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Here’s what Democratic presidential hopefuls say about AI on Twitter (not much)

Apr25

by Sindy Cator on April 25, 2019 at 7:32 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, robots, Social Media

In the era of Trumpian politics the public forum is no longer the evening news or the morning paper: it’s Twitter. We decided to see which politicians were embracing the platform to discuss what we feel will be one of the most important issues of their potential presidency: artificial intelligence. What we found wasn’t good. We gathered a list of every AI-related tweet 2020 Democratic hopefuls sent over the past 12 months. Our expectation was that there’d be a few thousand or so, and we’d spend the better part of the week parsing the information for insights. Turns out it…

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└ Tags: politics, syndicated, tech, twitter

An entrepreneur’s guide to Sacramento’s startup scene

Apr25

by Sindy Cator on April 25, 2019 at 7:17 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Podium

Sacramento, California. For the longest time, those from the Bay Area identified it as a stop on the way to Lake Tahoe. And millions of fifth graders, meanwhile, failed to identify it as the capital of California. However over the last decade the once semi-quiet government city has transformed itself, spurred by an economic renaissance and the no longer far-fetched conviction of Sacramento’s leaders that their city is an emerging tech hub. And indeed, Sacramento is grabbing headlines in the tech industry, and its drawing more attention from investors and startup firms. After years in the shadow of its famed,…

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Mario Kart Tour could be Nintendo’s biggest smartphone win

Apr25

by Sindy Cator on April 25, 2019 at 5:11 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, gaming

Nintendo is preparing to offer up its next mobile game, and rumor has it the company is hoping this one will be a gold mine. Given the franchise it’s from — and what Nintendo has done adapting its less well-known series — it probably will be. A new report from Bloomberg, which focuses on the prospects of Nintendo in China after a rather lackluster stateside year, quotes an insider as saying the company is betting a lot on the upcoming smartphone app Mario Kart Tour. Analysts estimate it could be Nintendo‘s first “billion dollar app.” Nintendo investing even more in the…

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Get a 1TB of Zoolz Cloud Backup right now cheaper than Dropbox

Apr25

by Sindy Cator on April 25, 2019 at 5:00 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

Considering how much data most of us are looking to save that we don’t need to access regularly, services like Zoolz are perfect. They offer up vast cloud storage possibilities for low monthly rates on content you can safely lock away for the day you absolutely have to have it.It’s even better when you can find it at a discount…like right now, with a Zoolz Cloud Backup For Home 1TB membership from TNW Deals. It’s currently 90 percent off for a one-year plan, just $19.99.

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TNW2019 Daily: The opening party is going to be lit

Apr25

by Sindy Cator on April 25, 2019 at 4:16 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019

With exactly two weeks to TNW Conference, we’re getting super excited — especially for the parties! Our official side events will be going on all week, all across Amsterdam, but today I’d like to talk about one of my favorites: the TNW2019 opening party. We’re having a street party On May 9, don’t miss out on the most epic street party in town. We’re taking over Regulierdwarsstraat, located in the heart of Amsterdam, from 19:30 onwards. Last year’s opening party was absolutely amazing, with the whole street full of TNW2019 attendees celebrating the beginning of the conference. RSVP now via the…