Startup News
Improve Your Social Skills: 7 Books That Will Transform How You Communicate
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 21:35
Does it ever feel like everyone in your office is speaking a different language?
This Eco-Habit App Hopes To Make It Easy To Live Environmentally-Friendly
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 19:06
As the world becomes more environmentally conscious, and planet-friendly living options become more and more available, it seems to be even harder to pick which impacts to make.
Sproutt raises $12 million to find your best life insurance policy with AI
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 21:00
Sproutt, a tech startup using AI to match people with life insurance policies, has secured $12 million in venture capital.
Embracing Remote Work to Supercharge Your Startup
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 17:00
As costs raise in urban areas such as SF and NY, it has become a competitive advantage for startups to capitalize on remote work. We have found three models to work well, with successful companies building after each mod...
WhyHotel raises $20 million to bring pop-up hotel rooms to cities across the U.S.
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 16:35
WhyHotel, a Washington, D.C.-based startup that operates pop-up hotels in newly-built "luxury" apartment buildings, has raised $20 million.
Forza Horizon 4 gets Eliminator battle royale mode
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 23:09
Forza Horizon 4 gets battle royale mode as part of its next free update. The Eliminator, as it's called, launches December 12.
Why explainable AI is indispensable to Zillow's business
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 21:59
Explainable AI isn't just ethically prudent for Zillow; it's key to ensuring accurate and fair pricing for its Zillow Offers service.
Microsoft's FastSpeech AI speeds up realistic voices generation
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 21:35
Microsoft's FastSpeech text-to-speech model generates speech up to 38 times faster than the baseline without sacrificing quality.
Oculus adds Facebook-powered social features and identity verification
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 20:39
As suggested at Oculus Connect 6, Facebook social features are now integrated into Oculus VR, resulting in changes to accounts and privacy policies.
Google taps AI to improve news results in Search
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 20:18
Google says it's using AI techniques to improve news article recommendations in Google Search, first for users in the U.S. in English.
Use The Power Of Storytelling To Humanize Your Brand
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 20:00
Sharing your company's unique story is an effective way to emotionally connect with customers, and convince them to do business with you instead of your competitors.
Niko Partners: Nintendo Switch in China sells 50,000 consoles on launch day
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 19:44
Nintendo sold about 50,000 Switches in China on the console's launch day in the country on December 10, according to market researcher Niko Partners.
5 Unique Learning Conferences For Entrepreneurs And Educators To Attend In 2020
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 19:19
Here are some golden nugget conferences for entrepreneurs and educators for the new decade.
Facebook, Microsoft, and others launch Deepfake Detection Challenge
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 19:00
Facebook, Google, and others have launched the Deepfake Detection Challenge, which aims to spur development of manipulated media detection systems.
AI Index 2019 assesses global AI research, investment, and impact
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 19:00
The 2019 AI Index report attempts to compile important data and trends defining the AI industry today and some of AI's impact on the future of work.
5G in 2020: How devices and networks will evolve over the next year
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 18:47
Next-generation 5G cellular devices and networks are going to continue to improve throughout 2020, bringing faster data speeds to millions of new customers.
Intel's new RealSense camera packs a lidar sensor for enhanced depth perception
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 18:00
Intel's new RealSense Lidar Camera is the first to pack a lidar sensor. Pricing and availability have yet to be announced.
Why We Need Data For Black Lives
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 18:00
Meet entrepreneur and data scientist Yeshi Milner who is using algorithms and big data to address systemic racism.
With This Platform, Regular Folks Reap Benefits From Their Data--And So Do Individual Investors
Forbes - 11 Dec 2019 17:46
Startup Delphia plans to let regular folks derive a benefit from their data by providing useful intelligence for investors--and perhaps getting a foot into the financial markets, themselves.
Google paints its ambient computing vision for Flutter
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 17:05
Google wants Flutter to be "a portable toolkit for building beautiful experiences wherever you might want to paint pixels on the screen."
Lyft details the planning model behind its self-driving cars
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 17:00
In a blog post, Lyft's Level 5 research and development division peeled back the curtains on the AI planning model behind its self-driving cars.
Ordr raises $27.5 million to protect against network-level cybersecurity threats in real time
Venture Beat - 11 Dec 2019 16:30
Ordr, a Santa Clara, California-based startup developing a network-level security solution, has raised $27.5 million in venture capital.