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December 26, 2022  17:30 Yandex has registered Beyond ML, a company in Armenia that focuses on machine learning startups and promotion of B2B services. The official Beyond ML website reports that machine learning startups with Beyond ML are becoming global B2B services. The site also reports that the company’s startups and studios employ more than 100 people worldwide, with most teams working remotely from Yerevan (Armenia), Belgrade (Serbia), New York (U.S.) and Seville (Spain). The… Source link

About four years ago, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was appointed to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence by the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. It was a powerful perch. Congress tasked the new group with a broad mandate: to advise the U.S. government on how to advance the development of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other technologies to enhance the national security of the United States. The mandate was simple: Congress directed the new… Source link

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with Google to develop and produce chips that researchers can use to develop new nanotechnology and semiconductor devices. The chips will be manufactured by SkyWater Technology at its Bloomington, Minnesota, semiconductor foundry. Google will pay the initial cost of setting up production and will subsidize the first production run. NIST,… Source link

While the majority of Jeff Bezos’ $150 billion wealth comes from his stake in Amazon.com Inc., his venture capital company, Bezos Expeditions, is also a contributing factor. In fact, since his retirement as the CEO of the world’s largest e-commerce company, Bezos has been focusing on acquiring startups across different industries, as his hunt for the next big bet continues. From space to real estate, Bezos is seemingly dipping his toes in all types of water. Investments Over the… Source link

Web browsers were at the center of the first major antitrust case challenging the power of big tech companies more than two decades ago. Now a new generation of regulators and rivals are again questioning whether the gateways to the internet are too tightly controlled. Back then, in the 1990s, the target was Microsoft Today, it is Alphabet Google and Apple which together control more than 80% of the market through their Chrome and Safari browsers, respectively. Source link

In his role overseeing Google’s startup support arm in Asia-Pacific, Mike Kim sees promising growth opportunities for AI startups in the region, thanks to government support for the increasingly important technology, a deep talent pool and in-a-hurry population, among other factors. The impatience of Asia’s Millennials and Gen Zers is one of many reasons why Mike Kim, the head of Google for Startups Asia-Pacific, sees strong growth potential for artificial intelligence startups in the… Source link

The startup ecosystem in Africa has until now been dominated by Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Egypt (‘the Big 4’), countries that continue to receive the bulk of venture capital and other forms of investment. However, the situation seems to be slowly changing as noteworthy startups begin to rise from other countries within the continent, and as investors scout for fresh opportunities to spread their risk outside the Big 4. Uganda is one of the countries creating ripples in… Source link

Paris (AFP) – Google once used the slogan “don’t be evil” to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra “don’t be Google”. They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world’s websites to understand people’s browsing habits. “Google made a lot of good tools for a lot of people,” says Marko Saric, a Dane living in Belgium who set up Plausible… Source link

As of this week, DC-based entrepreneurship nonprofit 2Gether-International has officially launched its first-ever tech-focused cohort for disabled founders, including two from Philly. Through the 10-week accelerator program, which kicked off earlier this month, participants will be coached on startup best practices, including customer development, product marketing and leadership. They’ll also have access to mentors from Google for Startups. Plus, each startup will be competing in December… Source link

Google plans to invest up to $50 million in African early and growth-stage startups via its Africa Investment Fund, ramping up efforts to support more businesses on the continent. Google made known its plans today in a virtual event where CEO Sundar Pichai announced the tech giant’s intentions to commit $1 billion over the next five years in tech-led initiatives in Africa. These initiatives range from improved connectivity via Google’s subsea cable Equiano to investments in small… Source link