The tech trends that shaped 2017

As we approach the last stretch of 2017, I wanted to take stock of the tech trends that shaped our year. In the next post, I’ll cover additional tech trends of 2017 and my predictions for 2018.

Israel’s Top Deep Learning Startups

This guest post by Chris Rowen of Cognite Ventures answers the question “Where are all the Israeli deep learning startups?” 
Several large clusters are particularly noticeable:

* Chat-bots for engaging with customers more continuously and adaptively and coaching sales people
* All kinds of e-commerce optimization – enhanced bidding, ad campaign optimization, pricing and incentives
* Fraud protection in ecommerce including ad fraud
* Predictive maintenance in manufacturing and operations
* IT infrastructure management especially for cyber security
* All sorts of brand management and promotion

Read the full post for the list and other insights from Chris.

The UK AI Startups That Raised Funding in 2017 (so far)

The majority of executives believes that AI will have massive impacts on their businesses in the next five years according to a recent study by MIT. Here are 16 UK startups who’ve raised funding in 2017 – learn how they apply technology to solve problems and capture new markets.

The Rise of Intelligent Assistants

Day 9 of my 30 day blogging challenges. This year, 35.6 million Americans will use a voice-activated assistant at least once a month, doubling last year’s figure, forecasts eMarketer.  Competition is heating up, and the potential these devices have extends far beyond the home into the car and workspace.

30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are eating the world. We are at a pivotal moment in technology. The proliferation of machine intelligence startups in Israel is growing – this post includes a list of 30 artificial intelligence and machine learning startups to watch.

Where are the opportunities for machine learning startups? [guest post]

The pace of development and application to new data sets is what makes machine intelligence such an exciting space. In particular, there’s a real sense of momentum in London at the moment, with its proximity to a host of world-class academic institutions (Imperial, UCL, Oxford and Cambridge), an established start-up ecosystem (e.g. accelerators like Entrepreneur First actively targeting machine learning talent), and the location of target customer hubs?—?financial, legal, and governmental.

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