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

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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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Peeking Into Your Neighbor's Remodel, With Porch's Founders

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Earlier this week, a new startup, Porch (www.porch.com), launched its service to let people get a look at their neighbor''s home improvement projects -- complete with before and after photos, costs, and details on contractors and more. What inspired you to start the company? After finishing up my degree, we had a great 3.5

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How ScoreStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based ScoreStream (www.scorestream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more.

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How SportStream Is Crowdsourcing Its Way Into High School Sports Media

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In the age of the smartphone and social sharing, San Diego-based SportStream (www.sportstream.com) thinks it has figured out how to tap into that new world, and connect all that social activity with the media. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Derrick Oien , who is CEO of the company, to learn more.

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Interview with Darrius Thompson, OpenCandy

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Last week, San Diego-based OpenCandy (www.opencandy.com) announced it had raised $3.5M in a venture round for the firm's software recommendation startup. This summer, we started talking to individuals to get an idea if funding was a path we'd like to go down. What's the idea behind OpenCandy? That happened with David.

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Gaining an Edge: Understanding Cyber Risk Appetite

Xconomy

Ultimately, cyber risk is the potential of loss or harm related to technical infrastructure or the use of technology within an organization. Where to Start? A good rule of thumb is to start with mission-critical systems, then move on to core infrastructure and the extended ecosystem, and wrap up with external, public-facing systems.

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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Xconomy

The panelists were JR Alaoui , CEO and co-founder of Eyeris , a deep learning and emotion recognition startup; Rob McHenry , vice president of public sector operations at PARC (and former DARPA program manager); and Leila Takayama , founder of Hoku Labs and a professor of psychology at UC Santa Cruz (formerly of GoogleX and Willow Garage).