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Senate Panel Eyes Algorithms, Social Media and ‘Persuasive Technology’

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Senate panel examined the ways social media giants — marquee names among them such as Google and Facebook — interact with users. The hearing, held by the Senate Commerce subcommittee on Communications, Technology and Innovation, queried researchers and others who were critical of using AI to suggest content to end users.

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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Select Investors: Camelot Venture Group, Align Technology, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spark Capital, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Plaid Technologies. Company Description: San Francisco’s Plaid Technologies builds user-friendly APIs and tools for financial institutions. . Valuation: $3.2B. Total Funding: $1.3B.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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Register today to see and meet these innovators in person on May 12 and 13 at our upcoming conference in San Jose, California. Finicity helps developers build powerful apps to drive financial software innovation. Our platform brings innovation to mobile card services. Slice’s one-of-a-kind Purchase Graph technology.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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The old guard of American dining are switching up their games to compete: McDonald’s is adding self-serve kiosks to many of its franchises, upping the ante with mobile order technology. An enormous part of By Chloe’s success is that its dishes and restaurants are optimized for social media. Photo credit: Tasting Table.