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Trump wants the Department of Education to commit $200 million per year to computer science education
President Donald Trump will soon direct the Department of Education to commit $200 million every year to K-12 computer science education, which Code.org is marking as a victory for its nonprofit organization. As Recode reported earlier today, Trump’s memorandum calls on the Department of Education to commit at least $200 million of its grant funds to STEM… Read More
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Target is adding Pinterest’s visual search tool to its app and website
Pinterest today announced a partnership with Target to integrate its visual search technology known as Lens into Target’s apps, and later its desktop website. The deal, which represents the first time the company has integrated Lens into a retailer’s app, will allow Target shoppers to snap a photo of any product, and then find similar items available for sale at Target. The… Read More
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Apple starts collecting browsing data in Safari using its differential privacy tech
Today’s public release of macOS High Sierra brings with it some key updates to Safari — including the ability to disable cross-site cookie tracking and turn off autoplaying ads. Arriving alongside those features is a less publicized new addition to Apple’s proprietary browser: data collection. The company is using its newly implemented differential privacy technology to… Read More
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Researchers find that Twitter bots can be used for good
According to Emilio Ferrara, a USC Information Sciences Institute researcher, not all Twitter bots are born bad. He should know. Ferrara created a “large-scale experiment designed to analyze the spread of information on social networks” and found that “good” tweets spread just as quickly as bad tweets. Further, they confirmed something the we already know: that… Read More
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Uber rolls Driver Destinations back from six to two daily in four major cities
Uber has been steadily releasing a series of updates to its driver-side product as part of its ‘180 Days of Change’ campaign, which kicked off with the introduction of in-app tipping. One of those changes, introduced in late August, allowed drivers to set up to six ‘Driver Destinations‘ per day, up from just two previously. Now, it’s reverting that change in four… Read More
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YouTube’s new ad tech automatically personalizes ads, can now target using Google Maps, app install data
YouTube today introduced a series of new tools for marketers, one of the more notable being “Director Mix,” a technology that allows a company to create thousands of video ads tailored for different audiences all using a single creative asset. That is, the advertiser could upload a number of different voiceovers, backgrounds, and copy, and the system will then automatically… Read More
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macOS High Sierra’s biggest updates happen behind the scenes
With all of the new features packed into iOS 11, High Sierra is something of a disappointment. It’s a bit like getting socks and underwear for Christmas. You know it’s necessary and you’ll be happier six months from now when you don’t have to walk around with your toes poking out of holes, but for now, you wish there were a few more video games and action figures mixed… Read More
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Jopwell raises $7.5 million to further its mission to diversify companies
Jopwell, the recruiting startup focused on diversity, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round led by Cue Ball Capital, bringing its total funding up to $11.75 million. Founded by Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams, Jopwell has an impressive group of investors, including Magic Johnson Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital and Joe Montana. Read More
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Snapchat’s new Filters can transform the sky above your head
Snapchat’s latest augmented reality feature is another implementation of the tech that applies to the world, rather than the faces found in frame when you take a picture. They’re called ‘Sky Filters,’ and they can automatically detect sky in your images, and repaint them with totally different atmospheric looks. The new filters are rolling out live starting today on… Read More
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Gem looks to CDC and European giant Tieto to take blockchain into healthcare
The Venice, Calif.-based company Gem is bringing blockchain technology to a broader set of applications through work the company is conducting with the Centers for Disease Control and the European technology services company, Tieto. Read More
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Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search results on iOS and Spotlight on Mac
Apple is switching the default provider of its web searches from Siri, Search inside iOS (formerly called Spotlight) and Spotlight on the Mac. So, for instance, if Siri falls back to a web search on iOS when you ask it a question, you’re now going to get Google results instead of Bing. Updated below with a statement from Microsoft. Consistency is Apple’s main motivation given… Read More
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Mobile hardware lab Nanoport gets $7 million in seed funding
Held at Moscone Center in San Francisco earlier this month, Mobile World Congress Americas was a pretty uninspiring show, but a few interesting startups stood out among the rows and rows of mobile companies. Nanoport was among the more interesting exhibits on the floor, offering up an array of different smartphone technologies aimed at rethinking the way we interact with our devices. The… Read More
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Tech for good: Filling in the government’s gaps
While traditional industries can get away with ignoring broader social ills or hot-button political issues, tech companies are expected to solve the former and speak out on the latter — a position that’s either totally fair or a too-high standard depending on who you ask. If you asked most of the people onstage at Disrupt last week, that expectation is just another thing that… Read More
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Instagram now has 800 million monthly and 500 million daily active users
Instagram’s still growing at a rapid pace, having added 100 million new monthly active users in just a month since it last reported a new figure. It now has 800 million users engaging with the service on at least a monthly basis, the company revealed on Monday at an event in NYC, and it has 500 million using the service on a daily basis, too. Instagram announced the 700 million… Read More
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ debut led to record sign-ups for CBS’s streaming service
CBS’s big bet on “Star Trek: Discovery,” the first Star Trek TV series since “Star Trek: Enterprise” wrapped in 2005, is also serving the network’s big bet on its over-the-top streaming service. While it’s too soon to know if the show will hold up over time, the early numbers are promising, the network says today. According to CBS, the show’s… Read More
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Google and Levi’s ‘connected’ jacket that lets you answer calls, use maps and more is going on sale
Over a year after Google showed off its “connected” jean jacket designed for bike commuters at last year’s Google I/O developer conference, the company today is unveiling the final product, which goes on sale on Wednesday for $350. Designed in partnership with Levi’s, the new smart jacket takes advantage of technology from Google’s Advanced Technology and… Read More
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PatientSafe Solutions
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- HQ: San Diego, California
- Categories: health care, mobile, medical
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ThyssenKrupp
- 1.4B EUR
- HQ: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Categories: industrial, manufacturing, transportation, business development
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Deep Genomics
- $13M
- HQ: Toronto, Ontario
- Categories: genetics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, therapeutics
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Comtech Telecommunications
- $4.2M
- HQ: Melville, New York
- Categories: public relations
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Algolux - Computational Imaging
- $825K
- HQ: Montréal, Quebec
- Categories: machine learning, software, computer vision
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Accelo
- $9.0M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: enterprise software, saas
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Nano Magnetics
- $7.0M
- HQ: Sunnyvale, California
- Categories: consumer electronics, manufacturing, hardware
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Jopwell
- $7.5M
- HQ: Not available
- Categories: professional services, recruiting
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Inkitt
- $3.9M
- HQ: Berlin, Berlin
- Categories: content, publishing, contests
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Shoppers Stop
- $28M
- HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Categories: e-commerce
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Pathao
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- HQ: Dhaka, Dhaka
- Categories: logistics, transportation, e-commerce, payments
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Jayride
- $8.0M
- HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
- Categories: travel, transportation, e-commerce
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Prowl
- $500K
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: analytics, internet of things, music, big data, network security, network ... See More
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BluJay Solutions
- Not available
- HQ: Manchester, Manchester
- Categories: software, service industry, logistics
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Picfair
- 1.5M GBP
- HQ: Stanmore, Harrow
- Categories: photography, marketplace, image recognition
- Investors: Not available
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Eligo Bioscience
- $2.0M
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: biotechnology
- Investors: Not available
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Eligo Bioscience
- $20M
- HQ: Paris, Ile-de-France
- Categories: biotechnology
- Investors: Not available
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Rapido
- 28M INR
- HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Categories: information services, mobile apps, public transportation
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Beam Storage
- 326K SGD
- HQ: Singapore, Central Region
- Categories: mobile, warehousing, apps
- Investors: Not available
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ProctorFree
- $2.0M
- HQ: Huntersville, North Carolina
- Categories: higher education, e-learning, education
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MinionLabs
- 1.0M INR
- HQ: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Blow Ltd.
- 1.3M GBP
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: service industry, beauty, consumer
- Investors: Not available
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Shubham Housing Development Finance Company
- $35M
- HQ: Haryana, Haryana
- Categories: finance, financial services, credit, real estate
- Investors: Not available
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Lagou
- 789M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: edtech, internet, e-commerce
- Investors: Not available
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Tempus
- $70M
- HQ: Chicago, Illinois
- Categories: medical device, health care, medical
- Investors: Not available
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IsoPlexis
- $14M
- HQ: Branford, Connecticut
- Categories: therapeutics, biotechnology, medical device
- Investors: Not available
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ED Band, Inc.
- Not available
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: medical, medical device, health care
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Nanoport Technology Inc
- $7.0M
- HQ: Sunnyvale, California
- Categories: electronics, consumer electronics, mobile devices
- Investors: Not available
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Analytical Space, Inc.
- $3.5M
- HQ: Boston, Massachusetts
- Categories: aerospace, satellite communication
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Iceye
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- HQ: Espoo, Southern Finland
- Categories: information services, information technology
- Investors: Not available
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