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Future Forum ? Artificial Intelligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 -- Future Forum – Artificial Intelligence. How will Artificial Intelligence affect industries and the overall workforce in LA County? Featured speakers and panelists will answer questions such as: - How will advanced manufacturing and machine learning affect our workforce in LA County?

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

Xconomy

. —Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) paid over $400 million in August to acquire Nervana Systems , the two-year-old San Diego startup offering its machine learning technology as a cloud-based service. I am grateful to Mike Krenn, the venture group’s president, for his help on this project. I widened my net this year.

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Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub

TechCrunch LA

Elementary Robotics was co-founded by Bill Gross, the brains behind an increasingly resurgent Idealab incubator, and Arye Barnehama, a former head of design at the augmented reality startup DAQRI. That was around 2017, when the two first began brainstorming how they would build their company.