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Rainforest Connection enlists machine learning to listen for loggers and jaguars in the Amazon
The vastness that makes the Amazon rainforest so diverse and fertile also makes it extremely difficult to protect. Rainforest Connection is a project started …
Oracle’s cloud biz heading in the wrong direction right now
Oracle announced its quarterly earnings last night, detailing that its cloud business grew 32 percent to $1.6 billion in the quarter. That might sound good at …
Tokyoflash has created a radar watch that scans the skies (or your wrist)
Tokyoflash is one of my favorite watchmakers. Unabashedly analog, the watches pay homage to giant robots and old tech, looking like a cross between something …
SwiftKey gets stickers
Back in 2016, Microsoft bought the popular SwiftKey keyboard for Android and iOS for $250 million. It’s still one of the most popular third-party keyboard …
Report calls for algorithmic transparency and education to fight fake news
A report commissioned by European lawmakers has called for more transparency from online platforms to help combat the spread of false information online. It …
Giphy held talks to raise a massive new funding round
We’re hearing from a number of sources that Giphy, the big platform for hosting GIFs that also runs a GIF keyboard, held talks to raise huge new financing …
The dos and don’ts of crafting frontier-tech companies
Powerful tools, amazing talent and endless dollars flowing from eager investors makes today an amazing time to start tomorrow’s technology companies. Curious …
Tina Sharkey has something to sell you (300 things, actually)
Brandless is an usual company. A direct-to-consumer purveyor of food, beauty, and personal care products, it says that every item it makes is non-genetically …
AI will create new jobs but skills must shift, say tech giants
AI will create more jobs than it destroys was the not-so-subtle rebuttal from tech giants to growing concern over the impact of automation technologies on …