SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018 -- AI and Society: Creating a Fair and Ethical Future. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) begins to percolate into our everyday lives, we must take a step back to think about the effects of such technologies on our lives. Do AI systems learn humanly intuitive correlations?

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Artificial Inteligence Press Technology 100

Xconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It was an eventful year for the artificial intelligence industry. The sector saw more big venture capital deals and acquisitions , while researchers kept plugging away on technology advances. software startups to reflect on the trends that defined the sector in 2018—and where things might be headed in 2019.

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Artificial Inteligence Venture Capital Research Acquisition 94

TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The company is in talks with some insurance companies and expects to have some pilot projects up in the last quarter of 2018 and first quarter of 2020. Ezra initially came to market with a single test to screen for prostate cancer using machine learning to diagnose the screens coming off of an abbreviated MRI scan that takes 20 minutes.

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Artificial Inteligence Screening Startup Los Angeles 278

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs.

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Coach Artificial Inteligence Product Services 113

Xconomy

JANUARY 31, 2018

As an Xconomist, I have been asked to predict what technology might really take off in 2018. My response is something of a “cheat” in that it relates to artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that has been poised to take off next year for the past several decades and a topic about which I have not written in decades.

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Artificial Inteligence Technology Venture Capital San Diego 72

Xconomy

JANUARY 8, 2019

When we have a chance to view it from a distance, the year 2018 may be seen as a period when innovations in a number of technological fields came together to transform not only the future of computing, but also the very structure of the Internet. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Artificial Inteligence Demand Software Development Software 62

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Funding rounds including at least one North American investor made up $234 million of VC investment so far this year in London, up from $85 million in 2018, and equating to a fifth of all VC investment into London’s impact startups.

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Venture Capital Press Invest Research 357

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As investors continue pouring funding into artificial intelligence and consumer habits shift, many AI and subscription model startups have been enjoying rapid growth. Brightwheel is a SaaS childcare management solution that provides technology to preschools. Runway AI user interface.

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Startup Generative AI Newsletter Tool 213

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

While current technologies are not quite advanced enough to make Westworld a reality, startups are attempting to replicate the sort of human-robot interaction it presents in virtual space. Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct.

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Startup Artificial Inteligence Los Angeles Software 235

Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies. Palo Alto, CA-based Norwest weathers the uncertainties of technology and the economy with an investing strategy. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Venture Capital Marketing Guide Invest 67

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers. Voice recognition and artificial intelligence are great technologies, but very few customers today can tell you how these make their life more enjoyable.

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Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Customer Custom 82

Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

One of the best places for startups to expand their playbook is to participate in CES 2018 Eureka Park. Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the producers of CES and Eureka Park, are the brains and brawn behind the Park and are potent partners to get startups in the spotlight. Learn more about becoming a CTA Member here.

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Startup Mentor Artificial Inteligence Research 87

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Mark Harris is back with new details on Uber’s autonomous vehicle technology program. The upshot: Uber was spending $20 million a month to develop self-driving technologies. billion investment in 2018. Then there’s Volkswagen AG, which is in continued talks with Ford to partner on self-driving car technologies.

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San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217