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A Research Team Plans to Merge AI with Human Brain Cells

Tech.Co

Subscribe Research Team Behind DishBrain Win Funding Monash University released a statement last week confirming that it had been awarded a grant worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to continue its research into “growing human brain cells onto silicon chips, with new continual learning capabilities to transform machine learning”.

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Some of the Best Reads for Casual Friday: Artificial Intelligence

Xconomy

Fridays can be the most productive work day, as you look to shore up everything before the weekend starts. This week, we’re focusing on artificial intelligence, one of the buzziest fields in tech. Fear not: Xconomy has done the work for you, bringing a smattering of some of the most interesting reads out there.

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Pearl, the healthcare spinout from LA-based AI startup, GumGum, raises $11 million

TechCrunch LA

GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”

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Techstars Names New Los Angeles Accelerator Class

socalTECH

Techstars Los Angeles has just named the ten companies that will be joining the startup accelerator for its 2017 class, saying its theme this year was "going long on LA and southern California".

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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

TechCrunch LA

The new batch of startups coming from across the U.S. and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. Background Questions Let’s start with some background questions about the business and product. What are your key Startup Metrics ? Who are the customers? Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)?

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Nervana’s $400M+ Buyout Reflects Key Tech Trend in Machine Learning

Xconomy

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.