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Boston A.I. Leaders Call for Focus on Diversity, Global Mindset in 2019

Xconomy

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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Cubic Buys GRIDSMART For $87M

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GRIDSMART develops video detection technology, which uses image processing, computer vision modeling, and machine learning to track the movement of both people and traffic through street intersections. Cubic said GRIDMSART is expected to add $35M in sales and $8M in Adjusted EBITDA for the 2019 calendar year.

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Startups Weekly: VCs are drunk on beverage startups

TechCrunch LA

Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door. — Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) May 21, 2019. I almost skipped IPO corner this week because no big-name companies dropped or amended their S-1s or completed a highly anticipated IPO, as has been the case basically every week of 2019.

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Cloudera, Hortonworks Plan To Merge As $5.2B Cloud Data Platform

Xconomy

Palo Alto, CA-based Cloudera (NYSE: CLDR ) and Santa Clara, CA-based Hortonworks (NASDAQ: HDP ) said they expect the merger to close during the first quarter of 2019 if it passes an antitrust review. The goal of the combined entity is to provide a leading data platform. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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TikTok inks licensing deal with Merlin to use music from independent labels in videos and new Resso streaming service

TechCrunch LA

Despite being one of the most popular apps of 2019 , monetisation has largely eluded the company up to now. A music streaming app, which TikTok has reportedly been gearing up to launch for some time , is one way that the company could help generate revenue.

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Bio Roundup: Trump’s Budget, Biogen’s AD Reveal, Hugin’s Run & More

Xconomy

Amid it all, we tried to parse what the Trump administration’s 2019 budget proposal meant for the biomedical and life-science worlds. Another week of White House chaos and American gun violence.

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