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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?

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We’re flying blind because we lack relevant data to build and then use the right frameworks to make confident, reasonable decisions that guide our businesses, and even our economy. This whole eCommerce thing is kinda overblown they say, pointing to data that, on the surface, seems to suggest that all is well in the land of physical retail.

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Happier Hour: 55+ Startups Disrupting The Alcoholic Beverages Industry

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At the same time, startups are riding the craft spirits, cannabis-infused beverages, and alcohol-free trends, offering innovative products to happy hour drinkers. Bar Tech — Companies in this category bring big data and online features to bars and restaurants. Briggs Original (Boston Cranberry). Ava Winery.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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In total, there were 13 fintech startups (or 15 by the Bank Innovations definition ), 12% of the total YC W16 class of 109. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Online foreign exchange services. Financial data for private equity funds. Nigerian online credit card processor. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Hockeystick.

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From AT&T To Xerox: 65 Corporate Innovation Labs

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Corporate innovation is critical for established companies looking to stay relevant in the face of disruption from up-and-coming startups. With industries being unbundled left and right ( supermarkets , banking , cars — just to name a few) more companies are opening up in-house innovation labs every day. Innovation Lab Name: HP Labs.

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B2B Investors Set Sights On Data, AI, Analytics

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In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. Existing partners of the FI including Coinbase and online lending platform Affirm.

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Reopening: The Tech-Enabled Office In A Post-Covid World

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A completely remote workforce seems unlikely, given the intangible benefits of social connection, collaboration, and innovation that in-person working provides. Individuals using Alipay’s Health Code fill out a form in the app and the software uses big data to generate a QR code depending on a user’s contagion risk.

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