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A Primer on Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning from Andreesen Horowitz
[vimeo 170189199 w=640 h=360] Things are clearly progressing rapidly when it comes to machine intelligence. But how did we get here, after not one but multiple “A.I. winters”? What’s the breakthrough? And why is Silicon Valley buzzing about artificial intelligence … Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence is the New Big Data
Source: CB Insights Trends
Artificial Intelligence: Most Active Corporate Investors
CB Insights: Artificial intelligence dealmaking has exploded recently, leaping to a new quarterly record of over 140 deals in Q1’16. Corporates and their venture capital groups are among the most active investors in this category (tech corporates have also been … Continue reading
31 Startups Disrupting the Construction Industry
CB Insights: Construction tech, while still nascent, is a growing industry with funding growing 5x in 2015 alone. Collaboration Software – This was the largest category in our market map and includes tools that offer task management, job-site scheduling, and document management … Continue reading
Tipping Point: Digital Advertising to Eclipse TV Advertising in 2017
FT: The bulk of spending by brands on digital advertising is going to Google and Facebook. Combined, they accounted for 75 per cent of all new online ad spending in 2015, according to the Internet Trends report published this month … Continue reading
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25 Most-Funded Artificial Intelligence (AI) Startups
Source: Louis Columbus
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Artificial Intelligence: An Overview by Eric Horvitz, Microsoft Research (Video)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uHavVE018M?rel=0] Definition of AI: Study of computational mechanisms underlying thoughts and intelligent behavior. “AI Winter” has been very productive. I tell researchers on our team that if you can just build the thumb and forefinger into computational systems, you … Continue reading
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Wearable adoption more than doubled in past two years
VB: The adoption of wearables has skyrocketed, rising from 21 percent of the U.S. population in 2014 to 49 percent in 2016, according to a report by consulting firm PwC. And parents are significantly more likely to own not just … Continue reading
Digital Transformation Means Going Through 3 Mindset Shifts
If you want to thrive in today’s digital landscape, you must re-think three fundamental activities for your business: How you define and develop your products and services; how you interact with your customers; and how you attract and retain new … Continue reading