Stamp
- $2.7M Seed
- HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
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Dreamleague Gaming
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Nyotron
- $21M Venture
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- Categories: Cyber Security, Network Security, Computer
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Rimilia
- $25M Venture
- HQ: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
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GlamCorner
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- HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
- Categories: Information Technology, Internet, E-Commerce, Sharing Economy, Fashion, ... See More
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SoT - Security of Things
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Tine Health
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Effector Therapeutics
- $39M Series C
- HQ: San Diego, California
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StopMyCraving
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The Town Kitchen
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- HQ: Oakland, California
- Categories: Communities, Food and Beverage, Food Delivery
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Leesa
- $23M Series B
- HQ: Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Categories: E-Commerce, Delivery Service, Lifestyle
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