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San Diego Tech Roundup: Ezoic, Trust & Will, Oska Wellness & More

Xconomy

Summer can be a slow time in San Diego, but its startups have stayed busy. —Ezoic, a startup that developed software for web publishers that uses machine learning techniques to personalize layouts and ad placements for site visitors, raised $33 million to further develop its technology.

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Saxena: More Than a Tool, A.I. Must Be Used With Society in Mind

Xconomy

[ Updated 12/27/18, 9:54 am ] Manoj Saxena is bullish on artificial intelligence. startup CognitiveScale and managing director of The Entrepreneur Fund , which makes investments in early-stage machine learning companies, Saxena believes A.I. As chairman of Austin, TX-based A.I.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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Vinod Khosla on A.I., Health, and the Future of Working (or Not)

Xconomy

Entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Vinod Khosla made big headlines almost six years ago when he wrote a blog post called “Do We Need Doctors or Algorithms?”

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Agenda Posted for Xconomy’s Human Impact of Innovation on April 19

Xconomy

We have posted the agenda for Human Impact of Innovation , which happens on April 19 at The Illumina Theater at the Alexandria Torrey Pines in San Diego. Our goal is to explain how these changes are creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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AI Chip Startup Mythic Reaps $40M from SoftBank, Lockheed Venture Arms

Xconomy

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank. The boxes Mythic wants to break customers out of are their big.

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The Power Combo of A.I. Devices with Cloudlets Comes with Cyber Risks

Xconomy

First, entrepreneurs vying to invent self-driving vehicles, virtual assistants, and intelligent industrial machines created a hunger for more powerful semiconductors that could enable scattered devices to take over sophisticated calculations powered by artificial intelligence software.