Xconomy

JULY 2, 2017

These are heady times for using artificial intelligence to extract insights from healthcare data—in particular, from the tidal wave of information coming out of fields like genomics and medical imaging. This story is part of an ongoing Xconomy series on A.I. in healthcare.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

San Diego-based Gretel.ai, a startup which is developing privacy technology, has raised $50M in a Series B funding, the company said today. Gretel.ai's privacy technology helps generate synthetic data, which preserves privacy, but can help provide data sets for training machine learning and AI models.

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AUGUST 6, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley real estate startup backed by Zeev Ventures, Signia Venture Partners, and others, has officially launched in the San Diego company. As part of Reali's move into San Diego, the company said it is launching a new nonprofit effort called Reali for Good, a program which will support U.S.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it has linked up with processor developer NVIDIA , to power its latest product, an earlier announced commercial vacuum cleaner from SoftBank Robotics. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

ServiceNow , the developer of information technology service management software which has major operatinos in San Diego, has acquired Mountain View-based Passage AI , a developer of conversational AI tools. Financial details of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 19, 2017

San Diego-based Brain Corp. , a startup developing artificial intelligence software that powers self-driving robots, has raised $114M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund, and also included Qualcomm Ventures. Brain Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

San Diego-based machine learning software developer Point Predictive has raised a new, Series B growth financing round, the company announced this morning. As part of the funding, the company has named Michael Housman as Chief Technology Officer and promoted Eric Werab to Chief Revenue Officer.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.

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Xconomy

MARCH 26, 2018

Artificial intelligence innovation has become part of our everyday lives—retailers use it to tailor the product recommendations they make; biotech companies hope it can create customized medicine. Take, for example, facial recognition technologies that work best on white people and make the most errors on black people.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

San Diego-based artificial intelligence and robotics company Brain Corp says it is expanding its deployment of its technology to Sam's Club. Brain Corp's software is used in those floor scrubbers to both automatically clean floors--as well as take shelf inventory. According to Brain Corp., Brain Corp.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

San Diego-based Nervana Systems , a developer of artificial intelligence and "deep learning" technology, has been acquired by Intel , in a deal that is reportedly worth $350M. Nervana will continue to operate out of its headquarters in San Diego. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

[ Updated 12/27/18, 9:54 am ] Manoj Saxena is bullish on artificial intelligence. startup CognitiveScale and managing director of The Entrepreneur Fund , which makes investments in early-stage machine learning companies, Saxena believes A.I. technologies. As chairman of Austin, TX-based A.I.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Not long after ViaSat (NASDAQ: VSAT ) acquired San Diego-based LonoCloud in 2013 , former LonoCloud executives Tom Caldwell and Hossein Eslambolchi met for coffee at the Specialty’s Café and Bakery in University City. Webroot also plans to expand in San Diego, and Caldwell said he plans to stay on.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again. Financial terms were not disclosed. Webroot withheld terms of the deal.).

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JUNE 16, 2017

San Diego- and Beijing-based TuSimple , a startup developing autonomous driving technology, says it has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving vehicles on the road. TuSimple says it is the only San Diego company to have a permit for testing autonomous vehicles in California.

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Xconomy

JULY 17, 2018

So says retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT ) as it announced this morning a five-year partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ) to use machine learning and other technologies, deepening an existing partnership between two of Amazon’s biggest rivals.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“ Artificial intelligence will transform the education system.” “ Immersive technology will reshape learning forever.” The truth is: technology alone isn’t the answer. With back-to-school season in full swing, it’s imperative that we set the record straight. The issues affecting the educational system, especially.

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Xconomy

MARCH 13, 2018

In the Boston office of GE Ventures, managing director Alex de Winter is overseeing investments in companies like Veracyte, which is applying machine learning to genomic sequencing technology to help doctors distinguish benign growths from cancer. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

San Diego-based medical visualization software developer LifeVoxel.AI Source of the funding was not announced, however, the company said the round came from medical and radiology specialists, strategic medical technology investors and family offices. announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round.

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Xconomy

MARCH 8, 2017

But if driverless cars become a reality, those vehicles will also need to be able to reliably communicate with each other, using wireless communications technologies. That was one of the issues raised Wednesday during a panel discussion at a conference on artificial intelligence and machine learning held at the MIT.

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Xconomy

MARCH 4, 2019

That’s why startups are turning to new technologies like 3D scanning and machine learning software to produce customized clothing that can be made for the masses. People want to buy a size,” says Patrick Donnelly, director of marketing at Fit3D, a San Mateo, CA-based maker of e-commerce software.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It was an eventful year for the artificial intelligence industry. The sector saw more big venture capital deals and acquisitions , while researchers kept plugging away on technology advances. software startups to reflect on the trends that defined the sector in 2018—and where things might be headed in 2019.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In an interview before the late-night ceremony, Connect CEO Greg McKee said the awards highlighted the diversity of innovation in San Diego—from an oxygen mask that signals if a patient develops trouble breathing (TereoPneuna) to artificial intelligence technology developed for self-driving vehicles (Brain Corp.).

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 17, 2018

[ Editor’s note: This is part of a series of posts sharing thoughts from technology leaders about 2018 trends and 2019 forecasts. Today’s artificial intelligence technologies have demonstrated they’re capable of handling specific tasks, such as identifying pictures of cats or spotting cancer in CT scans.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“We need procurement reform for the federal government to be able to better replace old technologies with modern, secure IT,” Schwartz says. Schwartz also wants to see more federal funding for research and development of cybersecurity automation technologies. We need machine learning and automation to keep up with the curve.”.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

When we have a chance to view it from a distance, the year 2018 may be seen as a period when innovations in a number of technological fields came together to transform not only the future of computing, but also the very structure of the Internet. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

MAY 29, 2018

The Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and related technologies are being used to connect ovens, refrigerators, and other kitchen appliances to the Web. When it comes to connected homes, the hottest spot is located in your kitchen. Feeling unsure about cooking that fish dish?

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2016

After operating in the shadows for the past 11 years, a San Diego neural technology company founded by former NASA administrator Dan Goldin is stepping into the light to introduce two commercial products intended to advance the frontier of human-machine interaction.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

XRC Labs, an accelerator program focused on e-commerce and retail startups, held a demo day for its latest class Thursday, featuring innovations in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technologies.

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Xconomy

MAY 15, 2019

They’re startups that are developing products in a wide range of sectors, including life sciences, agriculture, and artificial intelligence. Austin —MassChallenge has picked the 74 early-stage companies that will eventually compete for a portion of $500,000 in cash as a part of its Austin accelerator program.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 23, 2019

Today, technology and data science have combined to create artificial intelligence—data-driven algorithms that seemingly provide us with options for a fully personalized life. After all, computer algorithms are created by people, and artificial intelligence actually “learns” by analyzing.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2018

Artificial intelligence is poised to infiltrate nearly all aspects of human life. Given this development, technologists are focusing on how to ensure the technology usage is governed by ethics. The general rule is that power begets responsibility,” says Michael Stewart, founder and CEO of Lucid AI , an AI startup in Austin. “If

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2017

San Diego’s Brain Corp., founded in 2009 as a Qualcomm-incubated startup to develop software and computer systems that emulate the human brain, seems to have found a new path forward. SoftBank’s new Vision Fund has led a $114 million investment to advance the company’s artificial intelligence technology.

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MARCH 26, 2018

San Diego-based Gryphon Online Safety , a startup that develops a wireless mesh system for home and small businesses, says it has incorporated technology from antivirus software developer ESET into its products.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity remained front and center in tech, as new. It was a year of big exits—both IPOs and acquisitions—for tech and life sciences companies. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Adversarial artificial intelligence. But the McAfee chief technology officer seems surprisingly upbeat about the prospects of meeting these cybersecurity challenges—or at least putting up a good fight. Election hacking. Information warfare. All worrisome topics racing through Steve Grobman’s head these days.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2020

The 14-person startup, founded in 2017, has developed technology that it says uses big data sets, human genetic data, and advanced algorithms to find potential targets for drugs. Empirico, which is headquartered in San Diego, also has laboratories in Madison, WI.

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