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How OfferFit uses self-learning AI to stop customer churn

November 16, 2021
Running a business optimally is not only about finding and convincing customers to buy your product. It’s also about retaining customers who’ve already bought your product, so they will remain loyal to your business. Stopping customer “churn” has long been a big business behind the scenes, but historically it’s been a slow, tedious process. Boston, Massachusetts-based marketing-tech…
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AI-driven background check startup Intelligo raises $22M

November 15, 2021
Intelligo, an Israeli startup providing AI-driven background check solutions to investors, financial institutions, and corporations, today announced it has raised $22 million from Felicitas Global Partners, one of its long-standing clients. The company said that the growth…
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AI-powered writing assistant Writer nabs $21M

November 15, 2021
Writer, which bills itself as an AI writing assistant for marketing teams, today announced that it raised $21 million. (Writer’s total now stands at $25 million.) Insight Partners led the series A round with participation from Gradient Ventures, which Writer CEO May Habib…
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Astera Labs announces memory acceleration to clear datacenter AI/ML bottlenecks

November 15, 2021
Astera Labs today announced key advancements to clear up performance bottlenecks in enterprise datacenters caused by the massive data needs of AI and ML applications. Timed to coincide with Supercomputing21, a conference for high-performance computing that happens this week, the company is launching what it claims is the industry’s first memory accelerator platform based on the Compute Express…
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OpenAI rival Cohere launches language model API

November 15, 2021
Cohere, a startup creating large language models to rival those from OpenAI and AI2Labs, today announced the general availability of its commercial platform for app and service development. Through an API, customers can access models fine-tuned for a range of natural…
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DataRobot launches AI Cloud for industries including banking and health care

November 15, 2021
Boston-based DataRobot, a startup enabling enterprise AI development and deployment, today announced the launch of DataRobot AI Cloud for Industries, a comprehensive platform that unites AI capabilities with sector-specific best practices, integrations, and partnerships for enterprises across major industries. Back in September, DataRobot unveiled the DataRobot AI Cloud as a unified platform to…
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AI tool offers cure for scattered medical data

November 15, 2021
A patient in the ER, ICU, and other care environments is often connected to monitoring equipment such as cardiac monitors or ventilators, which capture a range of medical data points: heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation levels, body temperature, and more.
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With the Metaverse on the way, an AI bill of rights is urgent

November 15, 2021
There is a lot more than the usual amount of handwringing over AI these days. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger put out a new book last week warning of AI’s dangers. Fresh AI warnings have also been issued by professors Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley) and Youval Harari (University of Jerusalem). Op-eds from the editorial…
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