Cloudera and Google say “machine learning” most frequently. The #3 company on the list was a surprise, as it’s a much less well-known publicly traded electronic design automation firm.
If you have access to our earnings transcript search engine, you can see the top mentioners and read their mentions here.
Digital health companies — working on everything from cancer therapeutics to telemedicine — saw a record number of exits in 2018.
We map out every $1B+ digital health exit since 2011. Check it out here.
Guess who’s back
Before Siri and Alexa, there was Clippy. The animated paperclip assistant batted eyebrows at Microsoft Office users for 4 short years before being removed from the software.
But if you’re feeling nostalgic and have a Mac, you can now download an app to bring Clippy back into your life.
Source: Brendan Hesse via Life Hacker
A package deal
The world of CPG packaging has been slow to adapt to tech trends.
But change is coming fast as companies respond to shifting consumer demands.
From reducing single-use plastics to smart tracking, we analyze 3 key trends to watch.
IN OTHER NEWS
Big tech wants to chat
The battle to conquer voice is heating up.
Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon (FAMGA) are making significant investments in speech-focused startups and research — betting that voice is poised to become one of the next big markets.
The speaker roster for The Collective (Dec. 10-11, NYC) gets better every day. Here are a few execs who signed on this week:
John Somorjai, EVP, Corporate Development, Salesforce Ventures
Jim Adler, Founder and Managing Director, Toyota AI Ventures
Peggy Johnson, EVP, Business Development, Microsoft
If strategy, growth, CVC, or M&A is part of your job description, this is one event you can’t miss.
CLIENT-EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH
Money, money, money
AI is spreading to everything from finance to healthcare to cybersecurity, attracting billions in investment and minting herds of unicorns along the way.
We mapped out the 90+ most well-funded startups in the space. Clients can see them all here.
Order from chaos. The messy chemical makeup of early Earth may have helped the basic components of life to emerge. Quanta
Good bacteria. Scientists are looking to reduce earthquake damage by using soil-based bacteria to firm up the ground. Motherboard
Time for a check up? Millions of health records are freely available online due to insecure servers. ProPublicia
You’ve always been a romantic. Companies in Russia are offering to stage elaborate law enforcement raids to set the scene for surprise marriage proposals. BBC
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