Forethought AI’s CEO explains the pitch deck that won Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 – TechCrunch

TechCrunch Live records weekly, live, each Wednesday at 3:00pm EDT / 12:00pm PDT. Forethought AI won Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018. Since then, the company raised two rounds of funding and is now a leader in human-centric artificial intelligence. During this live event, Dean Nicholas, CEO and co-founder of Forethought, and Vanessa Larco, NEA…

Kerlink, Bioceanor deploy LoRaWAN network to improve yields on Florida clam farm

The farmers can use data provided by the LoRaWAN network to anticipate extreme events that require clam-preservation action IoT solutions provider Kerlink and Bioceanor, which is a predictive water quality monitoring solutions provider, are working with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) to improve yields for Gulf Cost clam farmers…

Lenskart acquires majority stake in eyewear brand Owndays in $400 million deal – TechCrunch

India’s Lenskart is buying a majority stake in Japan’s Owndays, the two firms said, creating one of Asia’s biggest online retailers of eyewear. The firms did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but a person familiar with the matter said the merger values 32-year business Owndays at $400 million. The 12-year-old Bengaluru-headquartered startup…