Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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ShipBob raises $17.5M to expand its warehouse as a service platform

By Eric David Jun 13, 2017

No matter how much of our lives becomes digital, we still need to buy real things, but not every company wants to pay for warehouses around the country. Chicago-based startup ShipBob Inc. is looking…

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Uber CEO takes leave as company tries to ‘reset the culture’

By Eric David Jun 13, 2017

Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive and co-founder Travis Kalanick has taken a leave of absence from the company, which is currently facing some of its toughest challenges ever from both inside and outside the company.…

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New York Times moderates comments using Google’s AI

By Eric David Jun 13, 2017

In a perfect world, comment sections on news sites would be a great place to have rational discussions about what is happening in the world. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world, and…

NEWS

Foxconn confirms Apple and Dell will join in its bid for Toshiba’s memory chip business

By Eric David Jun 12, 2017

Foxconn Technology Group is teaming up with Apple Inc., Dell Inc. and Kingston Technology Corp. to make a bid on Toshiba Corp.’s highly profitable memory business, Foxconn Chief Executive Terry Gou told Reuters today. Hurting…

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Report: Andy Rubin’s Essential smart device company raises $300M

By Eric David Jun 9, 2017

In May, Android creator Andy Rubin launched smart device company Essential Products Inc. to build devices for “the way people want to live in the 21st century” — the first one, the Essential Phone, introduced last week. Now,…

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Algolia raises $53 million for its search as a service platform

By Eric David Jun 8, 2017

Algolia Inc., which powers search features for major websites such as Periscope, Twitch and Medium, today announced it has raised $53 million to keep expanding its platform. The Series B funding round for the search startup…

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Facebook will use anonymized data to build real-time disaster maps

By Eric David Jun 7, 2017

Facebook Inc. announced a new disaster relief initiative today that will put its huge stores of user data in the hands of emergency response organizations. Coordinating relief efforts during major disasters is tough, and…

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Coursera raises $64M to expand its e-learning platform for the enterprise

By Eric David Jun 7, 2017

Online learning platform Coursera Inc. has raised $64 million in late-stage funding to continue expanding its training programs for the enterprise. This brings Coursera’s total funding to $210.3 million and sets the company’s valuation at $800 million. According…

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Quantifi raises $2.3 million to let brands test their ads with AI

By Eric David Jun 6, 2017

Marketing research and development startup Quantifi wants to use artificial intelligence to change the way brands test their ads, and today the company announced that it has raised $2.3 million in seed funding to…

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Sesame Workshop and IBM build AI-powered learning platform for schools

By Eric David Jun 6, 2017

IBM Corp. announced today that it has teamed up with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the long-running Sesame Street TV series, to build a classroom artificial intelligence-powered education platform using IBM Watson. The new “intelligent…

Eric David

ShipBob raises $17.5M to expand its warehouse as a service platform

Uber CEO takes leave as company tries to ‘reset the culture’

New York Times moderates comments using Google’s AI

Foxconn confirms Apple and Dell will join in its bid for Toshiba’s memory chip business

Report: Andy Rubin’s Essential smart device company raises $300M

Algolia raises $53 million for its search as a service platform

Facebook will use anonymized data to build real-time disaster maps

Coursera raises $64M to expand its e-learning platform for the enterprise

Quantifi raises $2.3 million to let brands test their ads with AI

Sesame Workshop and IBM build AI-powered learning platform for schools

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