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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global is buying a startup that uses neuroscience to boost app usage

TechCrunch LA

When Arianna Huffington stepped down from her role at the Huffington Post to start Thrive Global, she said the goal of her new business was to help a generation “avoid the burnout that all too often comes with success today.” “We can use technology to hook people to unhook them from unhealthy behaviors.”

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

Other Disney startups such as Atom Ticket , a new movie ticketing app, partnered with the next Star Wars movie and will continue to work with Walt Disney Studios on major film releases. This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy.

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REX: Skipping The MLS When You Sell Your Home, with Jack Ryan

socalTECH

We caught up with Jack Ryan , the CEO of REX, to understand how, exactly, the company sells homes without the MLS. Using big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, REX takes care of everything both buyers and sellers need, while removing traditional agent commissions of 5-6%.

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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

In the early 2000’s, my software startup was dubbed an Application Service Provider (ASP). I vividly recall a meeting at Siebel to explore a potential partnership by which Siebel would sell our GoToAssist screen sharing technology to its customers. Vertical Artificial Intelligence. ASP To SaaS To Software.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

The idea was to feature early stage companies in the region that have not attracted much attention or raised a substantial amount of startup capital. I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list.

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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

Xconomy

To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars. “Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways.

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A.I. Prizes, Coming to Healthcare, Hit $1M Mark in Cancer Contests

Xconomy

This story is part of an Xconomy series on artificial intelligence in healthcare. Some of the other stories cover a genomics hackathon , A.I. and radiology , and the impact on doctors and patients.