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Qualcomm Sets Up New, $100M AI Investment Fund

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San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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Truepic Acquires Image Forensics IP to Broaden Anti-Fraud Offering

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Image authentication startup Truepic said Tuesday it has acquired the intellectual property and software behind San Jose-based Fourandsix Technologies—including Izitru, an image forensics technology licensed earlier this year by DARPA.

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Gizmo5 Acquired By Google

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San Diego-based Gizmo5 , the voice-over-IP service and software started by former MP3.com Google said it is suspending new signups for Gizmo5's VoIP service, and existing users will no longer be able to sign up for a call-in number. com founder Michael Robertson, has been acquired by Google. READ MORE>>.

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Google Rolls Out Free Phone Calls Via Gmail

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Google looks to be possibly leveraging technology it gained from the acquisition of San Diego-based Gizmo5 back in November. Gizmo5--one of the firm started by MP3.com com founder Michael Robertson--offered up a voice-over-IP client which allowed users to call internationally to landlines.

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Rumor: Gizmo5 Acquired By Google

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A report from TechCrunch claims that San Diego-based Gizmo5 , the voice-over-IP startup founded by Michael Robertson, has been acquired by Google. Gizmo5 is a developer of voice-over-IP software based on the SIP standard, and is headed by former MP3.com com founder Michael Robertson. READ MORE>>.

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Startup WiseWear Connects With Ingenu on Wearable Security Device

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San Antonio —WiseWear, a San Antonio-based wearable technology maker, has created a new product that uses a low-power wireless network to help users stay connected to an emergency alert services around the globe.

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“Stigma is Going Away”: Cannabis IP is Thorny, But Not Impossible

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No longer solely the provenance of hippie or outlaw types, the U.S. cannabis industry has become more sophisticated and tech-enabled as it has come out of the shadows over the past decade. Michigan voters pushed the state to joined the ranks of nine others last fall in approving adult use of recreational marijuana.

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