Technology

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Giles @Giles - almost 5 years ago

Former Uber exec Jambu Palaniappan joins Omers Ventures in Europe

Former Uber exec Jambu Palaniappan joins Omers Ventures in Europe – TechCrunchEarlier this year, Omers Ventures, the venture capital arm of Canadian pension fund Omers, outed a new €300 million fund aimed at European technology startups, having recruited local VCs Harry B...continued

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Adelia @Adelia - about 4 years ago

Everything You Missed From Today's Facebook Connect 2020 Event

Image : FacebookToday’s Facebook Connect kicked off with a two-hour keynote that detailed the company’s latest virtual and augmented reality developments. There were product announcements, new apps and games on display , and compelling peeks at some speculative technology...continued

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Marjory @Marjory - over 1 year ago

Breakthrough: University of Washington Develops Compact and Affordable LiDAR Technology

LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology has been a crucial sensing tool for various applications, ranging from autonomous vehicles to […] The post Breakthrough: University of Washington Develops Compact and Affordable LiDAR Technology appeared first on…

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Pablo @Pablo - over 3 years ago

This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent

Kate Crawford, who holds positions at USC and Microsoft, says in a new book that even experts working on the technology misunderstand AI.

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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - over 2 years ago

How Disney's New Guardians of the Galaxy Roller Coaster Uses Story To Make You Feel Like You're F...

It's all about combining story with technology.

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Jeffrey @Jeffrey - about 5 years ago

Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisis

Facebook will spend $1 billion to address California’s affordable housing crisisFacebook today announced a pledge of $1 billion and a partnership with the state of California to help build more affordable housing, after the company contributed for over a decade to an infl...continued

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Grayce @Grayce - almost 5 years ago

How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" Tableau

How Hong Kong’s Protests Turned Into a "Mad Max" TableauJimmy entered the Hong Kong police station on a Tuesday evening last month and went about his usual routine. He exchanged pleasantries with the officer on duty and did an official check-in, fulfilling a bail conditio...continued

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Geovany @Geovany - about 5 years ago

Shopify buys warehouse automation tech developer 6 River Systems for $450 million

Shopify buys warehouse automation tech developer 6 River Systems for $450 million – TechCrunchShopify, the shopping technology developer that’s quickly becoming the anti-Amazon, has taken another step up the sales supply chain with its $450 million acquisition of the ware...continued

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Hulda @Hulda - almost 5 years ago

AMD and Intel Could Be Screwed By New Chinese Mandate Forbidding Foreign Technology

China Bans Government Offices From Using Foreign-Made TechFollowing the U.S. ban that prohibited domestic companies from supplying equipment to Huawei back in May, the technological Cold War between the U.S. and China just got a bit more intense now that Beijing has order...continued

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Gregoria @Gregoria - 10 months ago

Screens keep getting faster. Can you even tell?

CES saw the launch of several 360Hz and even 480Hz OLED monitors. Are manufacturers stuck in a questionable spec war, or are we one day going to wonder how we ever put up with ‘only’ 240Hz displays?

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Bart @Bart - almost 3 years ago

How Does Technology Manage Your Business Leads?

Technology revolutionization is changing the ways of business leads management. From communicating with customers to engaging them and selling products and services- everything has taken a shift. In between all, generating leads has also gone under modificati…

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Leda @Leda - over 3 years ago

Brex buys Weav, a universal API for commerce platforms, for $50M

Fintech Brex first partnered with Weav, a developer of a universal API for commerce platforms, last summer. In March, Brex launched Instant Payouts for Shopify sellers using the startup’s technology. The results were impressive enough that by April, Brex co-f…

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Angus @Angus - over 2 years ago

Managing your law firm's legal technology during tumultuous times - Reuters.com

While the impact of the pandemic on how law firms and their attorneys work has been extensively covered for the past two years, relatively little attention has been paid to managing and interacting with legal technology professionals who support these lawyers…

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Jerrold @Jerrold - over 5 years ago

eBay and Facebook told to tackle trade in fake reviews – TechCrunch

Facebook and eBay have been warned by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to do more to tackle the sale of fake reviews on their platforms. Fake reviews are illegal under UK consumer protection law. The CMA said today it has found “trouble evidence” of a “t...continued

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Roger @Roger - over 5 years ago

Meet the All-Electric Ford Mustang That’s More Powerful Than the Original

An Electric Ford Mustang Will Debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed – Robb ReportWhat if you could have all the performance and power of an iconic muscle car, but without any of the exhaust-spewing guilt? Charge Cars’ new take on the classic Mustang promises to do exact...continued

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Moises @Moises - 3 months ago

Jouffre Atelier’s L’ècho Showcase Is a Designer’s Playground

In a series of three vignettes, Jouffre makes the case for global creative voices and the fusion of technology with craft in L'echo.

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Immanuel @Immanuel - about 5 years ago

Kadena brings free private blockchain service to Azure Marketplace

Kadena brings free private blockchain service to Azure Marketplace – TechCrunchThe hype around blockchain seems to have cooled a bit, but companies like Kadena have been working on enterprise-grade solutions for some time, and continue to push the technology forward. Toda...continued

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Devin @Devin - over 3 years ago

How Amazon-owned Zoox designed its self-driving vehicles to prevent crashes and protect if they do

The hubbub surrounding the autonomous vehicle industry often focuses on venture capital rounds, speculation about IPOs and acquisitions. But the industry’s future also hinges on the high-stakes task of proving the technology can operate safer than human drive…

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Marlon @Marlon - about 5 years ago

How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right Now

How to Manually Enable RCS on Android Right NowIt’s been a while since Google announced plans to push RCS adoption so that Android users could finally move on from the outdated SMS technology, but most users are stuck waiting for their mobile carriers to flip the switch a...continued

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Cyril @Cyril - over 3 years ago

Aidoc raises over $66M for AI radiology analysis technology

Aidoc, an artificial intelligence company that develops triage and analysis software, is about to double its funding. On Tuesday, the company announced a round of $66 million. Before that the company had raised about $67 million in its five-year lifetime. Ai…

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Erik @Erik - about 5 years ago

Tile teams up with Google to bring its lost item finding technology to Google Assistant

Tile teams up with Google to bring its lost item finding technology to Google Assistant – TechCrunchAs rumors swirl about Apple’s plans to launch a Tile competitor, Tile today announced it’s teaming up with Google to make it easier for users to locate their lost items usi...continued

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Delia @Delia - over 5 years ago

Former Unity Technology VP files lawsuit alleging CEO sexually harassed her – TechCrunch

Unity Technologies, the multibillion-dollar gaming engine, is facing a lawsuit from its former VP of global talent acquisition, Anne Evans, who accuses CEO John Riccitiello of sexual harassment. The sexual harassment allegedly took many forms — ranging from making sexist...continued

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Angus @Angus - 8 months ago

IBM's marketing chief explains how the company is harnessing AI to boost productivity

Jonathan Adashek says IBM employees are using in-house AI technology to improve client interactions.

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Garnet @Garnet - over 2 years ago

The US dollar could go digital. Here's what you need to know

As technology continues to revolutionize the way people live, work and spend, central banks around the globe have kicked off efforts to reinvent their local currencies for the digital era. Now, the United States is the latest to signal "urgency" in researchin…

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Kari @Kari - 3 months ago

Meet the professor who just won the Millennium Technology Prize — and $1.1 million

Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga of North Carolina State University won this year's Millennium Technology Prize for his emission-reducing invention.

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