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Snap’s Yellow accelerator debuts its third batch of investments

TechCrunch LA

The group occupies some familiar spaces for past investments, with a focus on niche social communities, mobile media tools and augmented reality. Snap investment Hardworkers. TRASH : an app for quickly editing social video cuts using machine learning. Yellow investment SketchAR. ”

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Ford CTO Ken Washington at TC Sessions: Mobility on July 10

TechCrunch LA

A conference dedicated to transportation and mobility wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Ford, the U.S. We’re excited to announce that Ford CTO Ken Washington will participate in TechCrunch’s inaugural TC Sessions: Mobility , a one-day event on July 10, 2019 in San Jose, Calif.,

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Norwest VC Eyes Waves of Change in A.I., Marketing, Cloud for 2019

Xconomy

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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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

Xconomy

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

Tech.Co

The Palo Alto-based company uses emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle pressing questions in cancer care. Screenshots from Wander's mobile app. million-strong market of digital nomads (up almost 10 million from 2019) has proved to be a smart move for the Austin-based company. Source: wander.com.

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

TechCrunch LA

“The way I look at it… a lot of it is going to be like any kind of content studio,” says Peter Rojas, a partner at the New York investment firm Betaworks Ventures. “ In 2019 and 2020 we’re going to see a lot of these… we’re going to see a lot of people putting out a lot of stuff.”

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

TechCrunch LA

Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. billion investment in 2018.