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Canada Investing $100 Million in AI

Canada Investing $100 Million in AI

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Along with government, businesses across Canada are also ramping up investments in AI. In addition to the federal funding, the U of T?s Vector Institute has attracted $50 million from the Ontario government and another $80 million from 31 corporate donors.(More…)

Mark Spitznagel is the hedge fund manager for Universa Investments, and the author of investing bible The…

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Wal-Mart launches retail technology startup incubator Store No. 8

Wal-Mart launches retail technology startup incubator Store No. 8

Marc Lore, the president and CEO of Wal-Mart’s U.S. e-commerce unit, said the Silicon Valley-based initiative will help build “startups that have a responsibility to change the course of retail.”

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Prime News: Trump’s Transgender Decision Reversal Provokes Silicon Valley Outcry

Prime News: Trump’s Transgender Decision Reversal Provokes Silicon Valley Outcry

Tech firms issued statements after President Donald Trump revoked protections for transgender students. Silicon Valley-based firms including Apple, Facebook and Microsoft are speaking against the administration’s announcement on Wednesday that it has withdrawn the implemented Obama-era protections for transgender students in public schools, which allowed LGBT students to use bathrooms in line…

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Social analytics firm Crimson Hexagon told Business Insider that there were more than 7,500 tweets about the event, with the top topics being “Model D Car,” “New Tesla Model D,” and “Elon Musk.”(More…)

To sell the deal, Mr. Musk turned Tesla into an integrated solar company with SolarCity the crucial missing piece, and investors appear to be buying in.(Mor…

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Meet the Chain-Smoking Robot

Meet the Chain-Smoking Robot

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You are here: Incredible chain-smoking robot helping scientists cure lung disease can puff on TWELVE cigarettes at once.(More…)

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Variety and Wired, which also trumpeted its first-ever presidential endorsement in August with the fanfare of a victory…

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GM & Chevy Bolt Competing in Silicon Valley

GM & Chevy Bolt Competing in Silicon Valley

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Now, the former golden child of Silicon Valley has another challenge on its hands: The all-electric Chevy Bolt, slated for release by the end of this year, has an EPA range exceeding that of Tesla?s Model 3.(More…)

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Troy Wolverton writes about the Chevy Bolt, which GM says will get 238 miles per charge: Not only is it going to have even better range than…

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Women Leading Life Sciences Movement in Silicon Valley

Women Leading Life Sciences Movement in Silicon Valley

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Activists believe the movement is picking up steam, even if their two big victories so far were achieved in two highly receptive places: trend-setting, liberal, labor-friendly states with a high cost of living and yawning gaps between rich and poor, especially in New York City and Silicon Valley.(More…)

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The Future of Singularity University

The Future of Singularity University

Image Courtesy: link: http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/At-Singularity-University-the-future-is-mostly-6546321.php author: sfchronicle.com description: Downfall of the mall: Chains C O N T E N T S: KEY TOPICS Diamandis is also the co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley based institution teaching graduates and executives about exponentially…

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