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Study: smart speakers accidentally activate to random words between 1.5 and 19 times per day on average, with HomePod and Cortana devices activating the most — WHEN SPEAKERS ARE ALL EARS — Understanding when smart speakers mistakenly record conversations
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Twitter is suspending 70 accounts linked to Michael Bloomberg's campaign for violating its policies, citing platform manipulation and duplicative content — Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one.
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Swedish game developer Embracer to buy US-based Saber Interactive, maker of the game World War Z, for up to $525M in cash and stock, most of which is deferred — STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish video game group Embracer is buying U.S. game developer Saber Interactive for up to $525 million, the Swedish company said on Wednesday.
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Sources: Intuit is nearing a deal to buy personal finance portal Credit Karma for about $7B in cash and stock; the deal could be announced as soon as Monday — Acquisition would be Intuit's largest ever and the first sizable transaction under CEO Sasan Goodarzi
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CB Insights: fintech startups across the world raised $33.9B across 1,912 deals in 2019, which is down from $40.8B raised across 2,049 deals in 2018 — Financial services startups raised less money in 2019 than they did in 2018 as VC firms looked to back late stage firms and focused on developing markets, a new report has revealed.
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Companies are using social media influencers' faces without consent to promote products because recourse on even US-based platforms is somewhat complex — Fast fashion sellers are using social media stars' images without permission—and there's not much they can do about it.| Nick Manes / Crain's Detroit Business: |
Michigan-based Algo, a SaaS startup that uses AI to help companies analyze and manage their supply chains, raises $15M Series A led by Integrity Growth Partners — - $15 million investment into Troy company Algo — Company applies AI to supply chain management
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Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with Boston Seed Capital participating — Reggora, a Boston, MA-based residential appraisal software platform provider, raised $10m in Series A funding. — The round was led by Spark Capital, with participation from Boston Seed Capital.| Will Knight / Wired: |
Interview with Garry Kasparov, the first chess world champion to be defeated by a computer, about chess, AI, and a strategy for staying a step ahead of machines — Twenty-three years after he lost to Deep Blue, Kasparov says people need to work with machines. You have to “nudge the flock of intelligent algorithms.”
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iMerit raises $20M Series B for its platform that helps enrich and annotate large datasets that power advanced algorithms in fields such as machine learning — iMerit, a Los Gatos, CA-based data annotation and enrichment company, raised $20m in Series B funding.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led by C5 Capital, with Mastercard, Capital One Ventures, and others participating — Analyzing, searching, and performing calculations on encrypted data hasn't historically been possible at scale.
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After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches in the country after finding a legal loophole, says customers will now rent vehicles with drivers via its app — BOGOTA (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) resumed transporting passengers in Colombia on Thursday with a new service model …
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