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Tech Industry Lobby Proposes Data Privacy Laws; Critics Call Them Weak

Xconomy

The tech industry, which reaps billions of dollars by harvesting personal data and using it to sell targeted advertising and other services, opened the door to federal data privacy regulations today in a proposal by ITI, a lobbying organization for tech companies.

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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.

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Interview with Darrius Thompson, OpenCandy

socalTECH

Last week, San Diego-based OpenCandy (www.opencandy.com) announced it had raised $3.5M We were looking for a couple of things, one is someone who could take a step back and figure out how to get to self-sustainability, and a person with the background and framework on building a business model. That happened with David.