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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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What was the biggest news for your organization in 2018? Startup Boost became global, growing to six cities in 2018 (Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Detroit, Dublin and London), helping over 70 early stage startups. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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3 A.I. Predictions for 2018: Emotion, Data, Ethics

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In 2018 and beyond, this will change. When a fight breaks out, some teens’ first reaction is to pull out their phones and take a video, rather than call for help. We can yell mean things at our Amazon Alexa device without any consequences. These are just a few examples. As “emotion A.I.”

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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

TechCrunch LA

Yellow , the accelerator program launched by Snap in 2018, has selected ten companies to join its latest cohort. — hailing from Mexico City, this startup makes mini games in augmented reality for brands and advertisers. The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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Trade Desk Chief Strategy Officer Steps Down

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Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says that its Chief Strategy Officer, Brian Stempeck, will step down from the firm on September 1st. e originally founded and ran the company's New York office, before moving to Los Angeles in 2018. READ MORE>>.

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Linksys Names New CEO

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Dewhirst was previously co-founder of advertising technology company Amobee, and also served as President of Blis, and once was a venture investor, running Ballpark Ventures. Linksys is owned by Foxconn Interconnect Technology, which merged with the parent company of Linksys, Belkin International, back in 2018.

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Social Media Cyber Threats: 3 Predictions for 2018

Xconomy

Ransomware: Social media will be the number one vehicle for ransomware distribution in 2018. Currently, there are nearly 1 million social media accounts compromised every day, and that number will continue to rise, thanks to the plethora of easily identifiable targets.

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Report: Snap's New Chief Business Officer Turning Around Ad Business

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According to a report from CNBC , a new Chief Business Officer--Jeremi Gorman--has completely changed Snap's advertising business. billion in net worldwide ad revenue this year, a 30% increase over 2018, according to the CNBC report. Gorman previously was an executive at Amazon, and was appointed to the position in October.

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