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Sight Diagnostics raises $27.8 million to apply AI to blood tests
Catapult Ventures launches with $55 million seed fund for AI startups
Firefox 15 for iOS arrives with persistent Private Browsing, menu redesign, and tab reordering
Here Technologies to fund a $28 million research institute that applies machine learning to geolocation data
Pinpoint raises $13.5 million to bring data analytics to software development
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Google commits $13 billion for U.S. datacenters and offices in 2019
Google Play Store app rejections went up 55% last year
Affinity raises $26.5 million to manage relationships with machine learning
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Slack launches Block Kit to make it easier to build apps
Amazon Echo owners can now add their own voice apps to the Alexa Skills Store
Elroy Air raises $9.2 million for delivery drones that can carry up to 500 pounds
InfluxData raises $60 million for time-series database software
Ex-Googler Alon Chen’s Tastewise uses AI to identify and predict food trends
Tableau’s Ask Data feature uses NLP to answer sales questions
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Mozilla and Ubisoft partner on AI coding assistant Clever-Commit
AI guides single-camera drone through hallways it’s never seen before
IBM opens Watson AI to public and private clouds
Lenovo’s TruScale lets companies rent servers on a usage-based plan
Datadog acquires French AI-powered app-testing startup Madumbo
Glitch and Mozilla launch WebVR starter kit for building VR websites
Web data extraction startup Import.io acquires Connotate to bolster its IP and customer base
ShiftLeft raises $20 million for code analysis software that automatically patches vulnerabilities
LinkedIn previews shared InMails, Instant Job Notifications, and other features coming summer 2019
Alphabet X lab spinoff Dandelion raises $16 million for home geothermal systems
Jumio Authentication uses selfies to authenticate users
Second Measure raises $20 million to analyze companies’ sales and growth rates
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