Artificial Intelligence’s broken promise and its secret truth
The promise of AI is easily understood by anyone with an imagination, and for 40 years, venture...
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Category: AI Startups
How scammers are using your devices to steal money
Ad-fraud is one of the most profitable activities for organized crime today. The scammers are...
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These robots are changing cooking forever. But one thing will never change
The robotics ecosystem in Japan is amazing. And confusing. It’s a collection of crazy ideas,...
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The Unexpected Profit Plan for Emotional Computing
The idea of computers capable of reading our emotions and responding to them is both fascinating...
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Silicon Valley has Chatbots all Wrong. Here’s How They Really Make Money.
A few years ago, shiny new startups were using their marketing dollars to tell the world that...
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How a Rumor Can Destroy Your Business in Japan
Japanese thoughts on risk are changing, but they are changing slowly. Many people still consider...
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The App Store for Medical Devices Is Being Tested Right Now
There are relatively few biotech startups in Japan. Few investors are willing to write the...
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Men and Women Watch TV Differently. Here’s how to make money from that.
Most of us don’t actually zone out in front of the TV. In fact, we give off all kinds of...
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How Japan’s Unique Relationship with Robots is About to Make it #1 Again
Japan had been a global leader in robotics for decades, but recently the traditional Japanese...
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How Japan’s evocative machines are quietly creating new startup unicorns
This is a rather personal episode. We have no guests this time. It’s just you and me. Today,...
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This Startup Just Built Japan’s Most Powerful Supercomputer
Preferred Networks is making changes in Japan. Over the past few years, this AI startup has raised...
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This Japanese Startup Is Bringing The Human Genome to The Mass Market
Right now, it looks like the most profitable business models that are emerging from the mapping of...
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