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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 (Will Knight/Wired)

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

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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 (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: 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. iMerit raises M Series B for its platform that helps enrich and

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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 (Nick Manes/Crain's Detroit Business)

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 Michigan-based Algo, a SaaS startup that

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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 (Johannes Hellstrom/Reuters)

Johannes Hellstrom / Reuters: 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

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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 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: 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

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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 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: 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 Sources: Intuit is nearing a deal to

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Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises $10M Series A led by C5 Capital, with Mastercard, Capital One Ventures, and others participating (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

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. Enveil, a startup working on homomorphic encryption, raises M Series A led by

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Reggora, a residential appraisal software platform, raises $10M Series A, led by Spark Capital with Boston Seed Capital participating (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: 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. Reggora, a residential appraisal software

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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 (Reuters)

Reuters: 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 … After exiting Colombia in January, Uber relaunches

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the best performing sector in crypto today, feels more like cosplaying a financial system than an actual viable alternative to it (Jon Evans/TechCrunch)

Jon Evans / TechCrunch: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the best performing sector in crypto today, feels more like cosplaying a financial system than an actual viable alternative to it  —  Over the last year or so, much-to-most of the cryptocurrency world has pivoted from the failure of “fat tokens” and ICOs … Decentralized Finance (DeFi), the

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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 (Mon(IoT)r Research Group)

Mon(IoT)r Research Group: 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 Study: smart speakers accidentally activate to random words between 1.5 and 19 times

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