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IBM today announced that it is launching four new data centers in the U.K. This brings IBM’s total data center footprint in the U.K. to six, in addition to 16…
AI
DeepMind Health inks new deal with UK’s NHS to deploy Streams app in early 2017
4:01 pm PST • November 21, 2016
DeepMind Health, the division of the Google-owned AI company that’s focused on building links to healthcare providers to drive the application of machine learning algorithms for preventative medicine, has inked…
Media & Entertainment
Bizly lets you book on-demand meeting spaces in luxury hotels
3:47 pm PST • November 21, 2016
Everyone talks about rooms being an underutilized asset in the hospitality industry. But what about meeting space? Almost all four- to five-star hotels, even boutique ones, have at least one…
Media & Entertainment
Why now, more than ever, we need a Twitter that works
3:30 pm PST • November 21, 2016
Remember 2012, when we called it the “Twitter Election” due to Obama’s skill in exploiting the fledgling platform? It seems almost quaint now. 2016 will be remembered as the election…
Hardware
Po 3D prints personalized prosthetic hands for the needy in South America
2:53 pm PST • November 21, 2016
The latest in soft robotics and shrinking sensors enables limbs and digits with ever-increasing levels of sensation and realism. At the same time, 3D printing is making it possible to…
Google today announced that it has acquired Qwiklabs, a hands-on learning platform for those who want to become more familiar with operating cloud environments and writing applications that run on them.…
On-demand food delivery startup Munchery has a new chief executive officer. James Beriker, the former CEO of Simply Hired, is taking the place of Munchery co-founder Tri Tran, who is now…
Hardware
Overclocked smartwatch sensor uses vibrations to sense gestures, objects and locations
1:35 pm PST • November 21, 2016
Just from patterns of motion, your smart devices know when you’re walking, when you’re riding a bike and when you lift your wrist to check the time. But it turns…
This 18-year-old just raised $3.5 million to help developers easily add capabilities to their apps
12:38 pm PST • November 21, 2016
RapidAPI, a two-year-old, San Francisco-based startup that enables developers to find, test, and manage many of the APIs they want to integrate into their apps, has raised $3.5 million in…
Biotech & Health
Genalyte raises $36 million from Khosla for its one-drop blood test
12:31 pm PST • November 21, 2016
Theranos competitor Genalyte just announced it has raised an equity round of $36 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures and Redmile Group. The San Diego-based startup leverages lab-on-a-chip technology…
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Trump transition team appointments indicate a bid to dismantle net neutrality
11:49 am PST • November 21, 2016
President-elect Trump has made it clear that he is more than a little hostile towards the FCC’s implementation of net neutrality, both in his own words and, today, the appointment…
Startups
Reelgood debuts a hub for finding TV shows and movies across streaming services
11:30 am PST • November 21, 2016
More people are cutting the cord with pay TV in favor of streaming services, but finding something to watch is growing more difficult – not only because of rights deals which…
BuzzFeed just announced that it has raised another $200 million from NBCUniversal. That might sound a little familiar, since the company raised a round of the same size last year.…
Ava gives the deaf and hard-of-hearing a more present voice in group conversations
10:43 am PST • November 21, 2016
For those with hearing issues, simple dinner table group conversations can be pretty painful to stay on top of. Ava is aiming to bring deaf and hard-of-hearing people back into group…
Media & Entertainment
The Bridge newsletter brings political news to Silicon Valley and tech news to D.C.
10:38 am PST • November 21, 2016
Tech and politics need a translator — at least according to Jamie Corley and Christyn Lansing, founders of The Bridge. Corley and Lansing have worked in both worlds — each of them, for…
Startups
You rarely livestream, but 1M people livechill on Houseparty
10:32 am PST • November 21, 2016
Livestreaming doesn’t have to be a big performance or a one-on-one video call. Just ask the one million people who spend 20 million minutes hanging out each day on group…
The last time we checked in on Nougat market share numbers (a little over a week ago), the latest version of Google’s operating system was ranked below Gingerbread in terms…
Transportation
NextEV’s new NIO EP9 electric supercar holds a Nürburgring world record
9:39 am PST • November 21, 2016
Chinese electric car maker NextEV has debuted its NIO brand, along with the first car from that electric car line, called the EP9. The first vehicle it revealed is already…
Blockchain technologies could transform government services
9:30 am PST • November 21, 2016
With the current election season sparking yet another conversation about how government can better monitor our elections and deliver secure services, emerging blockchain technologies may provide a solution. By providing…
Startups
Astronomer connects your SaaS with other SaaS for a true in-saas-ception
9:23 am PST • November 21, 2016
Your SaaS is just out of control! You’re spending thousands or millions on products – a CRM system, a field operations app, a system to keep your life-like humanoid androids…
