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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

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This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘ Semantic Web ’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

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Wiliot Finds $30M More From Amazon Web Services, Others

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Wiliot , an Israel- and San Diego-based RFID technology developer, has received $30M more in a funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding, a Series B, came from Amazon Web Services, Samsung Venture Investment Corp., The company's tags are aimed at use in such products as clothing. and Avery Dennison Corp.

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Phyn Expands Water Monitoring Products

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Torrance-based Phyn , the Belkin spinoff which develops very advanced hardware used to monitor the usage of water in the home, has expanded its portfolio of products, the company said over the weekend at CES. According to the company, it has added two new products to its XL series of products, the Phyxl XL 1.5" and Pyn XL 2".

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

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At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Who are the customers? Wireframes?

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Zadara Hires EMC, Amazon Web Services Vets

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Irvine-based storage products maker Zadara Storage said this morning that it has hired two storage industry veterans as VPs. According to Zadara, it has named Dani Naor as Vice President of International Sales, and appointed Craic Carl as Vice President of PRoduct Management. Naor will be based in Israel. Zadara is led by Nelson Nahum.

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X1 Technologies Adds Web Indexing

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Los Angeles-based X1 Technologies , the Idealab-backed software firm developing enterprise and desktop search tools, announced Wednesday that the firm has added web indexing capabilities to its software. According to X1, its latest Enterprise Search Server product can now index external and internal web sites.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Ensure that you investigate the designers' past work, samples of their work product, and their process. Do they have experience with the technologies involved in your project? Quality of Work: The end product should not only look good but function as expected.