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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

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As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. Through screen mirroring, users have greater flexibility over how they view – and share – content.

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Illumina Acquires GRAIL For $8 Billion

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Illumina said the buy will help it add a multi-disciplinary team and capabilities for next generation sequencing (NGS), population scale clinical studies, and machine learning. GRAIL is developing a multi-cancer screening test. GRAIL was spun out of Illumina in 2016 as a standalone company. billion in cash and $4.5

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

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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. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Xconomy

Those were some of the topics of a question-and-answer panel held at Xconomy’s Robo Madness West 2016 conference last month. I moderated the panel, which consisted of experts in the complementary fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. What are the risks and ethics around AI systems?

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How Will Apple Innovate Beyond the iPhone 7? With Next-Gen Siri

Xconomy

So, going by the traditional schedule, the 2016 iPhone would have been a major refresh, perhaps helping to reverse this year’s slowdown in sales of iOS devices. It was the first device to feature both a phone-sized touchscreen and a new interface that made the screen intuitive and delightful to use. So, what’s going on inside Apple?