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Why Self-Driving Vehicles Are Going to Deliver Pizzas Before People

By Daniel Laury | Autonomous Driving, Portfolio Companies, Robotics, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 14 March, 2018 | 0

Original Source: http://fortune.com/2018/03/13/self-driving-delivery-vehicles-pizza/ By BLOOMBERG March 13, 2018 In the wait for self-driving technology, cell-phone toting tech bros may have to cede their spot in line to pizzas, Craigslist couches and the mounting ephemera of e-commerce. The future—at least in the near-term—will not only be driverless, but sans passenger as well. The early conversations around driverless carsRead more

AT&T, GridRaster start trials with edge computing for AR/VR experiences on mobile devices

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Virtual Reality | Comments are Closed | 22 February, 2018 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2BIp6hk AT&T has started the first phase of a trial to test and improve augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) experiences on mobile devices. The operator has joined with GridRaster on an edge computing test zone at the AT&T Foundry in Palo Alto, in California. AT&T will be testing low-latency network access to cloud computation forRead more

Surkus Acquires Craze And Sets Sights On Aggressive Expansion Into The Live Event Distressed Ticket Inventory Market

By Daniel Laury | Deals, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 22 February, 2018 | 0

Original Source: http://prn.to/2op3uhH LOS ANGELES and CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Surkus Inc, the Los Angeles-based industry leader in event technology, has acquired Chicago-based Craze Promotions LLC, a national leader in last-minute distribution of live event unclaimed ticket inventory. Chris Bauman, Founder and CEO of Craze, will join Surkus as a result of the acquisition. Bauman, a live music industry veteran andRead more

Building Stronger Teams With Analytics And Artificial Intelligence

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 3 December, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2BwdpqR POST WRITTEN BY Victor Snyder  Victor Snyder , Forbes Councils Shutterstock Data is everywhere in business, and teams that are adopting data-driven cultures are making huge strides. Tools and strategies for data-based decision making can be applied in so many different ways: for maximizing operational efficiencies, as a team engagement tool or to help build more effectiveRead more

Start-up Raises $2 Million For Cloud-Powered VR / AR

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Virtual Reality | Comments are Closed | 24 November, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2jk9Bl1   November 21st, 2017 – 10:10am By Alexander Jones, Intern Staff Writer Californian tech start-up, GridRaster, has raised $2 million to progress development of its cloud-powered VR / AR solution. The funding comes from venture capital firms, including Unshackled Ventures, Lumia Capital, and NexStar Partners. GridRaster claims that its cloud computing optimization can render mobile VR and ARRead more

New app gives users access to hot events for free

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Uncategorized | Comments are Closed | 11 November, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2zAuq3l By: Zohreen Adamjee  POSTED: NOV 09 2017 08:20PM PST (FOX 11) – No reservation, no problem! There’s a new app out where you can get paid to party. On a Friday night they lined up for exclusive access to a top Hollywood dance class and competition through the app “Surkus.” No wait list…and instead of paying $55 forRead more

Sisense is a Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for BI and Analytics

By Daniel Laury | Big Data, Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news | Comments are Closed | 31 October, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2zalEuR “Net new buying in the market is being dominated by vendors that are focused on agility and ease of use for business users coupled with the ability to govern deployments and promote the responsible creation, distribution and use of analytic content created within the platform.” Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report on Business Intelligence andRead more

GridRaster gets seed funds from Exfinity, other VCs

By Daniel Laury | Portfolio Companies, portfolio company news, Virtual Reality | Comments are Closed | 10 October, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://bit.ly/2wLWUVp Virtual reality start-up GridRaster will use the funds for product development and marketing Salman S.H. GridRaster is currently working with a select group of clients including Osterhout Design Group, Steel Wool Studios, telecom firms and other firms in industrial, aerospace, automotive and retail sectors. Bengaluru: GridRaster Inc. has raised $2 million in seed fundingRead more

Senate panel approves self-driving car legislation

By Daniel Laury | Autonomous Driving, Portfolio Companies, Robotics, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 5 October, 2017 | 0

Original Source: http://cnb.cx/2ysQMGo A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously gave the green light to a bill aimed at speeding the use of self-driving cars without human controls. After unanimous approval by the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the full Senate must take up the bill. The measure is the first significant federal legislation addressing self-driving cars.Read more

China To Ban Sale of Fossil Fuel Cars

By Daniel Laury | Autonomous Driving, Energy, tech news, Transportation | Comments are Closed | 10 September, 2017 | 0

Original Source: https://bloom.bg/2xUCkT6 Bloomberg News September 9, 2017, 4:54 AM PDT September 10, 2017, 10:01 AM PDT Regulators working on timetable for the ban, official says China joins U.K., France to phase out combustion-engine cars China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles, becoming the biggest market to do so in aRead more

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