Demodesk, an early stage startup that wants to change how sales meetings are conducted online, announced a $2.3 million seed investment today. Investors included GFC, FundersClub, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins and an unnamed group of angel investors. The company was a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 cohort. CEO and co-founder Veronika Riederle says…
Digging for gold. The digital transformation of the metals and mining sectors – a review of the strategies, technologies and stakes in play as the mining industry seeks more sustainable and competitive ways to dig for gold and other everyday treasures. UK-based global editor-in-chief editor James Blackman dives deep into the technology making ‘vertical’ industry…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the House Financial Services Committee about Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra.
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The 3rd Annual Internet of Manufacturing South is a very important conference for the construction and support of the industrial ecosystem. It’s the destination for you to build on your competitive edge, engage with other manufacturing leaders and meet the solution providers disrupting the market. In the build up to Internet of Manufacturing South 2019…
The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut…
Confirming earlier reports, The We Company and SoftBank Group agreed to a new capital infusion which will see SoftBank committing $5 billion in new financing and issuing a tender offer for another $3 billion in buybacks for shareholders. The company also said it would accelerate an existing commitment to put $1.5 billion into the short-term…
Limited partners or LPs — the pension funds, the university endowments, the family offices that largely provide venture firms with their spending money — are receiving a lot of attention from venture capitalists, some of it unwanted. VCs have begun knocking down their doors with requests for fresh capital commitments so they’ll have money to…
Amazon Counter’s, the online retailer’s in-store pickup option that launched this summer at 100 Rite Aid locations in the U.S., is now expanding. The company announced today the service will reach thousands more locations with the additions of new partners GNC, Health Mart, and Stage Stores. GNC is the well-known health and nutrition chain. Health Mart…
A new global alliance has been established by ABB and Microsoft, alongside a cross-section of industrial technologists, to tackle cybersecurity threats to operational technology (OT), as it is increasingly connected to IT systems in order to drive new analytics and automation technologies. The new group, called the Operational Technology Cyber Security Alliance (OTCSA), will deliver…
We have been saying a lot about AI (artificial intelligence) these days. It’s no wonder that Google’s latest smartphone announcement, the Pixel 4, with AI-enhanced recording and transcribing app received so much attention. The post AI Bias Will Explode appeared first on Connected World. Source link Shiv EswarShiv has over 8 years experience working on…
