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Moka raises $27M led by Hillhouse to make hiring more data-driven in China

sudshr47 March 4, 2019

Moka, a startup that wants to make talent acquisition a little more data-driven for China-based companies that range from smartphone giant Xiaomi to Burger King’s local business, announced Monday that it has raised a 180 million yuan ($27 million) Series B round of funding. The deal was led by Hillhouse Capital, an investor in top […]

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Vision system for autonomous vehicles watches not just where pedestrians walk, but how

sudshr47 February 16, 2019

The University of Michigan, well known for its efforts in self-driving car tech, has been working on an improved algorithm for predicting the movements of pedestrians that takes into account not just what they’re doing, but how they’re doing it. This body language could be critical to predicting what a person does next.

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May Mobility puts autonomous shuttles on the streets of Columbus, Ohio

sudshr47 September 27, 2018 Startups

This December a set of autonomous vehicles will start roaming the streets of Columbus, Ohio in an effort to turn this bustling midwestern community into the first smart city. The project, which is part of the Smart Columbus and DriveOhio initiatives, is the first step in launching a fully autonomous shuttle route in the city. […]

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Here are all the robots we saw at TC Sessions: Robotics

sudshr47 May 14, 2018

Robots are coming. Are they overlords or friendly companions designed to help us perform the mundane tasks of our respective days? Perhaps it’s both. Whatever the purpose, they’re no longer part of some vague future we can’t quite fathom. They’re here now, and we got to meet a few of them at TC Sessions: Robotics […]

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Under a millimeter wide and powered by light, these tiny cameras could hide almost anywhere

sudshr47 April 6, 2018

As if there weren’t already cameras enough in this world, researchers created a new type that is both microscopic and self-powered, making it possible to embed just about anywhere and have it work perpetually. It’s undoubtedly cool technology, but it’s probably also going to cause a spike in tinfoil sales.

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University of Michigan opens up its M-Air UAV testing facility to students

sudshr47 March 29, 2018

If you wanted to test a drone at the University of Michigan, your options were extremely limited — think “at night in a deserted lecture hall.” Not anymore: the school has just opened up its M-Air facility, essentially a giant netted playground for UAVs and their humans.

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Tradewind Bioscience attacks the physiology of tumors to treat cancer

sudshr47 March 20, 2018 Startups

Cancer remains the one counterpoint to the march of medical progress that has scored human history over the last 200 years. Last year 600,920 people in the U.S. died from cancer, and another 1.7 million received an initial diagnosis of the disease. Globally, one in six people die from cancer, according to the World Health Organization. […]