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Google Launching Its Own Computer Science Courses on Campuses

Xconomy

Early next year, twenty students will have the opportunity to study machine learning for 10 weeks with Google engineers, college professors, and coaches—free of charge. The course will then be held at four other higher education institutions in the summer. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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After Boom Years, Starburst and Podium May Signal Big Data’s Future

Xconomy

It seems like ancient history now, but “big data” was once a hot field with startups, investors, and big companies all buzzing with hype. Then the tech industry moved on, and marketers crowned data science and machine learning the Next Big Things (at least until blockchain takes over).

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Udacity Achieves 50,000 Nanodegree Grads Amid Company Reorganization

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Launched four years ago, the Nanodegree courses allow students worldwide to gain expertise in areas such as data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous flight engineering by completing coursework that can take as little as six months.

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Amazon, Uber, and Bill Gates’s Robot Tax: An Automation Snapshot

Xconomy

As we gear up for Robo Madness 2017: A.I. Gets Real , our annual robotics and artificial intelligence conference at Google’s offices in Kendall Square, let’s connect a few dots around the topic of automation. A drone carrying a package took off from the roof of a UPS truck, dropped the package at.

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Interview with Michael Wong, MergeLocal

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That's what Los Angeles-based MergeLocal (www.mergelocal.com) is looking to find out, by offering up points which can be converted to real cash, when users check into local businesses. What's your background, and how did you decide to start the company? We've gone through this before in startup companies and pushing things forward.

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Microsoft Venture Fund Aims to Harness Early Stage Innovation

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Microsoft plans to invest more in early stage startup companies through a new corporate venture fund, headed by former Qualcomm executives. The company’s startup accelerator program —henceforth to be known as Microsoft Accelerator—will continue hosting startups. Peggy Johnson.

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Brain Corp.’s First Product is a Brain for Floor-Scrubbing Machines

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Before getting out on the open road, however, the company wants to show its self-driving system can clean up a mess in aisle 3 at Jimbo’s. As an independent startup backed by the corporate venture arm of Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ), Brain Corp. The startup moved off-campus in 2014, with $11 million in funding from Qualcomm Ventures.

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