Event tech startup Hubilo pivoted from physical to virtual events in 20 days in response to pandemic lockdowns and nabbed big-name backers.
AR/VR, Artificial Intelligence, augmented reality, Big Data, Business, category-/Business & Industrial, category-/Computers & Electronics/Enterprise Technology, cloud, computer vision, Dev, enterprise, entrepreneur, funding daily, machine learning, mobile, Techsee
TechSee raises $30 million to streamline field service work with AR and computer vision
TechSee, a startup employing AI and computer vision to streamline field service work, raised $30 million to expand its reach.
Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Business, category-/Business & Industrial/Energy & Utilities, cloud, Dev, entrepreneur, funding daily, Internet of Things, Ketos, machine learning, mobile, water, water quality, water testing
Ketos raises $18 million to monitor drinking water quality with AI
Ketos, a startup leveraging AI to identify water quality problems, has raised $18 million — a mix of equity and debt.
Business, category-/Law & Government, entrepreneur, Europe, GDPR, Transportation
Uber drivers union asks EU court to overrule ‘robo-firing’ by algorithm
Former Uber drivers have filed a legal challenge against the company in Europe, arguing that its “robo-firing” practices contravene GDPR.
entrepreneur, small businesses
‘It was do or die’: How entrepreneurs are turning to grit and the government to help weather the pandemic
Small businesses are adopting new technologies and processes to accommodate remote work and an accelerating shift online
Bitcoin, bitcoin cash, Blockchain, Business, category-/Finance/Investing/Currencies & Foreign Exchange, Commerce, Crypto, cryptocurrencies, Dev, enterprise, entrepreneur, ethereum, Litecoin, mobile, PayPal, ProBeat
ProBeat: PayPal will boost cryptocurrencies while undermining their ethos
PayPal will let you buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin, but the cryptocurrencies can’t leave your account.
Business, category-/Business & Industrial/Business Operations, COVID and mental health, covid-10, EAP, Employee Assistance Program, enterprise, entrepreneur, TriNet, work from home
COVID and mental health: What employers and HR need to know (VB Live)
Join this VB Live event to learn about the internal strategies HR can use to support and rally employees in a difficult time.
Business, category-/Jobs & Education/Jobs/Job Listings, category-/Travel, entrepreneur, Lyft, mobile, Transportation
Uber and Lyft lose appeal in case classifying California drivers as employees
A California appeals court ruled against ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, saying they must reclassify their drivers as employees.
Business, category-/Reference/Geographic Reference/Maps, entrepreneur, Google, google maps, mobile, ride hailing, Transportation
Google Maps Platform targets on-demand rides and deliveries with new location and routing tools
Google is expanding its Google Maps Platform to cater specifically to ride-hailing and on-demand delivery services.
Big Data, Business, category-/Business & Industrial, category-/Computers & Electronics/Enterprise Technology, cloud, enterprise, entrepreneur, Pat Gelsinger, Samsung, Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center, VMware, Young Sohn
The cloud of everything: Taking the lead in the time of transition
Samsung’s Young Sohn talks with VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger about the network virtualization giant’s ambitious plans for an increasingly digital world ahead.