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MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. If Google has its way, passwords will be a thing of the past – and hip, hip, hooray for that. Google is said to begin testing an alternative to logging in with passwords in favor of one that mixes a bunch of things to authenticate the consumer. And will people want and use it?

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

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JANUARY 20, 2020

regulators have levied $126 million in fines for data violations since mid-2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls for international cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and U.K. France issued the largest single violation against one firm, fining Google €50 million. Google CEO Calls For AI Governance.

Google 130

Google Regulation Data Boston 130

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. At the same time, financial upstarts have built technologies that could eventually cut into the relationship-driven work that investment banks are used to doing.

Management 78

Management Capital Company Marketing 78

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Select Investors: Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Tencent Holdings. Frankel also sees the startup’s location in Boston as giving them an “unfair advantage” in talent acquisition. Bilal Zuberi, Lux Capital. Select Investors: Bezos Expeditions, Lux Capital, Shasta Ventures. Element AI. Data Collective.

Security 34

Security Capital Software Data 34

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MARCH 13, 2019

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Nashville, among other cities, all played host to newly minted unicorns last year. Select Investors: Tencent Holdings, Disney Accelerator, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, ICONIQ Capital. It is also known for developing Unreal Engine.

San Francisco 77

San Francisco Company US California 77

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APRIL 24, 2018

Retailers are leveraging technology, such as artificial intelligence and augmented reality, to enhance operational visibility and personalize their customer service, a new necessity in fast-changing and demanding consumer market. However, this isn’t the whole story. The new big-box store. Ikea as a model.

Retail 59

Retail Trends Technology Branding 59

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DECEMBER 11, 2017

Boston-based Cybereason is close to reaching Unicorn status. The company raised $102M in Q2’17 from the likes Data Collective, Intel Capital, Microsoft Ventures, NVIDIA GPU Ventures, Real Ventures, and Tencent Holdings. Felicis Ventures, Signatures Capital, Walden Venture Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Industry 78

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The media has declared chatbots the digital version of the little black dress: a technology staple that every brand must now have and every payment type must now commerce-enable. For instance, Google Play doesn’t operate in China, and Apple has had relatively few users until recently. We take our weather very seriously in Boston.

Payments 100

Payments Mobile Apple Google 100

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They are a diverse group of players, ranging from automotive industry stalwarts to leading technology brands and telecommunications companies. This list is not intended to be exhaustive of corporations working on autonomous vehicle technology. Top initiatives: Filed patent in 2016 for autonomous lane-switching technology.

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System Technology Michigan California 78

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JUNE 14, 2018

Technology companies have infiltrated the home. We deep dive into the trends disrupting the housing industry, as well as the startups and technologies making these changes possible. However, new technologies could help bring the construction industry into the modern era. Offsite, modular, & prefabricated.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

In this review of failure, we’ve looked in our venture capital database to find the most well-funded startup companies that ultimately failed or had an undesirable exit, such as an asset sale or an acquisition for less than the total funding raised by the company. Company: AOptix Technologies. Total Funding: Over $100M.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Technology — not traditional payments companies — will be who leads the way. Looking at the data, how players in payments and commerce more broadly are using technology and the shopping habits of consumers all make that fact indisputable. Google lets consumers buy from its search pages and via its YouTube videos.

Payments 100

Payments Online Mobile Retail 100

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MARCH 19, 2018

In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. Galloway’s narrative asserts that “the four” — Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google — should be broken up. Their twins. Our really, really bad weather.

Google 148

Google Apple Retail Millennials 148

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Venture capitalists and equity investors targeted companies that apply big data technologies, including artificial intelligence, to an array of use cases, including fleet and manufacturing — leading to more than $322 million raised for B2B startups this week. Cross River Bank. Cross Creek Advisors and previous backers also participated.

Analytics 176

Analytics Data Capital Software 176

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JUNE 20, 2019

Three sources told The Information that Uber was in “recent talks” to buy Mighty AI, which could help bolster the rideshare giant’s self-driving technology. The company eventually relaunched under its new name in 2017 after a $14 million funding round led by Intel Capital, Google Ventures and Accenture Ventures.

Seattle 144

Seattle Detroit Boston Software 144

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JULY 19, 2017

Download this presentation from the CB Insights Innovation Summit to see the technologies, business models and distribution innovations that you should watch for in the next 5 to 10 years. Technology. Technology. Google’s X research center is where some of their biggest projects happen. Click on a vertical to jump to it.

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Innovation San Francisco Georgia Technology 74

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JULY 27, 2017

Toast, a Boston tech startup that develops point-of-sale software for restaurants, raised $101 million in a venture capital (VC) funding round. According to a news report , the funding round was led by Generation Investment Management, a firm co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, and New York-based Lead Edge Capital.

Boston 108

Boston Capital New York Software 108

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

The feedback was eye-opening and generally the same: “Really great technology and vision. In our mission to deliver the best tea experience, we didn’t compromise on the Teforia Infuser technology, quality or the premium tea packaged within our Sips. Product: AOptix Technologies. But how does this become a platform?”…

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. That further opened commercial access to other commerce centers, formed the Republic of Turkey with a new regime and moved the government’s capital from Istanbul to Ankara. And so went the Ottoman Empire.

Online 128

Online Google Branding Retail 128

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Advances in technology improved the mass production of textiles there and gave rise to new merchant centers outside Istanbul. That further opened commercial access to other commerce centers, formed the Republic of Turkey with a new regime and moved the government’s capital from Istanbul to Ankara. And so went the Ottoman Empire.

Online 112

Online Google Branding Retail 112