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Xosphere CEO Alan Hand on Founding his Company
Xosphere CEO and Founder Alan Hand talks about how he started his company, who his customers are, and how AWS has helped his startup, at the 2019 AWS Summit – Anaheim.
Read MoreBringing the Beauty Industry into the Digital Age with Slick Co-Founder Matt Millar
The ability to easily make reservations online for goods and services may seem ubiquitous, but many industries have not yet found the technology to match their needs. When Matt Millar and his colleagues found that 70% of the beauty industry was still running on pen and paper, he and his partners founded Slick, a salon management platform that helps hair and beauty professionals book appointments, manage calendars, and save money.
Read MoreBlue Hexagon on Combating Automated Attacks with Deep Learning
Saumitra Das, CTO & Co-founder, and Ali Ahmadzadeh, Head of AI, at Blue Hexagon, share the volume and velocity challenges in the threat landscape today.
Read MoreThe Future of Fresh Produce with ClariFruit President Elad Mardix
Elad Mardix is the President of Clarifruit, an Israel-based startup whose mobile application monitors and analyzes fruit quality and ripeness. At the AWS Summit: Tel Aviv, he spoke to us about the technology behind the app, where he wants the company to be in five years, and how AWS is helping them get there.
Read MoreAn Ocean of Data: Talking With Datameer’s Claudine Lagerholm
Oceans are made for exploration. That seems to be the subtext of the evocatively named Datameer, which uses Meer, the German word for ocean, to position itself in juxtaposition with data lakes. The name Datameer hints at the immensity and power of data, which shapes lives today in much the same way that ocean currents shaped those in previous centuries. It also hints at the sheer inscrutability of data. For most people, being presented with raw data and asked to interpret it is as bewildering as being presented with a view of a flat sea and told to list statistics about local fish populations. That’s where Datameer comes in.
Read MoreZalando Uses Machine Learning to Take the Guesswork Out of Shopping
While fashion is sometimes seen as rarified and impenetrable, the reality is that most people engage with it on a daily basis. After all, everyone has to put on an outfit each morning—and those clothes have to be chosen and purchased somewhere. In Europe, that place is often Zalando.
Read MoreStudio71 Leverages AI and Machine Learning to Navigate Influencer Marketing
It’s an understatement to say that the influencer marketing space is highly complex. New influencers, new types of content, and new ways to post and promote said content seem to pop up daily. Studio71, the LA-based digital network I joined seven years ago, has always been a great partner for brands to help them navigate the influencer marketing space.
Read MoreNeura Puts Mobile Apps on Notice
Have you ever experienced notification fatigue? That’s the industry term for when your mobile apps prompt you to act so often that the notifications themselves become a burden, rather than a helpful reminder. Neura aims to change that.
Read MoreTeams Use Monday.com to Better Collaborate and Track Projects
With the popularization of remote work and distributed teams, it’s perhaps more important than ever to have a proper work collaboration tool. That’s where Monday.com comes in.
Read MoreFraugster Separates Credit-Card Fraudsters From Mere Frequent Fliers
We live in a golden age of travel, a time when it’s never been easier (or cheaper) to book a flight to a far-flung locale. It seems everyone is either planning a trip, on vacation, or sharing enviable photos from their latest jaunt. But according to Luke Shaughnessy, the operations manager of Fraugster, an anti-fraud startup, our credits cards haven’t been keeping pace.
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